Using Text Boundaries

Summary: One of the design aids that Word provides is known as "text boundaries." You might find using them to be helpful. This tip explains what they are and how to control them. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

If you work often in Print Layout view, you may find text boundaries helpful. These are dotted lines that appear in your document to mark the limits of text elements. For instance, when you use text boundaries, dotted lines appear around the margins of your text, as well as around headers, footers, footnotes, etc. To control the display of text boundaries, follow these steps:

Make sure you are viewing your document in Print Layout view.
Choose Options from the Tools menu. Word displays the Options dialog box.
Click on the View tab. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Use the Text Boundaries check box to control whether Word uses text boundaries in Print Layout view and Web Layout view. Click on the check box to turn the feature on and off; a check in the box means it is enabled.
Click on OK.

Tip #381 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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