Text Boxes and Frames

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Adding Endnotes in Text Boxes
Text boxes and endnotes are both great tools you can use within a document. Problem is, you cannot use them together—Word doesn't allow you to add endnotes within a text box. This tip looks at how you can get round this problem.

Adding Sidebars
When designing your document, you may want to use sidebars like you see in magazines and some books. This tip explains the easiest way to create your own sidebars, using text boxes.

Creating Sideheads
A sidehead can be used as a layout technique for a document. You can create sideheads in a document by using text boxes, as described in this tip.

Creating Usable Figure Captions
Many people add both images and figure captions within text boxes so they can be easily positioned within a document. Doing so, however, has drawbacks as the figure captions are not as easily accessible for cross referencing or for inclusion in a Table of Figures. This tip describes how you can rectify this situation so that the captions are again usable.

Deleting All Text in Linked Text Boxes
Word allows you to place text in multiple text boxes and have that text flow from one text box to another. This tip explains how you can easily delete the text that flows among those text boxes.

No-border Text Boxes by Default
If you don't like the way that the default text boxes are formatted in Word, you can make changes to the text box attributes so they appear the way you want. This tip explains how to do this, along with one caveat about what else is affected by your change.

Resizing a Text Box or Frame
Text boxes and frames allow you to "segment" information in your document and lay it out differently. You can easily resize these boxes and frames by following the simple instructions in this tip.

Spell Checking with Text Boxes
Text boxes are a common design element in a document. You may wonder if the text you place in a text box can be spell checked. The answer is definitely positive, as discussed in this tip.

Understanding Frames and Text Boxes
What is the difference between frames and text boxes? Why use one over the other? Find out here.

Wrapping Text Around a Text Box or Frame
Text boxes and frames can be used for all sorts of information and objects in a document. You can wrap text around the text box or frame, but the wrapping doesn't occur by default. Here's how to get just the wrap you want.

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