Frame Formatting Changes Differently Based on Sizing Handle

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

If you resize a frame by dragging the sizing handles with the mouse, Word for Windows changes the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position settings differently in the Frame dialog box, depending on which sizing handle you drag. (To locate the Frame dialog box, choose Frame from the Format menu.)

CAUSE

Word anchors the position of a frame at the upper-left corner of the frame. If you drag a sizing handle that changes that point either horizontally or vertically, Word changes the position formatting for the frame.

MORE INFORMATION

Below is a table that lists the rules Word uses to change the position formatting of a frame when you resize it using the mouse. The numbers in parentheses refer to the numbered sizing handles in the diagram following this table.

   Dragging This Handle            Has This Effect
   --------------------            ---------------

   Any handle on the right         Does not change horizontal
   side (3, 5, 8)                  position settings

   Any handle on the bottom        Does not change vertical
   side (6, 7, 8)                  position settings

   Any handle on the left          Adjusts horizontal position to
   side (1, 4, 6)                  an absolute value relative to
                                   page

   Any handle on the top           Adjusts vertical position to
   side (1, 2, 3)                  an absolute value relative to
                                   page

   1----2----3
   |         |
   |         |
   4  FRAME  5
   |         |
   |         |
   6----7----8

   Sizing     Effect of Dragging
   Handle     on Frame Position Formatting
   ------     ----------------------------

     1        Adjusts vertical and horizontal to absolute position,
              relative to page (this handle is the position anchor for
              the frame).

     2        Adjusts vertical to absolute position, relative to page.
              Does not change horizontal.

     3        Adjusts vertical to absolute position, relative to page.
              Does not change horizontal.

     4        Adjusts horizontal to absolute position, relative to
              page. Does not change vertical.

     5        Does not change vertical or horizontal.

     6        Adjusts horizontal to absolute position, relative to
              page. Does not change vertical.

     7        Does not change vertical or horizontal.

     8        Does not change vertical or horizontal.

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