WD2000: Text Boxes and Other Elements Created in Word 97 Change Position in Word 2000

ID: Q242930

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

Text boxes and other drawing elements anchored to a header paragraph are positioned differently in Word 97 and Word 2000. The vertical distance "from margin" is calculated differently.

CAUSE

This occurs when both of the following conditions are met:

The text box or other drawing element is positioned vertically with a distance calculated "from margin".
The header contains so much text that it exceeds the top margin space and forces down the beginning of the main document text.

The positioning algorithm is different in Word 97 and Word 2000. Word 97 interprets "vertical distance x cm from margin" as "x cm from the bottom of the page margin if the header is within the margin and x cm from the bottom of the header if the bottom of the header is below the margin". Word 2000 always calculates the distance from the page margin, regardless of the size of the header.

The compatibility option Lay out AutoShapes like Word 97 does not affect this behavior.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, position text boxes and other drawing elements vertically, specifying a distance "from page" or "from paragraph" rather than "from margin".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug