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Question Hi can you please help me?
I have just started to use publisher 2002.
I created a form containing text boxes and auto shape boxes with outlines. When I group these items then select format object to position them, and click ok. All of the boxes are outlined.
After clicking format object, there is a tick box that says "draw border inside frame" whether this is ticked or unticked, the boxes always end up with an outline!
Can you offer an explanation or tell me how to stop this happening?
Kind regards
Ian
Answer Hi Ian,
Are you saying you do not want the text boxes and the autoshapes to have an outline?
If that is what you would like to do, follow these steps:
Re-arrange your form exactly how you want the boxes and autoshapes to be positioned in your document. You may group them if you like to get your relative positions correct. Once the objects are all placed on your form the way you like, ungroup them all.
Now this part is important.
With your finger on the left mouse key drag a box over the entire form and release. Every object on your form should now be selected. Go to the format menu and select "object." Now at the bottom you should see that the box that says "draw border inside frame" is darkened.
On the "color and lines" tab go to "line" and select "no line." This will remove all outlines from your objects.
If you want some box to have outlines and some not, select the individual object and go back to the format menu and select your line color and size.
