How To Create Boxes Or Borders Around Text

DocumentID: 607848
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:32:32 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: The following steps will allow you to place a border or box around each page of a document with a header and a graphic box: 1. Create a header for every page (Shift-F8, 2, 3, 1, 2) 2. Once inside of the header, change the left and right margins to be about .5" each 3. While still in the header, create an empty graphic box with the Anchor Type set to Page (Alt-F9, 1, 1, 4, 2, Enter) IMPORTANT: The WP reference manual does not recommend using a Page Anchor Type graphics box in a substructure, (i.e., header or footer), so using a Page Anchor Type here may cause problems later on in the document.) 4. Set the Vertical and Horizontal position to Full, and answer No to Wrap Text Around Box. The Figure Definition screen should look something like the following: Definition: Figure 1 - Filename 2 - Contents Empty 3 - Caption 4 - Anchor Type Page 5 - Vertical Position Full Page 6 - Horizontal Position Margin, Full 7 - Size 7.5" wide x 9" high 8 - Wrap Text Around Box No 9 - Edit Once you have created the graphics box, you may exit back to the document screen and continue typing as usual. If you viewed the document, it would appear with a box around each page of text. The only other problem is that the bottom line of text on the page is going to touch the bottom line of the box. To prevent this, if no footers or bottom page numbers exist in the document, set up a footer containing just a hard return, [HRt], code. An alternative for those wishing to place a box around just one page is as follows: 1. Type the text and save it (Make sure that there is not more than 1 page of information!) 2. Clear the screen and then press Alt-F9, 1, 1, 1 3. Enter the name of the file saved in step 1 when you are prompted for the filename 4. Modify the box as shown above. You may also wish to change the Options for the graphics box to include an inside border space to serve as the left, right, top, and bottom margins. A third option is as follows: 1. Create the graphic box and position it to a specific position on the page vertically and horizontally 2. Control the dimensions of the box by setting the width and height to the desired size. The menu would look similar to what is depicted above with the following changes: 5- Vertical Position .5" 6- Horizontal Position .5" 7- Size 7.5" wide x 9" high 8- Wrap Text Around Box No This option basically eliminates the need to change the margins before and after the code for the graphics box (so the text doesn't touch the borders). Yet another option would be to enter the text in a one-row, one-cell table (Alt-F7, 2, 1, 1, Enter, 1 Enter).

Answer:

Details:

Product specifications, packaging, technical support and information (*Specifications*) refer to theUnited States retail English version only. Specifications for other versions may vary. All Specifications, claims, features, representations, and/or comparisons provided are correct to the best of our knowledge of the date of publication, but are subject to change without notice.OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU AND THAT OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS IS LIMITED. IT SHALL NOTEXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION. SEE LEGAL DISCLAIMER.