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Subject:Re: Word 7.0 template problem From:Elna Tymes <etymes -at- LTS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:51:53 -0800
Dorothy McGovern wrote:
> The gray box is a drawing object and it is in the background - to get to
> it, try this.
>
> Draw a text box, box, or any drawing object on the page
> Select that new drawing object so that you have the black handles on the
> corners.
> Press Tab - Tab should cycle you through the objects on the page - the
> gray box will become highlighted and you can delete it.
>
> Where's it coming from? I don't know.
My fellow puzzlers:
Yesssssss!!!! This one worked! I don't know why it wasn't selectable
from the graphics palette, but using the tab procedure finally resulted
in the gray bar appearing with handles - and from there the handy Delete
key did its job.
Thank you all for the suggestions, and thank you Dorothy in particular!
Elna Tymes
Los Trancos Systems
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