How to expand text boundaries in Word 2013?

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Hello everyone!,

I was convinced by someone here to install office 2013, so I tried it today. But the first issue i meet is the "text boundaries".

In office 2010 and previous versions. When I open a blank page, I can see the text boundary is around page (reach the margin that I set up manually.)

But in Word 2013, the text boundary is only around the first line. and it expand continuously as I type (line by line).

So, what I can do to make the default boundary display like in previous Office versions?

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oh yea, I got another problem, LOL,

I am trying to save the picture and upload, but when i click Save as in Paint, Snipping tool.. the app immediately crash LOL :))

Okay, I will add photo later (in case you are not fully understand my expression).

anyway, although my english is not really well, please help me. :)

Thanks so much !

Thinh

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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Unfortunately, that is the default view of text boundaries in Word 2013 (and cannot be changed AFAIK), which is one reason I will not be using Word 2013, as I refuse to either deal with that display or try to operate without text boundaries displayed. This is another instance of Word designers not understanding how people in the real world use Word.

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Anonymous

2012-12-08T17:26:46+00:00

I tried to find out another way, so now I am using "crop mark" instead of "text boundaries".

at least it does not make a complicatied view :D
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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2012-12-08T20:00:43+00:00

"Crop marks" are okay for the margin corners, but "text boundaries" also show you the outlines of text boxes (even when they are borderless and not selected), cell boundaries of tables (even when gridlines are not displayed), and other useful things.
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Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2012-12-08T20:14:20+00:00

Indeed. For table cells, text boundaries are invaluable, so much more useful than showing gridlines I think.
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Anonymous

2013-01-16T18:29:56+00:00

Is there any possibility that an update will bring back the "old" text boundaries. I just hate the new ones.

What I have done in the mean time is make a template with an older version (in which the text boundaries are fine) and then when saving just tick the MAINTAIN COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF WORD.

This work around works OK, but I want text boundaries fixed.
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