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I just upgraded from Word 2007 to Word 2013. In the 2007 version, I could display the margins but I haven't been able to find how to do that in Word 2013. Does anyone know? Clicking on "show text boundaries" seems to put a lot of lines in the document only.
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I agree. Still, text boundaries (the way they used to work before Word 2013) were very useful!
I would not regard table gridlines as a "workaround." I keep them enabled all the time even in Word versions that do display text boundaries correctly, in part because I sometimes work in Normal/Draft view, in which text boundaries are not displayed at all.
For labels, turn on the display of Grid Lines via Table Tools>Layout>View Gridlines
With an envelope, the border of the Frame into which the address is inserted is visible when the selection is within that frame. It helps is you have the display of Non-printing characters turned on so that you can see the paragraph mark (¶) inside the Frame
Yes, this is a work around.
On evelopes, the text box should show WITHOUT clicking in the area!
For labels, this should be a DEFAULT setting.
I agree, it works, but it is a work around that should not need to happen. Never needed these work arounds with "text boundaries" turned on!
Thanks for your comments, and the work arounds.
For labels, turn on the display of Grid Lines via Table Tools>Layout>View Gridlines
With an envelope, the border of the Frame into which the address is inserted is visible when the selection is within that frame. It helps is you have the display of Non-printing characters turned on so that you can see the paragraph mark (¶) inside the Frame
I just upgraded from Word 2007 to Word 2013. In the 2007 version, I could display the margins but I haven't been able to find how to do that in Word 2013. Does anyone know? Clicking on "show text boundaries" seems to put a lot of lines in the document only.
You are like the rest of the informed users of MS Word, prvious to 2013. While apparently this is a design by MS, no one can tell the users why it was removed. However, it has been reported the "text boundaries" are not scheduled to return - ever.
Text boundaries were so helpful with envelopes and labels (one person suggested useing borders as labels are technically "tables"), but why need to start something for labels when text boundaries were there all the time with more key strokes!
So I turn on text boundaries when I do labels and envelopes, at least the delivery address box shows up in the envelope template. Yes, it shows up when you click in the area, but ever try to teach this concept to people who have never used an envelope???? Text boundaries take care of all ills!!!!!
We need a whole lot more people to request these get put back, not the ones arounde ever line and/or paragrpah as it is now.
I do wish you much success. The only work around I know is to save everything as a 97-2003 document, and then you will be able to use text boundaries as well as Word Art which I feel is now a joke! The older versions for Word Art were much, much, much better!