Steve Rickaby wrote: > Does anyone know of any other way than the use of a one-cell table to > create a border around a block of text, or a shaded backdrop to text? > The table approach works, but is a complete pain where text call-outs > flow over page boundaries.
Draw a text box using the Graphics tool and then apply fill or border as required. Not sure what you mean by call-outs flowing over page boundaries. If you mean extending into the margins, then this approach will work. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Democracy: you can?t export it abroad when you don?t practise it at home." --Jack Layton Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5
