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MS Office Forum / Publisher / General MS Publisher Questions / March 2008How do I keep text from automatically filling in another text box
When I fill in a text box, the same text automatically appears in another text box. I don't want that to happen. I want each box to be filled independently. Thank you. Click in the test box that you don'e want the text to continue and then click the "broken chain link." > When I fill in a text box, the same text automatically appears in another > text box. I don't want that to happen. I want each box to be filled > independently. > > Thank you. Edit, Undo Synchronize.  SignatureMary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com > When I fill in a text box, the same text automatically appears in another > text box. I don't want that to happen. I want each box to be filled > independently. > > Thank you. I am sorry, but I spoke too soon. I cannot find "Undo Synchronize" under Edit, and I cannot fined 'broken chain link' anywhere. More advise, please. Thank you. > Edit, Undo Synchronize. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > Thank you. What version Publisher are you using? Some, if not all, the wizards are missing in 2007. Select the text box that is automatically filling, the *undo* should become active. The *chain* link is on the toolbar to the far right. If the text is automatically flowing to the next text box then there is a link, you can break this link by selecting the text box and clicking the broken chain link. SignatureMary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com >I am sorry, but I spoke too soon. I cannot find "Undo Synchronize" under > Edit, and I cannot fined 'broken chain link' anywhere. More advise, please. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> > >> > Thank you. I am using Publisher 2003. Haven't had a chance to try this suggestion yet as I am now at work! :-) I am very grateful for your patient persistence. > What version Publisher are you using? Some, if not all, the wizards are missing > in 2007. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> > > >> > Thank you. Dear Mary, I have tried selecting each of the boxes which are autofilling. No 'undo' becomes active under edit. Also when I select either text box, no link appears. This is not a problem with 'overflowing' into another text box. This is an autofill linkage. In otherwords, what I write in one box appears in the other. And when I try to delete it from one, it deletes from the other. I want to be able to fill them independently. I tried deleting one of the boxes thinking that would break the link, but it deleted both. I really appreciate your help as this is VERY frustrating! Thanks! > What version Publisher are you using? Some, if not all, the wizards are missing > in 2007. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> > > >> > Thank you. Look at Tools, Options, User Assistance, click the *Automatically Synchronize formatting.* Try again to turn off the synchronizing. Something is not meshing. Is there a reason why you cannot create new text boxes to replace the troublesome ones? Right-click the text box, format text box, size tab. Make a note of the size. Create a new text box with the noted size. SignatureMary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com > Dear Mary, > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Thank you. Dear Mary, Undo is shaded no matter which text box I click. And I don't see a chain link on my left hand tool bar. And there is no link marker near either of the text boxes. I am grateful for your patience and help. > What version Publisher are you using? Some, if not all, the wizards are missing > in 2007. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> > > >> > Thank you. Hi again Chicago, Can you send me the file? The *link* is on the right corner... What particular template are you using? mary-sauer at columbus.rr.com Go Cubs... SignatureMary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com > Dear Mary, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Thank you.
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