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From: rick@wet.UUCP (Rick Rutledge)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Wrapping Text completly around graphic in WORDPERFECT (how?) (UPDATE)
Keywords: text box, no text on sides.
Message-ID: <1544@wet.UUCP>
Date: 19 Sep 90 00:37:38 GMT
Reply-To: rick@wet.UUCP (Rick Rutledge)
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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(Sorry, I inadvertently deleted the attribution of this.)
 >I am the original poster and I am afraid I didn't make myself clear.  Here is
 >a diagram of what I wanted to do.  (I guess you could say I don't want to 
 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 >          +--------------+
 >          |              |
 >          |              |
 >          |              |
 >          |              |
 >          +--------------+
 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 > 
 >Is there a way to do this? 
 >Again I am using a TEXT BOX and I want to use a shaded background.  I don't 
 >want to use the full width of the page because the shading will continue 
 >outside of the box.  Thanks.

Where you want the box, insert a 'margin' code for the margins to which you
want the box to conform.  Define the text box, adding text as necessary.
Exit the text box edit mode, and insert 'new' margin codes with you old
margin settings.  You should be all set.


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