little plus sign box

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little plus sign box

I'm using text boxes in layout format of pages...
some of the text boxes I have made small enough to only hold arrows as part of the pictorial diagram.
2 of them (and they print as it has happened to me before) have little plus box tabs and do not "disappear" with the regular outlines of the text boxes when you click out of them.

thanks for any help telling me how to "remove" these.

MacBook

Posted on Oct 28, 2010 8:19 AM

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Answer 1

fruhulda

Level 6

15,167 points

Oct 28, 2010 8:44 AM in response to Mourningglories

Hi!
The plus sign means the content of the text box is larger than the box. It could be a space or paragraph break or a character. Turn on Show invisibles > select the box > drag the square handle in the corner on the box to make the box larger > delete the offending thing if there is one.

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Answer 2

Oct 28, 2010 9:12 AM in response to Mourningglories

M,

Another way to state the problem that the + sign is trying to warn you about is this: "Not everything you put in the document is going to be visible on the screen or in a printout."

If you think you're disappointed now, wait until you ignore the + sign and someone asks where your conclusion went.

Jerry

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Answer 3

Walt K

Level 4

2,946 points

Oct 28, 2010 10:38 AM in response to Mourningglories

Sometimes it's just the natural space that encloses each character. Just enlarge the box a little (as fruhulda said) and the plus sign will disappear. The most frequent cause though, as it was explained, is additional text.

Walt

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Answer 4

Oct 28, 2010 12:32 PM in response to Mourningglories

Yes I get it, I was shaving the box down because there were only arrows in single boxes...

thanks!

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