Link multiple text boxes in Word 2007

When using Word2007 to make documents such as hand-printed newspapers, brochures, and so on, often through the use of multiple text boxes for layout design. By creating a link between multiple text boxes, you can continue to enter text in the next linked text box after you fill it with text in the current text box. To link multiple text boxes in Word2007, the following steps are described:

Step 1th, open the Word2007 document window and insert multiple text boxes. Adjust the position and dimensions of the text box, and click to select the 1th text box.

2nd step, in the Open Formatting ribbon, click the Create Link button in the Text group, as shown in Figure 2009010504.

Figure 2009010504 Click the Create link button

In the 3rd step, the mouse pointer changes to a water cup shape, moving the water cup-like mouse pointer inside the next text box that prepares the link, and the mouse pointer changes to a tilted water cup shape. Click the left mouse button to create a link, as shown in Figure 2009010505.

Fig. 2009010505 Water cup-like mouse pointer

Step 4th, repeat the previous steps to link the 2nd text box to the 3rd text box, and so on, to create a link between multiple text boxes.

Tip: If you need to create a linked two text box with different text orientation settings, you will be prompted to follow the text box to keep the text in line with the previous one. And if the previous text box is not filled with text, the following text box will not be able to enter text directly, as shown in Figure 2009010506.

Figure 2009010506 Keeping text box text in the same direction