Mac Works 4.0:Text Box on Slide Displays with White Background
  
PSS ID Number: Q124261
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0 4.0a 4.0b
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, version 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0b
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SYMPTOMS
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Text boxes on Microsoft Works 4.0 slides may be displayed with white
backgrounds, regardless of the background color of the slide.
 
RESOLUTION
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To change the background of the text box so that it matches the background
of the slide, use the following steps:
 
1. From the tool palette, choose the Selection Tool (the large arrow).
 
2. Click the text box.
 
   Resize handles will appear around the perimeter of the box.
 
3. From the tool palette, click the Overlay Tool (the large 'T' in the
   lower-left corner of the palette), and choose Transparent.
 
The background of the slide should now be visible through the text box.
 
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 4.0 4.0a 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works
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Version           : 4.0 4.0a 4.0b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.