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No text box rotation handle in a .docx file

Anonymous
2021-01-12T20:23:11+00:00

When I insert a text box in my .docx file it is missing the green rotation handle.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-12T22:07:28+00:00

    Thanks Stefan.  After posting I continued exploring and found the compatibility switch under File>Info.  It would have been nice if I were prompted for compatibility when I did a Save As to convert to .docx.  At least it's resolved.

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  2. Stefan Blom 341.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-01-12T20:46:02+00:00

    Is the affected document in Compatibility mode? In that case, the most recent functionality won't be available.

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    For example, you may not be able to rotate text boxes. See the screen shot where the rotation handles are clearly missing. This document was originally saved in *.doc format and then converted to *.docx, with preserved compatibility settings.

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  3. Stefan Blom 341.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-01-12T22:21:45+00:00

    When you manually resave a document, you will have to watch out for the "Maintain compatibility with previous versions of Word" option (see screen shot below). Clear the check mark next to that option.

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