Word: it has boxes around everything I type

Question

When I start a new doc, on the top it has a long square box. As I type, everything has a box, for example, one paragraph is in one box, and it goes on throughout the whole document. The border is set to None. How to delete it? Thank you!!

Answer 1

This has nothing to do with the normal template.

No repair is needed, nor will one help with this. What you are seeing are Text Boundaries.

• Text Boundaries Display in Word

These show up but do not print. They are annoying and originally were useful.

You can turn them off under File > Options > Advanced (Windows version)

Answer 2

Hi @Peishan Guo,

Try this method and re-set Word custom settings.

1. Close Word.
2. Press the Win + R:
   %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
3. Move or rename Normal.dotm.
4. Open and close Word. A new Normal.dotm file is created.

After this method if this issue is still existed, you can do an online repair for Office:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b

Just checking in to see if the information was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

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