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How can I find a lost text box in a Word document?

I moved a few things around and one text box went off the edge of the page. How do I get it back?

Update:

It's a 22" x 16" document and when I try other page views it is actually worse.

Update 2:

ANSWER: Click on another text box. Hit tab until no visible text box is highlighted. Hit arrows until it shows up. Location will be highlighted on ruler.

YES it can go way way way off of the page.

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  • Fred
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Be in Print Layout view. You can select Print Layout on the View tab or click on the Print Layout icon in the bottom right of the screen.

    You can't move the text box completely off of the document. A piece of it must remain on the document. You can click in the text box and again on the border and drag it back into the document using the 4 headed arrow that appears.

    If you have removed the text box borders, it can be hard to locate it. You may have to click in different areas near the margin where you dragged the text box in order to locate the text box.

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