Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step eBook

Working with Text Boxes 903

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The white areas of the rulers indicate the height and width of the area you’ve defined.

As you drag, Publisher displays the exact coordinates of the upper-left corner

(the anchor point) of the text box and its exact dimensions at the left end of the

status bar.

Text box anchor point Text box dimensions

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The anchor point coordinates are expressed in relation to the upper-left corner of the page.

6. Release the mouse button when the text box dimensions are 5.00 x 2.00 in.

The Drawing Tools Format contextual tab and the Text Box Tools Format contextual

tab appear on the ribbon.