MS Office Word: Lock text field

Text fields can only be blocked to a limited extent in Word. The position of the text field cannot be anchored, but you can lock the aspect ratio of your text fields. In this practical tip, we will explain how this works.

Lock text box in Word

You cannot fix the position of text fields in Word. However, what you can lock is the aspect ratio of the text box.

1. To do this, right-click on the edge of the created text field.
2. In the "Format Text Field" window, select the "Size" tab.
3. Here you can lock your specified aspect ratio under "Scale" by ticking the option.
4. Save the changes with "OK".

This practical tip was tested with Micrsoft Office Word 2007. In the next practical tip we will show you how to create form fields in Word.