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Deon_Olivier
Oct 03, 2023Copper Contributor
Rename a text box in Word
Hi all, New to this forum and hope to make use of your expertise as I am new at Word automation. I have a document (Word 365 / 2019) with 3 textboxes that I have inserted using "Insert -> Shapes...
Charles_Kenyon
Oct 04, 2023Bronze Contributor
While my Shape Format Tab has an Arrange Group, my Developer Tab does not.
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I have virtually no experience with Access but a lot with Word and this is posted in the Word forum.
If using the Windows version, I would select and save the textboxes in the Textbox or Custom Textbox Building Blocks Gallery assigning them names and categories as desired. They would then be accessed using Insert > Text Box rather than Insert > Shape in Word, itself.
Here is my writing on saving as a Building Block and the vba code used to insert Building Blocks.
Saving AutoText and Other Building Blocks
Using VBA to Insert an AutoText Entry or other Building Block
If you need more information on Building Blocks I would be happy to provide it.