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  1. 2007/06/25
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    Desire to use a text scrollbar in correspondence with e-Mail (Outlook express)and using microsoft word. How do I create a scrollbar for this purpose? Please advise. Thanks for your time.:confused:
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Not sure I understand the question. If you type a lot the user will automatically get a scroll bar.
     
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    Sorry I failed to make myself perfectly clear. Text box is the issue.
    An on-screen rectangular frame into which you type text. Text boxes are used to add text in a drawing or paint program. The flexibility of the text box is determined by the software. Sometimes you can keep on typing and the box expands to meet your input. Other times, you have to go into a different mode to widen the frame, then go back to typing in more text.

    What is the recipe to make a text box in Windows mail and Word is the question? Please advise. Thanks for your time.
     
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    In Word ....

    Insert > Text Box - not at all sure if they accomodate scroll bars.

    In OE/Windows Mail - don't think it possible - have never seen scroll bars in the body of an email.
     
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    http://www.connellsville.com/discuss/

    The above URL depicts what I'am attempting to learn how to do. Note the textbox that scrolls.

    !2.000 + posts PeteC.:cool: You have assisted many people. Thanks to you and BBS.
     
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    I understand what you are trying to achieve, but do not think it possible in Word - possibly in OE if you use HTML. It is very similar to the 'code' button - the hash icon in the message pane here on the BBS .....

    Example ....

    Code:
    Please download HijackThis through Quicklinks in my signature and save it to a [B]folder [/B]on your hard drive, say C:\HJT - not to the Desktop or a temporary location. 
When entries are fixed with HJT a backup is made to the folder from which HJT is run and this must be in a permanent location.
    You need someone familiar with HTML to point you in the right direction which counts me out :(
     
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    If you are trying to create a Web page with text boxes you can have a paragraph, or almost any other element, with scrollbars using CSS overflow property.
    example: (put below into Notepad & save as text.html)
    Code:
    <html>
<title>Test</title>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p style= "width:200px; height:50px; border:solid 1px #000000; overflow:auto; ">Sorry I failed to make myself perfectly clear. Text box is the issue.
An on-screen rectangular frame into which you type text. Text boxes are used to add text in a drawing or paint program. The flexibility of the text box is determined by the software. Sometimes you can keep on typing and the box expands to meet your input. Other times, you have to go into a different mode to widen the frame, then go back to typing in more text.</p>
</body>
</html>
     
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    Desire to use a text box that scrolls with outlook express and word. Please advise as to the recipe to accomplish this would please me. Thanks for your time.
     
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    TonyT

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    Save my above code as test.html.
    Open in Internet Explorer.
    Go to Tools menu > mail & news > Send page
    See if the page opens in an Outlook Express compose window.

    Outlook Express can also compose messages in HTML format. But realize that Outlook & Word are NOT html editors, they have limited html capabilities. The example page you linkied to: http://www.connellsville.com/discuss/ is a php coded page that embeds html code in it, the html uses the css overflow property.

    I suggest you look at the Word & Outlook Express help manials re "embedding html or css code ". It's not likely achievable in Outlook Express, it defeats the idea of easily reading email messages. And not likely possible in Word either because Word is a word processer, not a Web browser.
     
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    C:\My Documents\text.html


    "Send page" the file appears in OE as an attachment to a new message. Perhaps I fail to compehend all I know about the subject? Thanks for the replies.
     
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