Hi =?Utf-8?B?RC5ULkNhbG1lcw==?=,
As far as I know, it can't be done. ActiveX controls have different
properties/behavior depending on the container. So a textbox control on a form
will behave differently in some respects to one embedded in a document.
Apparently, transparency isn't available when a control is embedded in a
document (or the background and foreground colors are overriding it).
If you're planning to protect this document (or some sections of it) as a form,
draw a FRAME (Forms toolbar) and insert a FORMS textbox into it. Turn off the
Forms SHADING, and you'll find that this is quite transparent.
[Quoted Text] > I haven't been successful in making a textbox control transparent over an
> image inserted into a document. My image is set to "behind text" under the
> layout tab. My textboxes are inserted and set "in front of text". Also, under
> the textbox properties I have set BackStyle to transparent and SpecialEffect
> to flat.
>
> While in design mode, my textboxes appear transparent, showing the image
> beneath them. However, upon exiting design mode, they all become opaque,
> covering the background image.
>
> I have experienced this problem on both XP and 2000 versions of Word on
> seperate computers. Can anyone else confirm this behaviour, and can anyone
> suggest a suitable workaround?
>
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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