Solved: Link text box to last page

[markh1182]

Hi,

How do I make sure that a text box on a document always stays on the last page?

It is inserted below the footer area of the document, but not actually
within the footer.

The text box seems to keep with the last page, if you just press return to go down the document, but once text is entered, it seems to stay on that page and then not move.

If you require anymore info please ask.

Ta, Mark

[mdmackillop]

Can you post your document (or one with a similar setup)?

[markh1182]

similar type document attached. You will see the text box at the bottom of the 3rd page.

Thanks for your help.

[markh1182]

may have got this working by returning down to the last line on the page then inserting a text wrapping page break.

[markh1182]

nope, this only seems to work on the template, once it is saved as a document, seems to ignore this. Anyone any ideas?

[EricFletcher]

You can't specify this type of positioning constraint in the Format Text Box, Layout tab. However, if you can ensure that no content is added after the anchor for the text box, you could anchor it to the last paragraph (use the Advanced... button in the dialog).

A better approach might be to set it up as a conditional footer to be displayed only on the last page. Use a field code like this:

{ IF { PAGE } <> { NUMPAGES } "normal footer" "last page footer" }

This will set "last page footer" on the last page of a document; "normal footer" on all others.

You can't put a textbox in the field code but you CAN put a table and use Table Properties to control its size and position. Just create a one-cell table where I've put "last page footer" in the field code. Note that you need the quote marks around the true/false parts of the IF statement.