If you put EVERYTHING from the design in the Header, then you can resize the left margin and it becomes like a Watermark and is considered to be BEHIND the text by Word.

You don't need to protect it - it's seen as being on a different layer, so can't be typed over by accident.

I create my stationary this way and it has elements at the top, left and bottom of the page. All it takes is resizing the margins so that the text doesn't go over the image (though it won't make any difference if that's what you want it to do, it won't alter the design as it is on a different layer.)

Actually - if you wanted the box to be typed in, but you didn't want people to be able to edit the design - then you could place it in the Header as above, then using the 'Forms' toolbar, you could place a frame round it and change the text direction before adding text fields in the correct places - then the info could be filled in, while protecting the design!


And FYI zyzzyva57 - It's BIRD, not BIG! though you're not far from the truth - LOL!