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When inserting new text boxes I'm getting boxes with square handles that don't have wrap text and format shape options and are generally difficult to work with. I guess it's a setting but I can't figure out which. When I copy and paste text boxes from other documents I get the regular "friendly" text box.

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It might be the document format you have in that file. Does your document say it is running in [Compatibility Mode]?

On my machine, a docx file in Word 2007 format gives me text boxes with grey squares but if I change it to 2010 format I get the other format with my text boxes.

However, copying and pasting in either direction converts the text box format so perhaps this is not the same as you describe.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to check this Andrew. You're reply gave me the clue I needed. I was (stupidly) trying to work in a document I hadn't saved yet and that was the problem. When you mentioned Compatibility Mode that led me to the answer!!
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