Microsoft KB Archive/161826

= TMGR: Dropdown Field Keeps Focus when Another Cell Is Clicked =

Article ID: 161826

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Team Manager 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161826



SYMPTOMS
If the dropdown list is displayed in a dropdown field like Priority, then clicking a different cell closes the dropdown list in the first cell, but the first cell keeps focus. Depending on the field and the sequence of typing or selecting, the first cell may keep its displayed value, or revert to a previous value, or become blank.

This can happen to the Marked, Milestone, Priority, and Status predefined fields, to custom Yes/No type fields, and to custom Currency, Duration, Integer, Number, Percent, and Text, type fields that include a list of Type Choices.



WORKAROUND
Before clicking in a different cell, make sure the dropdown list in the first cell is closed. It can be closed by pressing the ENTER key or by clicking the dropdown arrow.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Team Manager 97. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The problem is less likely to occur in dropdown fields with restricted choices. This includes the Marked, Milestone, Priority, and Status predefined fields, custom Yes/No type fields, and custom Currency, Duration, Integer, Number, Percent, and Text, type fields that use a Type Choices list without the "Allow other values to be typed" option. Selecting an item from the dropdown closes it, so normally the dropdown is not displayed when a different cell is clicked. It is possible to deliberately display the dropdown after selecting an item. Clicking a different cell while the dropdown list is displayed may change the value displayed in the first cell. In that case, the value in the first cell can be reselected from the list.

The problem has a greater impact on custom dropdown fields that allow values to be entered that are not in the list. This includes Custom Currency, Duration, Integer, Number, Percent, and Text, type fields that that use a Type Choices list with "Allow other values to be typed". Clicking a different cell while the dropdown list is displayed may change the value displayed in the first cell. In that case, the value in the first cell can be reselected or retyped.

Keywords: KB161826

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