Microsoft KB Archive/177229

= WD98: Undoing Grouped Linked Text Boxes Causes MacWord to Quit Unexpectedly =

Article ID: 177229

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177229



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Undo button to undo (all at once) the following three actions,


 * Group Objects

-and-
 * Insert Text Box

-and-
 * Text Box Linking

you may receive the following error:

The application "Microsoft Word" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 2 occurred. You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.

Clicking OK closes Microsoft Word without allowing you to save any work.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Undo Button
Click the Undo button three separate times, to undo each of the three actions one at a time.

Method 2: Use the Edit Menu

 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Undo Group Objects.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Undo Insert Text Box.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Undo Text Box Linking.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
This problem occurs when you perform these three actions in the following order with no other actions in between:

Group objects

Insert Text Box

Text Box Linking

If you perform any action in between one of the above actions, you can undo the actions all at once without an error.

Additional query words: OFF98

Keywords: kbhowto kbbug kbfix KB177229

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