Microsoft KB Archive/157294

= WD97: Some Commands Not Available When Control Object Selected =

Article ID: 157294

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157294



SUMMARY
This article lists the commands that are unavailable if you have a control object selected. A control object is a check box, list box, or command button you create using the ActiveX tools on the Control Toolbox toolbar. You use Design Mode to place the control objects on the form. To access Design mode, do the following:
 * 1) On the View menu, click Toolbars.
 * 2) Click Control Toolbox on the Toolbars submenu.
 * 3) Click the Design Mode button on the Control Toolbox toolbar.



MORE INFORMATION
The following commands are not available when you have a control object selected:

File menu:   Page Setup Edit menu:   Paste As Hyperlink Links View menu:   Footnotes (will be available if document contains footnotes) Comments (will be available if document contains comments) Insert menu:   Break Date and Time Field Symbol Cross-reference Index and Tables File Object Format menu:   Font Paragraph Bullets and Numbering Columns Tabs Drop Cap Text Direction Change Case Style Tools menu:   Look Up Reference Protect Document Table menu:   All commands, except Hide/Show Gridlines Window menu:   All commands are available Help menu:   All commands are available The following commands are not available when you are in Design Mode even when the control object is not selected:

Edit menu:   Paste As Hyperlink Links Tools menu:   Protect Document Format menu:   Text Direction

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97

Keywords: KB157294

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