Microsoft KB Archive/81111

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 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS
When using a default tab setting that is less than 0.1-inch, the ruler displays a solid black line from the left indent marker to the right indent marker. A black line also appears in the body of the document when you press the TAB key. When using Word for Windows version 6.0, the ruler no longer displays a solid black line across it but a similar black line appears in the body of the document when you press the tab key in the document.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND
To ensure that a black line does not extend across the ruler or across the body of the document when pressing the TAB key, choose a default tab setting greater than 0.01-inch.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) From the Format menu, choose Tabs.
 * 2) Select 0.01&quot; in the Default Tab Stops box.
 * 3) Choose the OK button.

A black line extends from the left indent marker to the right indent marker on the ruler. A similar black line appears in the body of the document when you press the TAB key in the document.