Microsoft KB Archive/158565

= WD97: Character Format Functions Ignore Leading, Trailing Spaces =

Article ID: 158565

Article Last Modified on 7/13/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158565





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, the following character formatting functions ignore leading and trailing spaces when they evaluate a string:

x = Selection.Font.Hidden

x = Selection.Font.Bold

x = Selection.Font.Italic

x = Selection.Font.Underline

For example, if the text in a selection is formatted as hidden, but the spaces at the beginning or end of the selection are not formatted as hidden, the Hidden function returns -1 (True). This indicates that the entire selection is hidden, even though there are unhidden spaces at the beginning or end of the selection.



STATUS
This functionality is consistent with the functionality of other features in Word, such as the Format Font dialog box and Formatting toolbar. All these Word features disregard trailing and leading spaces when they evaluate a selection.

