Microsoft KB Archive/117896

Decimal Tabs May Not Work If $ Sign Preceeds Decimal

= Decimal Tabs May Not Work If $ Sign Preceeds Decimal =

Q117896
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- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a

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SYMPTOMS

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A decimal tab will not function properly if a dollar sign ($) immediately precedes the decimal point. If a number precedes the decimal point, the decimal tab functions as expected.

CAUSE

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When you type a dollar sign immediately in front of the decimal point, the decimal is treated as a period and the tab is treated as a right tab.

STATUS

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher version 2.0 and 2.0a. This problem was corrected in Publisher version 3.0 for Windows 95.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM

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1. Set a decimal tab in a Publisher text frame.

2. Press the TAB key to move to the decimal tab and type ".12" (without  the quotation marks). Note that the decimal tab functions as expected.

3. Press the TAB key to move to the decimal tab and type "1.12" (without  the quotation marks). Note that the decimal tab functions as expected.

4. Press the TAB key to move to the decimal tab and type "$1.12" (without the quotation marks). Note that the decimal tab functions as  expected.

5. Press the TAB key to move to the decimal tab and type "$.12" (without  the quotation marks). Note that the decimal tab does not function as  expected. Instead, the decimal tab is treated as a right tab.

Additional query words: 2.0a 2.0 mspub pub20 pub20a tabs tabbing dec 2.00a