Microsoft KB Archive/153419

= TMGR: 'Clear It' Button Doesn't Clear Name or Initials =

Article ID: 153419

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Team Manager 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q153419



SUMMARY
In Team List view, if you place a nonblank Full Name, Short Name, or Initials field in edit mode (that is, the cell contains a blinking insertion point), and if at least one other field in the row is non-blank, when you delete the contents of that cell and try to activate another cell or row, you receive the following message:

 cannot be left blank.

If you click the Clear It button in the message, Team Manager restores the original content of the cell and takes the cell out of edit mode, rather than clearing the cell.



MORE INFORMATION
Full Name, Short Name, and Initials are required fields. If you try to clear one of these fields, you may receive a warning message with just an OK button, or a warning message with Try Again and Clear It buttons. In some cases, the cell contents may simply be restored without a warning message. Whether or not you receive a message depends on whether the record is new or already exists, what keys or menu choices you use, and whether the cell is in edit mode.

For example, if you select the Full Name field of an existing record, and if it is not in edit mode, then pressing the DELETE key gives you a warning message with only an OK button. If instead, you press the BACKSPACE key followed by the ENTER key, then the cell content is simply restored without any warning message. If you first place the cell in edit mode by selecting it and pressing the F2 key or by entering text, then clearing the contents with the BACKSPACE and ENTER keys gives you a warning message with Try Again and Clear It buttons.

Microsoft Team Manager Team has both a field edit mode and a record edit mode. A field is in edit mode if it contains a blinking insertion point. You place a field in edit mode by selecting it and pressing the F2 key, or by selecting it and typing text. The field leaves edit mode when you activate another field or row, or when you press the ESC key. If a field is in edit mode, pressing ESC reverts changes to that field only, and takes it out of edit mode.

A record can be in Edit mode even if there is no blinking insertion point in any cell in that row. For example, if you enter text in one field of a record and then click another field in the same record, a ">" symbol appears in the button at the left of a record, indicating that it is in edit mode. A record remains in edit mode until you activate another row, or until you press ESC. If a record is in edit mode when there is no blinking insertion point, pressing ESC reverts all changes made to the record since it entered edit mode.



WORKAROUND
If you mistakenly enter text in the Full Names, Short Names or Initials fields in a blank row, and do not want to create the new record, press the ESC key repeatedly until the cell contains no text and no blinking insertion point.

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