Microsoft KB Archive/118520

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Automatic Word Selection Won't Allow Drag/Drop Between Quotes

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Q118520

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
You cannot drag and drop selected text between a pair of quotation marks when there is no space between the pair of quotation marks.

CAUSE
You have the Automatic Word Selection turned on. By design, when Automatic Word Selection is turned on, any string of characters not separated by a space is treated as a "word."

RESOLUTIONS
Method 1: Add a space between the quotation marks.

Method 2: Turn off Automatic Word Selection. (To change this option, from the Tools menu, select Options. Select the Edit tab, and clear the Automatic Word Selection check box.)