Microsoft KB Archive/167618

= WD: Pressing TAB in a Table in a Protected Form Inserts a Tab =

Article ID: 167618

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q167618



SYMPTOMS
When you press TAB in a table to move to the next cell of the table, a tab character will be inserted in the cell where the insertion point is located instead of moving to the next cell, when all of the following are true:


 * There are at least two sections in the document.

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 * The document is protected for forms, but has an unprotected section containing a table.

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 * The insertion point is located in a table cell in the unprotected section of the document.



Method 1: After the Document Is Protected
Place the insertion point outside of the table cell. Then, click back into the original table cell.

Pressing TAB will advance the insertion point to the next cell of the table.

Method 2: Before You Protect Your Document
Make sure the insertion point is not in a table cell before you protect the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Navigating from cell to cell in a table is usually done by pressing the TAB key on the keyboard. Inserting a tab character in a table cell is normally done by pressing CTRL+TAB on the keyboard.

