Microsoft KB Archive/212143

= WD2000: "What's This?" Doesn't Show Formatting for Text Inside Text Box =

Article ID: 212143

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212143





SYMPTOMS
When you click What's This? on the Help menu and then click text inside a text box to identify paragraph and direct formatting, nothing happens. In contrast, if you click text outside a text box, you can view format settings.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because a text box resides in a drawing layer. Microsoft Word does not reveal format settings for text placed in the drawing layer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior and view the format settings of text in a text box, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the text in the text box.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 3) On the Standard toolbar, click New.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Paste.
 * 5) On the Help menu, click What's This?.
 * 6) Click the text to view the format settings.
 * 7) Close the document without saving changes.



MORE INFORMATION
A button for the What's This? command is not on a toolbar in Word 2000. If you want to add this command to a toolbar, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click to select the Commands tab.
 * 2) Under Categories, click Window and Help.
 * 3) Under Commands, drag the What's This? command to a toolbar.
 * 4) Click Close.

Additional query words: Reveal format formatting style codes show

Keywords: kbprb KB212143

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