Microsoft KB Archive/162403

= WD97: Selection Returns Question Marks Instead of Text =

Article ID: 162403

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162403





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Selection property to return selected text in a document, question marks appear instead of the expected characters.



CAUSE
The selected text contains text that has been formatted with a Symbol type font such as Symbol or WingDings.



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

Additional query words: wordcon vba vbe vb

Keywords: kbbug kbdtacode kbpending KB162403

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