Microsoft KB Archive/129991

= OFF95: Pipe Character in Comments Field in Properties Dialog =

Article ID: 129991

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q129991







SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows 95, when you view the file properties for a Microsoft Excel or a Microsoft Project file, the Comments field may contain a pipe character (|).



CAUSE
This behavior occurs with files that you create in Microsoft Project version 4.0 or Microsoft Excel version 5.0 if you enter multiple lines in the Comments field (by pressing ENTER between the lines) in the Summary Info dialog box. For example, if you enter the following comment in the Summary Info dialog box in a Microsoft Project version 4.0 file

Comment1

Comment2

Comment3

the comment appears as follows when you view the Comments field in Microsoft Windows 95:

Comment1|Comment2|Comment3

Multiple line comments in a Microsoft Project 4.0 file or a Microsoft Excel 5.0 file are displayed with the pipe character when you view the Comments field in the Properties dialog box from either a folder in My Computer, a folder in the Explorer, or by opening the file in Microsoft Project version 4.1 or Microsoft Excel version 7.0.

Note that this behavior does not occur with multiple line comments in Microsoft Word version 6.0 documents or Microsoft PowerPoint version 4.0 slides.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Open the file again in Microsoft Project version 4.0 or Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and modify the Comments field so that it contains only one line of text.

Method 2. Open the file in Microsoft Project version 4.1, or Microsoft Excel version 7.0, and modify the Comments field. You can delete the pipe character and enter a carriage return. The carriage return is displayed correctly in Windows 95 when you save the file in these applications.

Additional query words: 4.00 5.00 incorrect wrong

Keywords: KB129991

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