Microsoft KB Archive/26551

Word: Formats Can’t Be Removed by Selecting from Menu in 3.x PSS ID Number: Q26551 Article last modified on 03-04-1993 PSS database name: M_WorD

3.00 3.01 3.02 4.00

MACINTOSH

Summary:

In version 3.x of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, if you select more than 500 characters, formats cannot be toggled off by selecting the format from the Format menu. A format can be applied in this manner, but it cannot be removed.

To remove a format from a large selection, either use the short-cut key stroke for that format, or use the Character dialog box.

Use the following steps to remove a particular format using the Character dialog box when more than 500 characters are selected:


 * 1) From the Format menu, select Character.
 * 2) Click twice in the box next to the format to be removed. The box appears gray at first; but when it is clicked, first it is activated, then it is disabled.

Word version 4.0 does not function in this way. Formats can be applied and removed by selecting the desired format from the Format menu at any time.

Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00 3.01 3.02 4.00

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.