Microsoft KB Archive/264073

= The Guard function does not work in the text direction cell of Visio 2000 =

Article ID: 264073

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q264073



SYMPTOMS
The Guard function does not work in the ShapeSheet text direction cell.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263721 Overview of the Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Update



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Options, and then click Regional Settings.
 * 2) For Vertical Text, select Show, and then click OK.
 * 3) Drag a shape to the drawing page, or create your own shape.
 * 4) Type some text into the shape, and then click Show ShapeSheet on the Window menu.
 * 5) In the Text Block section, set the TextDirection cell to GUARD(0).
 * 6) In the drawing, click the Text tool, right-click the shape, click View, and then click View as Vertical.

Note that although the text has been guarded, the text changes to vertical text.

Additional query words: prb SR1

Keywords: kbprb kbtshoot KB264073

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