Microsoft KB Archive/212727

= WD2000: Character Format Functions Ignore Leading and Trailing Spaces =

Article ID: 212727

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212727





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, the following character formatting functions ignore leading and trailing spaces when they evaluate a string: x = Selection.Font.Hidden x = Selection.Font.Bold x = Selection.Font.Italic x = Selection.Font.Underline For example, if the text in a selection is formatted as hidden, but the spaces at the beginning or end of the selection are not formatted as hidden, the Hidden function returns -1 (True). This indicates that the entire selection is hidden, even though there are unhidden spaces at the beginning or end of the selection.



CAUSE
This functionality is consistent with the design of other features in Word, such as the Format Font dialog box and Formatting toolbar. All these Word features disregard trailing and leading spaces when they evaluate a selection.

Other non-printing characters that are ignored as part of the selection include:
 * 1/4 em space
 * Non-breaking space


 * Line feed
 * Tab

