Microsoft KB Archive/79179

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WinWord Thesaurus Only Checks First Word in Delimited String

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Q79179

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
The thesaurus in Microsoft Word for Windows checks the first word of any string of words separated by delimiters. A delimiter is defined as any character used to bridge one or more words together so that no spaces exist between the individual words. Common delimiters include the following characters:

  / \ *, : ;. &amp; # @ [] {}

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem
  In a new document, type the following lines of text: '''Light/Dark/Night/Day

Light,Dark,Night,Day

Light Dark Night Day'''  Position the insertion point on the first occurrence of the word &quot;Day.&quot; From the Tools menu, select Thesaurus. The Thesaurus checks the word &quot;Light&quot; instead of the word &quot;Day.&quot; Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each line of text. The Thesaurus command only checks the correct word for the line with spaces separating the words.

To work around this problem, separate the words with a space, run Thesaurus, and then remove the space.

Additional query words: 2.0 lists utility 6.0 winword2 word6 winword

Keywords : kbproof

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