Microsoft KB Archive/120786

= WD: Insertion Point Positioned Left of Inserted Fields =

Article ID: 120786

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q120786





SYMPTOMS
When you insert one of the following fields into a Microsoft Word document, the insertion point is incorrectly positioned to the left of the field:

  = ASK AUTOTEXT COMPARE DATABASE IF  INCLUDETEXT INDEX INFO LINK MERGEFIELD NOTEREF PAGEREF REF SEQ SET STYLEREF TOA



MORE INFORMATION
In Word 7.x, the Index field does leave the insertion point correctly positioned to the right of the field.



WORKAROUND
Move the insertion point to the right of the field, using either the mouse or the arrow keys.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbfield KB120786

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