Microsoft KB Archive/75875

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 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b

SYMPTOMS
The first tab on the first line of a hanging indented paragraph in Microsoft Word for Windows will be ignored if it is inserted after the left indent.

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

 * 1) In a new document, create a hanging indent by pressing CTRL+T on the keyboard. This should leave the first line with no indent and create a left indent at 0.5 inches (this depends on default tab stops in format/document) for the rest of the paragraph.
 * 2) Set a tab after the indent, by clicking the ruler below the 1.25 inch mark.
 * 3) Type just a couple of characters and then press the TAB key to move to the 1.25 tab set on the ruler.

The cursor will jump to the left indent mark (.5 inch) set by the hanging indent instead of the 1.25 tab.