Microsoft KB Archive/86870

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Cannot Shrink Selection When Using Some Key Combinations

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Q86870

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you select a field code or its results by pressing one of the keyboard shortcuts listed below, you cannot subsequently cancel the selection when using these key combinations to shrink the selection. If you are shrinking a selection using these keyboard shortcuts and encounter a field code or its results, Word for Windows stops shrinking the selection.

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

F8, LEFT ARROW

F8, RIGHT ARROW

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW Other key combinations used to extend or shrink a selection do not stop when you encounter a field code.

This occurs whether you are viewing field codes or their results.