Microsoft KB Archive/68351

Italic Text Clipped When Text Contains Tabs in WinWord PSS ID Number: Q68351 Article last modified on 07-21-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a

WINDOWS

Summary:

If you type italic text that contains tabs and follow the italic characters with a non-italic character, the last italic character becomes clipped. Part of the previous character is overwritten if you insert tabs and do not add the appropriate character overhang width.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows version 2.0 and in the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1. To obtain new or updated Microsoft products, call Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, call Microsoft International Customer Service at (206) 936-8661.

More Information:

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

 * 1) Choose the Italic button on the ribbon.
 * 2) Type some text, press the TAB key, and type more text.
 * 3) Choose the Italic button again to return to non-italic character formatting.
 * 4) Type a character.

The character typed in step 4 overwrites part of the preceding italic character.

This problem originates in the Windows environment; however, Word for Windows code is designed to work around some of the problems associated with Windows’s handling of italic screen fonts. Word routines do alleviate the clipping problem, except when tabs are included with the italic text. This differs from the problem in Microsoft Write (in Windows 3.0) where the clipping problem occurs under all conditions. This problem was corrected in Windows 3.1.

Additional reference words: w4wformat winword 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.0 2.00 3.10 win31 truncated

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