Microsoft KB Archive/63933

Word 5.0: Using Overtype Mode with Macros

PSS ID Number: Q63933 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

Using overtype mode with macros in Microsoft Word version 5.0 may change character formatting.

Selecting the overtype mode (F5) in a Word 5.0 macro may change the format of the existing characters. The new format will be the same as the characters directly following the overtyped area. This problem does not occur when using the overtype mode outside of a macro.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 5.0. This problem was corrected in Word version 5.5.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For example, if a word is entered, formatted as bold, and overtyped with another word of equal length, the new word will retain the bold formatting. However, if these keystrokes are recorded as a macro using the F5 key to toggle on the overtype mode, the new word will have the same format as the text following it; it does not retain the bold formatting.

You can work around this problem in Word 5.0 by using the Word Replace command or by selecting and formatting in addition to overtyping the text within a macro. KBCategory: kbother kbmacro KBSubcategory:

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