Microsoft KB Archive/63531

= WD: Vertical Tabs Contain Gaps When Using a Paragraph Border =

Article ID: 63531

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 5.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q63531



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, if you set a vertical line tab outside a paragraph indent and use paragraph borders, gaps may appear in the vertical line. This behavior can also be observed in the following situations:


 * When multiple paragraphs have a vertical line tab in the same place.
 * When you apply a thick bottom paragraph border in one or more paragraphs, a space in the vertical line tab occurs where the border, if extended, would intersect the line.
 * When you format a paragraph with a plain, shadow, or custom box, or a thick or thin line, a space in the vertical line tab occurs outside the paragraph indent, between the bordered paragraph and the following paragraph without a border.
 * When you click Paragraph on the Format menu, and then select Space Before Paragraph, a space in the vertical line tab occurs in paragraphs following the first one.



WORKAROUND
To format a document with a border surrounding the text, you can use a table with four columns and borders instead. Borders on the outside of each column and box borders on the second and third columns produce a document that resembles a document formatted with paragraph borders and vertical tabs.

Keywords: kbprb kbdisplay KB63531

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