Microsoft KB Archive/134930

= WD: Pressing the TAB Key Doesn't Set Left Paragraph Indent =

Article ID: 134930

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134930



SYMPTOMS
When you select the "Use Tab and Backspace Keys to Set Left Indent" check box (click Options on the Tools menu and click the Edit tab), and then press the TAB key to set the left indent for a paragraph, Word fails to set the left indent. Instead, Word inserts a tab character.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you press the TAB key before you type any text in the paragraph.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, first type the paragraph, move the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph, and then press the TAB key.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95 versions 7.0 and 7.0a and Word 97 for Windows. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 7.0 word95 tab as indent feature word7 winword word97

Keywords: kbformat KB134930

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