Microsoft KB Archive/211712

= WD2000: Selecting Text in Form Field Selects All or to Field End =

Article ID: 211712

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211712





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to select a portion of text within a form field and that form field is in a table cell, you get one of the following results:
 * The entire form field is selected.

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 * The text is selected from the insertion point to the left or right end of the form field.

In contrast, when you select a portion of text within a form field that is placed outside a table or inside a frame, you can select individual characters.



WORKAROUND
To delete characters, position the insertion point before or after the text (or character) you want to delete, and then press either the DELETE key or the BACKSPACE key, respectively.

To type over existing characters, turn on Overtype mode. To do this, double-click the OVR indicator in the status bar.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbtable kbfield KB211712

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