WD: WinWord Thesaurus Only Checks First Word in Delimited String

ID: Q79179

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

The thesaurus in Microsoft Word for Windows checks the first word of any string of words separated by delimiters. A delimiter is defined as any character used to bridge one or more words together so that no spaces exist between the individual words. Common delimiters include the following characters:

   / \ * , : ; . & # @ () [] {}

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In a new document, type the following lines of text:

      Light/Dark/Night/Day

      Light,Dark,Night,Day

      Light Dark Night Day

2. Position the insertion point on the first occurrence of the word

   "Day."

3. From the Tools menu, select Thesaurus. The Thesaurus checks the

   word "Light" instead of the word "Day."

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each line of text.

5. The Thesaurus command only checks the correct word for the line

   with spaces separating the words.

To work around this problem, separate the words with a space, run Thesaurus, and then remove the space.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory:

Additional query words:   2.0 lists utility 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2

word6 winword

Keywords          : kbproof 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998