WD2000: Err Msg: "The current selection does not contain a valid table or list"

ID: Q224045

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

When you try to sort a list, the following error message may appear:

The current selection does not contain a valid table or list.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

Sort Ascending and Sort Descending on the Tables and Borders toolbar will not sort a normal text list.

WHAT TO TRY

Sort Ascending and Sort Descending on the Tables and Borders toolbar will not sort a normal text list.

To use the Sort Ascending button or Sort Descending button (on the Tables and Borders toolbar), your list must be contained either in a table column with a column heading or in a text list with a column heading, as in the following example:



   Fruits
   Pears
   Apples
   Bananas

As an alternative, you can use the Sort Text dialog box (on the Table menu, click Sort).

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Additional query words: OFF2000 errmsg errormessage


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo