Cannot Cancel Macro Description in Word for Windows 2.0

ID: Q78996

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

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, when you press the Cancel button while editing a macro description, the description is retained.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem, and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

To remove the description of a macro, you must delete the description manually, and press the Cancel or the Close button.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Start Word for Windows version 2.0.

2. From the Tools menu, choose Macro.

3. Type "test" (without the quotation marks) in the Macro Name box,

   and choose the Edit button.

4. Type the following line between the Sub MAIN and End Sub lines:

      Print "this is a test"

5. From the File menu, choose Close. Choose the Yes button to save

   changes to Global: test.

6. From the Tools menu, choose Macro, and select test from the list of

   macros.

7. Type a description in the Description box, and choose the Cancel

   button.

8. Repeat step 6. The description for the macro remains intact.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 719-721

Kbcategory: kbusage kbmacro KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD 2.0b word6 winword 2.0a-CD winword2 6.0 6.0a 6.0c

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

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997