Format Painter, Highlight Not Available in Macro Window

ID: Q134903

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

You can use the Format Painter to copy character formatting from a document window to a macro window. In addition, if you activate the Highlight tool in a document window, you can switch to a macro window and apply highlighting to your text. In contrast, when a macro window is active, you cannot use the Format Painter tool or the Highlight tool. Clicking either button will display the following message in the status bar:

   This command is not available because a macro window is active.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat kbhighlight

Additional reference words: 7.0 word95 word7 winword

Keywords          : kbhighlight kbformat 
Version           : 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 7, 1998