WD: Drop-Down Form Field Prints Truncated If Font Is Condensed

ID: Q122196

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

The results of a drop-down form field (FORMDROPDOWN) are truncated when printed if you apply condensed font formatting to the text in the field. (To apply condensed font formatting, click Font on the Format menu, click the Character Spacing tab, and click Condensed in the Spacing list.)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

To remove the condensed font formatting from the drop-down form field, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.

2. Select the Drop-Down form field.

3. On the Format menu, click Font, and click the Character Spacing tab.

4. In the Spacing list, click Normal, and then click OK.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0; document number WB51157-1093 pages 108, 109, 113; document number WB60460-0794 pages 114, 115, 119

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Keywords          : wordnt winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 kbFont kbformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998