WD6X: Name Not Selected in AutoText Dialog Box (Macintosh Only)

ID: Q119288

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

In Word for the Macintosh, when you select some text and then click AutoText on the Edit menu, the text appears in the Name box, but it is not selected.

By contrast, the text in the Name box is selected, as expected, in Word for Windows.

WORKAROUND

To type a new name, you must manually clear the contents of the Name box in the Edit AutoText dialog box. To select the contents, use the mouse or press SHIFT+HOME.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbautotext macword word6 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 7, 1997