WinWord: Setting Default Tab Stop to 0" Displays Incorrectly

ID: Q79641

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, you can set the default tab stops to zero inches. Word accepts this setting, but the ruler still displays the tab stops at .5 inch, which is the normal default setting. The tab stops actually function at their minimum setting of .01 inch.

Steps to Reproduce Problem Version 6.0

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button.

2. From the Format menu, choose Tabs.

3. Select the current setting in the Default Tab Stops box, and press

   the DEL key. Type 0" and choose the OK button.

Steps to Reproduce Problem Version 2.0

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button.

2. From the Format menu, choose Tabs.

3. Select the current setting in the Default Tab Stops box, and press

   the DEL key. Type 0" and choose the OK button.

Steps to Reproduce Problem Version 1.x

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button.

2. From the Format menu, choose Document.

3. Select the current setting in the Default Tab Stops box, and press

   the DEL key. Type 0" and choose the OK button.

In all versions, the default tabs are set on the ruler to .5 inch; however, they do function as if the default tab stops were set to .01" inch.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, and 6.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 winword word6 1.x 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 2.0c-CD

Keywords          : kbformat 
Version           : 1.x 2.x 2.0c-CD 6.0 6.0a 6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998