WinWord: Use As Default Button Removes Bold Formatting

ID: Q79498

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, if you choose the Use As Default button in the Character dialog box with the Bold option selected, the selected text is not formatted in bold.

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

The Use As Default button changes the default character style. To make the text bold, press CTRL+Q while the text is still selected.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open a new document based on NORMAL.DOT.

2. Type some text.

3. Select the text with the mouse or by pressing CTRL+Keypad 5.

4. Press CTRL+B to format the selection as bold.

5. From the Format menu, choose Character, and choose the Use As

   Default button. Choose the OK button.

Word for Windows removes the bold formatting from the selected text.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 winword word6 2.0

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

Last Reviewed: March 17, 1998