Text May Not Be Wrapped in Text Box in Internet Explorer

ID: Q166633

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you type text in a text box created using the TEXTAREA tag on a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page, the text may not be wrapped correctly. The text may continue to flow toward the right side of the text box and may not break (or wrap) when the text reaches the right side of the text box.

CAUSE

The HTML page does not contain the parameters that activate text wrapping in a text box.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:

• The author of the HTML page can use the WRAP attribute of the TEXTAREA tag with either the Physical or Virtual value to enable word wrapping.
• When you are typing in the text box, manually insert line breaks by pressing ENTER to wrap the text.

Keywords          : msiew95 msient 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 20, 1999