WD: Can't Type Last Character If Last Paragraph Mark Hidden

ID: Q193752

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you format the last paragraph mark in a Microsoft Word Document as hidden text, and then turn the Show/Hide feature off (click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar), the following behaviors may occur.

Word for Windows

Word for Macintosh

NOTE: You can still type in hidden text in the "blank" region at the end of the document.

WORKAROUND

To be able to type to the right of the last character, turn the Show/Hide feature on. To do this, follow one of these steps:

Word for Macintosh

To print the last word of the document, include hidden text to be printed with the document. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then select the Print tab.

2. Under Include With Document, click to select the Hidden Text check box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Word for Windows

This problem only affects how the document looks on the screen. Word prints the document correctly.

Keywords          : kbdta word6 word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999