Cannot Undo Because Undo List Is Empty

ID: Q114305

6.00 6.00a WINDOWS kbusage

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Sometimes you cannot reverse changes you make in a Word for Windows document because the Undo list is empty.

CAUSE

Below is a list of certain Word operations that clear the Undo list. When this happens, you can no longer undo any previous operations.

STATUS

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

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a stack gone cleared word6 winword empty nothing cleared redo

Keywords          : kbformat 
Version           : 6.00 6.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998