Unlinking PRINT, MACROBUTTON, GOTOBUTTON Fields Deletes Them

ID: Q87144

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

If you try to unlink the PRINT, MACROBUTTON, or GOTOBUTTON fields in Microsoft Word for Windows, the fields are deleted and the button text is removed. To unlink a field, select it, then press CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

For more information on unlinking fields, search for "fields" and "updating" and "unlinking a field" using the Help menu.

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 new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 750, 757

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 6.0 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD word6 2.0b winword2 2.0a-CD winword

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

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998