WD: Form Field Help Text Disappears After Choosing OK in MacWord

ID: Q122684

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In the Form Field Help Text dialog box, under either the Status Bar or the Help Key tab, Word for the Macintosh does not automatically select the Type Your Own option when you type something in the Type Your Own box. The None option remains selected. As a result, any Help text you type is lost if you choose OK unless you manually select the Type Your Own option.

This problem does not occur in Word for Windows.

WORKAROUND

You must manually select the Type Your Own option before you choose OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : macword98 macword word6 kbhelp 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998