WD: How to Search Microsoft Word Articles by Keyword

Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q123901
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

You can use keywords to easily query for specific topics in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. This article contains a list of the keywords specifically for Word for Windows and Word for the Macintosh. By using these keywords, you can quickly access common topics.

MORE INFORMATION

The keywords are grouped below under the following headings:

   Keywords used in titles
   Keywords (general and product specific)
   Product-specific Keywords
   Additional Query Words

Keywords Used in Titles

   WD     Articles that apply to multiple versions
   WD1X   For Word   .X-only articles
   WD2X   For Word   .X-only articles
   WD5X   For Word 5.X-only articles
   WD6X   For Word 6.X-only articles
   WD95   For Word 7.0-only articles (Word 7.0 is also known as 95)
   WD97   For Word 97-only articles
   WD98   For Word 98 Macintosh Edition articles

Keywords (general and product specific)

Every article in the Knowledge Base has at least one general keyword, and may have other product-specific keywords that indicate the usage topic of article. The keywords are located at the bottom of an article below the Additional Query Words line.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q94671
   TITLE     : Categories and Keywords for All Knowledge Base Articles

Product-Specific Keywords

The following is a list of product specific keywords used in Microsoft

   Microsoft Word
                                       KBSubcategory
                                       or Additional
   Topic                               reference word
   --------------------------------------------------

   Word for Windows                      winword
   Word for the Macintosh                macword
   Word for Windows NT                   ntword wordnt
   Word for Windows 95                   word95 word7
   Word 97                               word97 word8
   Word 98  Macintosh Edition            macword98
   Internet Assistant                    iaword

   Bullets, Numbering                    kbnumbering
   Envelopes                             kbenvelope
   Fields                                kbfield
   Fonts                                 kbfont
   Formatting                            kbformat
   Formulas                              kbformula
   Frames                                kbframe
   Glossaries, AutoText                  kbautotext
   Help/CBT                              kbhelp
   Highlighter                           kbhighlight
   General layout                        kblayout
   Macro examples                        kbmacroexample
   Mail merge                            kbmerge
   Proofing tools                        kbproof
   Tables                                kbtable
   Templates                             kbtemplate
   Visual Basic for Applications code    kbwordvba
   Web authoring tools included with     kbwdinternet
   Word, accessing the internet from
   Word, or other Internet issues.

Additional Query Words

Words in the "Additional query words" line at the end of an article include the following:

   acronyms (such as gpf, mom, dal, dam, odbc, atp, osbp, sbfm)

   alternate spellings or word choices (such as addin, tool pack,
   hang crash, lock up, freeze, won't respond, interop)

   words that don't appear in the article that you might use to find
   the article


Additional query words: troubleshooting
Keywords : kbref macword ntword winword word95 word97 wordnt macword98 kbkeyword kbtshoot kbualink97
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98;WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbref


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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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