DOCUMENT:Q157294  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Some Commands Not Available When Control Object Selected
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the commands that are unavailable if you have a control
object selected. A control object is a check box, list box, or command button
you create using the ActiveX tools on the Control Toolbox toolbar. You use
Design Mode to place the control objects on the form. To access Design mode, do
the following:

1. On the View menu, click Toolbars.

2. Click Control Toolbox on the Toolbars submenu.

3. Click the Design Mode button on the Control Toolbox toolbar.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following commands are not available when you have a control object
selected:

File menu:

   Page Setup

Edit menu:

   Paste As Hyperlink
   Links

View menu:

   Footnotes (will be available if document contains footnotes)
   Comments (will be available if document contains comments)

Insert menu:

   Break
   Date and Time
   Field
   Symbol
   Cross-reference
   Index and Tables
   File
   Object

Format menu:

   Font
   Paragraph
   Bullets and Numbering
   Columns
   Tabs
   Drop Cap
   Text Direction
   Change Case
   Style

Tools menu:

   Look Up Reference
   Protect Document

Table menu:

   All commands, except Hide/Show Gridlines

Window menu:

   All commands are available

Help menu:

   All commands are available

The following commands are not available when you are in Design Mode even when
the control object is not selected:

Edit menu:

   Paste As Hyperlink
   Links

Tools menu:

   Protect Document

Format menu:

   Text Direction

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Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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