DOCUMENT:Q195482  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Selecting Text in Form Field Selects All or to Field End
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta kbfield word97 kbtable

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to select a portion of text within a form field and that form
field is in a table cell or a frame, you get one of the following results:

 - The entire form field is selected.

   -or-

 - The text is selected from the insertion point to the left or right end of the
   form field.

In contrast, when you select a portion of text within a form field that is placed
outside of a table, you can select individual characters.

WORKAROUND
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To delete characters, position the insertion point before or after the text you
want to delete, and then press either the DELETE key or the BACKSPACE key,
respectively.

To type over existing characters, enable Overtype mode. To do this, double-click
the OVR indicator in the status bar.


Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbdta kbfield word97 kbtable 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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