Mac Works 4.0: Tabbed Information May Not Paste Correctly
  
PSS ID Number: Q152006
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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When you paste information into a Works Spreadsheet, some of the
information may not appear until the screen is refreshed. If the
information is pasted into a Database some of the information may not
appear at all.
 
CAUSE
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This problem will occur if the copied information contains a series
of three or more consecutive tabs, with no information between the tabs.
The only resolution is to refresh the screen as described above.
 
RESOLUTION
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The missing information should appear after refreshing the screen.
 
To refresh the screen, do the following:
 
1. On the Applications menu, in the top right corner of the
   screen, click Hide Microsoft Works 4.0.
 
2. Go to the Applications menu again and click Microsoft Works 4.0.
 
The screen is now refreshed and the missing information will be
visible.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Works version
4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
Additional query words: 4.0 mac m_works mwksss mwkswp gone missing
mwksdb
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Keywords          : kbenv
Version           : 4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.