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WD98: Message Box Buttons Appear in the Wrong Order

Article ID: 181533

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q181533

SYMPTOMS

Buttons assigned to a message box appear in the opposite order than expected. This problem does not affect the default button that maintains its focus or the results of clicking a specific button.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table shows how the buttons should appear, and how they actually appear, in a message box.

   Should appear as:            But instead appear as:
   ---------------------------------------------------

   Okay    Cancel               Cancel   Okay

   Abort   Retry   Ignore       Ignore   Retry   Abort

   Yes     No      Cancel       Cancel   No      Yes

   Yes     No                   No       Yes

   Retry   Cancel               Cancel   Retry

Additional query words: wordcon button buttons msgbox incorrect position

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB181533