WD97: Selecting Text in Form Field Selects All or to Field End
Article ID: 195482
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q195482
SYMPTOMS
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
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.
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