Q174372: WD97: Can’t Type Last Character If Last Paragraph Mark Hidden

Article: Q174372
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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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 format the last paragraph mark in a Microsoft Word Document as hidden
text, and then turn off the Show/Hide feature (click the Show/Hide button on the
Standard toolbar), the following behaviors may occur.

- Your insertion point moves to the left of the last character and you are not
  able to move the insertion point to the right.

  -and-

- If text to the left of the last paragraph mark was underlined, Word may
  remove the underline from the last word.

NOTE: You can still type in hidden text in the "blank" region at the end of the
document.

WORKAROUND
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To be able to type to the right of the last character, turn on the Show/Hide
feature by doing one of the following:

- Click the Show/Hide button on the Standard Toolbar.

  -or-

- Show all nonprinting characters. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options and then click the View tab.

  2. Under Nonprinting Characters, click to select the All check box.

  3. Click OK.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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This problem only affects how the document looks on the screen. Word prints the
document correctly.

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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