WD: Drag and Drop Disabled with Modeless Dialog Box Active (118480)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q118480 SYMPTOMS
Drag-and-drop editing is disabled when a modeless dialog box is on the
screen. The mouse pointer changes to a circle with a slash through it if
you attempt to drag and drop while the modeless dialog box is open.
(NOTE: "Modeless" means that while the dialog is on the screen, you can
click in the text area and continue editing.)
STATUS
We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
WORKAROUND
Close the modeless dialog box before performing drag-and-drop editing.
MORE INFORMATION
One of the enhancements to Word 6.0 for Windows is that many of the dialog
boxes are modeless. Examples of these dialog boxes are the Edit Find, Edit
Goto, and Spelling dialog boxes.
If a modeless dialog box is on the screen, then drag-and-drop editing is
not allowed. To indicate that the feature is temporarily unavailable, the
mouse pointer arrow changes to a circle with a slash through the middle
when you attempt a drag-and-drop action. As soon as the dialog box is
closed, drag-and-drop editing is available again.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 41
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbualink97 KB118480 |
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