WD2000: Cannot Use "What's This?" in Text Boxes (211578)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q211578

SYMPTOMS

You cannot use the What's This? tool in a text box.

NOTE: This behavior is different from Microsoft Word 6.x and 7.x for Windows 95.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, convert your text box to a frame, and then use the What's This? tool.

To convert a text box to a frame:

  1. Click the text box to show the handles around the edges of the text box.
  2. On the Format menu, click Text Box.
  3. On the Text Box tab, click Convert to Frame.
NOTE: After you convert your text box to a frame, you can't convert the frame back to a text box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Word displays text as it will look when printed and does not use formatting codes to indicate formatting. To easily check document formatting, Word provides a tool for viewing how text is formatted, called What's This?

To check the formats of a particular character or paragraph, click What's This? on the Help menu (or press SHIFT+F1). When the insertion point becomes a question mark, click the text you want to check. When you finish checking your text, press ESC.

For more information about What's This?, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "How do I check format settings" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic "View format settings for a paragraph."
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2002
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