COMMAND+OPTION+PLUS SIGN Mouse Pointer Changes Back to Arrow (123209)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
This article was previously published under Q123209 SYMPTOMS
When you use the COMMAND+OPTION+PLUS SIGN key combination to customize your
Word for the Macintosh menus, the mouse pointer changes to a bold plus sign
(+). However, when you move the pointer over a dialog box, the plus sign
pointer changes back to an arrow pointer. Similarly, if the pointer is in a
dialog box, the pointer may not change to a plus sign, or it may change
back to an arrow as soon as you move the mouse.
Even though the plus sign pointer changes back to an arrow, Word still adds
the command that you clicked to a menu.
NOTE: After the plus sign pointer disappears, if you press
COMMAND+OPTION+PLUS SIGN a second time, Word correctly adds the Customize
Add Menu Shortcut to the bottom of the Tools menu. (You might press
COMMAND+OPTION+PLUS SIGN a second time out of confusion when the plus sign
pointer disappears.)
WORKAROUND
Use the Customize command on the Tools menu to add items to your Word
menus.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for the
Macintosh. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0.1 for the
Macintosh.
MORE INFORMATION
The COMMAND+OPTION+MINUS SIGN key combination works correctly to remove an
item from a menu, and the mouse pointer remains a bold minus sign as
expected.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0. Document number
WB51157-1093, pages 716-717, 724-726; document number WB60460-0794,
pages 744-745, 752-753
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbinfo kbui KB123209 |
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