WD: Pressing TAB in a Table in a Protected Form Inserts a Tab (167618)


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 for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q167618

SYMPTOMS

When you press TAB in a table to move to the next cell of the table, a tab character will be inserted in the cell where the insertion point is located instead of moving to the next cell, when all of the following are true:

  • There are at least two sections in the document.

    -and-
  • The document is protected for forms, but has an unprotected section containing a table.

    - and -
  • The insertion point is located in a table cell in the unprotected section of the document.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: After the Document Is Protected

Place the insertion point outside of the table cell. Then, click back into the original table cell.

Pressing TAB will advance the insertion point to the next cell of the table.

Method 2: Before You Protect Your Document

Make sure the insertion point is not in a table cell before you protect the document.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Navigating from cell to cell in a table is usually done by pressing the TAB key on the keyboard. Inserting a tab character in a table cell is normally done by pressing CTRL+TAB on the keyboard.

REFERENCES

For more information about working with protected documents, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

146247 WD: Background Proofing Doesn't Function in Unprotected Section

110014 WD: Calculation Text Fields Within Forms Fail to Update

157935 WD97: Keyboard Shortcuts for Word 97

112167 WD: Insertion Point Disappears in Table Cell

For more information about working with online forms, click the Office Assistant, type "online forms," click Search, and then click one of the topics.

For more information about tabs in tables, click the Office Assistant, type "tabs in tables," click Search, and then click "insert a tab in a table cell."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/25/2006
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