WD97: Unexpected Results When Clicking Between Text Form Fields (172488)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q172488 SYMPTOMS
When you click a text form field, one of the following problems may occur:
- An Entry or Exit macro may not run.
-or- - A form field of type Calculation may not update.
CAUSE
This problem only occurs when the text form field contains text, a number, or spaces, and you use the mouse to move the insertion point between form fields.
RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain
and install the latest Microsoft Word 97 update from
the following Microsoft Web site:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service
release fixes are cumulative. The latest update contains
all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install
any other updates after Service Release 2. For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word 97, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, instead of using the mouse, press TAB to move the insertion point between form fields.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/22/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbdownload kbbug kbfield kbfix kbusage KB172488 |
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