WD98: Selected Paragraph Marks Are Not Removed When Deleted (185826)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q185826 SYMPTOMS
When you select and delete some of the text and the paragraph mark of a
paragraph, the paragraph mark is not deleted and the remaining text of the
edited paragraph does not merge with the following paragraph.
CAUSE
Word preserves the formatting of text and paragraphs when the following
conditions are true:
- The selected text has a different paragraph style (or different
paragraph formatting) applied than the following paragraph.
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- The "Use smart cut and paste" check box is selected (on the Tools menu,
click Preferences, and then click the Edit tab).
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to workaround this problem:
Method 1: Delete the Text Before Deleting the Paragraph Mark
Select and delete just the unwanted text of the paragraph and then select
and delete the unwanted paragraph mark. When you delete the unwanted
paragraph mark, the following paragraph will acquire the style or paragraph
formatting of the edited paragraph.
Method 2: Clear the "Use Smart Cut and Paste" Option
If you want the paragraphs to be merged automatically when the selection
is deleted, clear the "Use smart cut and paste" check box. To do this,
use the following steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Preferences, and then click the Edit tab.
- Click to clear the "Use smart cut and paste" check box.
- Click OK.
Now when you delete the selection, the following paragraph will acquire the
style or paragraph formatting of the edited paragraph.
MORE INFORMATION
This behavior does not occur when the text selection (selected text and
paragraph mark) and the following paragraph have the same style or
paragraph formatting. When you delete the selection, the entire selection
including the paragraph mark (and its line break), is removed. The
paragraph following the text selection moves up to where the selection
began. In this case, the "Use smart cut and paste" option has no effect.
This behavior does not occur if the selection includes only the paragraph
mark.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/4/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB185826 |
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