WD2000: Selection Returns Left Parenthesis Instead of Text (212658)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q212658

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Selection property to return selected text in a document, an open left parenthesis "(" may appear instead of the expected characters.

CAUSE

The selected text contains text that has been formatted with a Symbol type font such as Symbol, Wingdings, or Webdings.

To demonstrate the problem, the following Visual Basic macro displays a left parenthesis in a Message Box when a Symbol character is selected in a Word document:

Sub TestExample()
   ' Display the selection to a message box.
   MsgBox Selection.Text
End Sub

STATUS

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

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/13/2002
Keywords:	kbbug kbdtacode KB212658