WD97: Deleting Bulleted Text May Cause Hebrew Word 97 to Stop Responding (264729)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q264729

NOTE: The information in this article applies to the Hebrew version%3 of Microsoft Word 97.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to delete bulleted text, Microsoft Word may stop responding (hang) when the following conditions are true:

You are using the Hebrew version of Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

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The Track changes while editing option is turned on.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the document was originally created in a version of Word that is not enabled for right-to-left (RTL) text [for example, the English (United States) version of Microsoft Word 97 for Windows].

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the Microsoft Office 97 Arabic Edition Software Update 2. To obtain this update, please contact Microsoft Israel. Or check the following Microsoft Web sites for downloads of this update:

http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast

http://www.microsoft.com/israel

NOTE: This update is only for right-to-left language versions of Microsoft Office 97 for Windows Arabic Edition.

WORKAROUND

To temporarily work around this problem, turn off the Track changes while editing option. To do this, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes and then click Highlight Changes.
In the Highlight Changes dialog box, click to clear the Track changes while editing check box, and then click OK.

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:	3/4/2001
Keywords:	kbbug kbnumbering KB264729