WD2001: Drag-and-Drop Operation Unexpectedly Moves Text to Outside of Text Box (272821)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q272821

SYMPTOMS

When you use the drag-and-drop method to move text within a text box that has the Behind text wrapping style applied, the text is unexpectedly moved to the outside of the text box.

WORKAROUND

To move text within a text box that has the Behind text wrapping style applied, follow these steps:

Select the text that you want to move.
On the Edit menu, click Cut (or press COMMAND+X).
Place the pointer in the position at which you want to insert the text, and then click Paste on the Edit menu (or press COMMAND+V).

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:	10/14/2002
Keywords:	kbbug KB272821