Works: Shortcut Menu Appears When You Press Right Bracket Key in Database (277022)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 6
  • Microsoft Works 7.0
  • Microsoft Works 2000
  • Microsoft Works Suite 2000
  • Microsoft Works Suite 2001
  • Microsoft Works Suite 2002
  • Microsoft Works Suite 2003

This article was previously published under Q277022

SYMPTOMS

When you press the RIGHT BRACKET (]) key while you type data into a Microsoft Works database, a shortcut menu appears in the upper-left corner of the database window.

The shortcut menu that appears is specific to the database view that is displayed on the screen.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • Press ESC, and the closing square bracket character appears on the screen immediately to the left of the insertion point.
  • Use your pointing device to click anywhere in the database window (except on the shortcut menu), and the closing square bracket character appears on the screen immediately to the left of the insertion point.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbdisplay kbprb kbui KB277022