Updating Field Moves Insertion Point to Beginning of Field (37849)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q37849

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, updating a field or the result of a field while the insertion point is positioned in the middle of the field may cause the insertion point to move to an unexpected position.

If the field code itself is displayed and Field Codes is not chosen on the View menu, when you update the field using the F9 key, the field result displays and the insertion point moves to the beginning of the result regardless of where it was positioned previously. If the field code is displayed as a result of Field Codes being selected on the View menu, then updating the field does not affect the position of the insertion point.

If the result of a field code is displayed (rather than the field code itself), when you update the field with the F9 key, the insertion point moves to the end of the result regardless of where it was positioned previously.

In all cases, if the insertion point is positioned at the beginning of the field code, it remains in this position even after updating the field with the F9 key.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbfield KB37849
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