Microsoft Word's Use of ALT+SPACEBAR Under Windows (65669)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q65669
The ALT+SPACEBAR key sequence is used to format characters for normal text in Microsoft Word for MS-DOS version 5.0. When you run Word 5.0 under Microsoft Windows in 386 enhanced mode, the ALT+SPACEBAR key sequence puts Word in a window.

To enable Word's use of ALT+SPACEBAR, do the following:
  1. Highlight the range of text to be changed.
  2. Press ALT+X, then release both the ALT key and the X key.
  3. The message "Enter second character of key code..." will be displayed.
  4. Press the SPACEBAR key.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB65669
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