In Word 2003, a decimal tab stop that aligns numeric data in the cells of a table column with the right border of the cells may cause the rightmost digit to not be visible (911659)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:
  • A Microsoft Word 2000 document contains a table.
  • A column in the table contains numeric data.
  • The column contains a decimal tab stop that aligns the numeric data in the cells of the column with the right border of the cells.
  • The document is saved and closed.
When you use Microsoft Office Word 2003 to open this document, the rightmost digit of the numeric data is not visible.

This problem may occur even after you install the hotfix that is described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

896610 Description of the Microsoft Office Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: April 4, 2005

RESOLUTION

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package that is dated November 28, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

911661 Description of the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November 28, 2005



Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Word 2003.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
  3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options

  4. After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
  5. Type AlternateBreakThroughTab, and then press ENTER.
  6. Right-click AlternateBreakThroughTab, and then click Modify.
  7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/26/2006
Keywords:kbExpertiseInter kbTabCtrl kbtable kbOffice2003preSP3fix kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB911659 kbAudITPRO
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