WD97: Selection Returns Question Marks Instead of Text

Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
Article ID: Q162403

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Selection property to return selected text in a document, question marks appear instead of the expected characters.

CAUSE

The selected text contains text that has been formatted with a Symbol type font such as Symbol or WingDings.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word for Windows 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: word8 word97 8.0
Keywords : kbwordvba kbprg
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
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