WD: Reveal Formatting Does Not Work Inside a Text Box

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Using the Context Sensitive Help (or "What's This?") button to reveal the formatting of text does not reveal the formatting of text inside a text box.

CAUSE

Text boxes do not reside in the text layer; instead, they reside in one of the drawing layers above or below the text layer. By design, Microsoft Word does not reveal formats in the drawing layers.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Word 7.x, the Help button to reveal the formatting of text reveals Frame Formatting around a text box, but does not reveal the formatting of the text in the text box.

In Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, the Help button for revealing formatting is not readably available on the toolbars. To place this button on a toolbar, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize and then click the Commands tab.

2. Under Categories, click Window and Help.

3. Under Commands, drag the "What's This?" command to a toolbar.

4. Click Close.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 106-107, 127-128