Labels Lose Paragraph Indent Formatting

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you apply paragraph indent formatting to the Label Address text in the Tools Envelopes And Labels dialog box, Word for Windows may not retain that formatting when you print the labels or add them to a new document.

CAUSE

Word fails to retain the indent formatting when you apply it to a paragraph other than the first paragraph in the Label Address box. For example, if you apply a .5-inch left indent to the second paragraph, it displays indented in the Tools Envelopes And Labels dialog box, but when you print the label or choose the New Document button, Word removes the indent formatting.

STATUS

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

WORKAROUNDS

Method 1: Insert tabs (by pressing CTRL+TAB) to manually indent lines in

          your labels.

          paragraph in the Label Address box. When you do this, Word
          retains the paragraph formatting in subsequent paragraphs. To
          apply paragraph formatting in the Tools Envelopes And Labels
          dialog box, click the right mouse button in the Address box, or
          press SHIFT+F10, to open the shortcut menu and then choose
          Paragraph.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 14, 525-526