Field Highlight Extends Beyond Selected Field

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows 95, Field shading may extend beyond the end of the field to the end of the current line.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

• The Field Codes check box is selected (it contains a check mark)

  -and-

• Field Shading is set to When Selected

  -and-

• The insertion point is on the field

• The Field Codes check box is selected (it contains a check mark)

  -and-

• Field Shading is set to Always

WORKAROUND

To avoid this display problem, either clear the Field Codes check box or set Field shading to Never. To locate these options, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the View tab.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.