WD97: Document Map Width Not Retained

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you close and reopen a document which contains a Document Map area, the width returns to the default size. Your custom setting is not retained. In addition, the width is not carried over when you open additional documents during the same editing session.

CAUSE

Word automatically sets the Document Map area to one-fourth the width of the default window. The width of this area is not saved when you save and close a document.

This is a design limitation of the Document Map.

WORKAROUND

After you open your document, resize the document map pane to the desired width.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The Document Map area is a vertical pane then extends down the left side of the document window. It displays an outline of the document headings. You can quickly move through the document by clicking any of the headings in the Document Map. Word automatically displays the Document Map in Online Layout View, but you can display it in any view. To do this, click the Document Map button on the Standard toolbar or click Document Map on the View menu.