WD97: No Shortcut Menu in Find and Replace Dialog Box

 Last reviewed: February 10, 1998
Article ID: Q163155
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

A shortcut menu does not appear when you right-click over the Find What or Replace With boxes in the Find and Replace dialog box. This functionality is different from previous versions of Word.

CAUSE

This is a design change in Word 97.

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   http://www.microsoft.com/support/feedback/mswish.htm

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, position the insertion point in the Find What or Replace With boxes and then use one of the shortcut keys listed in the following table: 

   Command        Shortcut Key
   -------        ------------

   Undo           <CTRL>+Z
   Cut            <CTRL>+X
   Copy           <CTRL>+C
   Paste          <CTRL>+V
   Delete         <DELETE> or <BACKSPACE>
   Select All     <CTRL>+A
For additional information on shortcut keys in Word 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q157935
   TITLE     : Keyboard Shortcuts for Word 97

KBCategory: kbprb
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97 accelerator key
combination control
Keywords : kbprb
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 10, 1998
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