WD: Tab After Hanging Indent Is Ignored in Word for Windows

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b

SYMPTOMS

The first tab on the first line of a hanging indented paragraph in Microsoft Word for Windows will be ignored if it is inserted after the left indent.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In a new document, create a hanging indent by pressing CTRL+T on the keyboard. This should leave the first line with no indent and create a left indent at 0.5 inches (this depends on default tab stops in format/document) for the rest of the paragraph.

2. Set a tab after the indent, by clicking the ruler below the 1.25 inch mark.

3. Type just a couple of characters and then press the TAB key to move to the 1.25 tab set on the ruler.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 143-145