The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a,
2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you select a table cell with the Go
To command, type the reserved bookmark "\Cell" in the Go To box, and
press the DOWN arrow key to navigate to the next table row, the
insertion point may move down two rows rather than moving to the next
row.
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
- From the Table menu in Word for Windows version 2.0, choose Insert
Table. From the Insert menu in Word for Windows version 1.x, choose
Table.
- Select 3 in the Number of Columns box, and choose the OK button.
- From the Edit menu, choose Go To.
- In Word 1.x & 2.x --Type "\Cell" (without the quotation marks), and
choose the OKbutton. The first table cell is now selected.
- Press the DOWN ARROW key to move the insertion point to the second
row. The insertion point is placed correctly in the second row.
- Press the UP ARROW key to move the insertion point back to the
first row.
- Repeat steps 3-4.
The insertion point is now located in the third row of the table
rather than the second row. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a
problem in Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0,
2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here as it becomes available.
Reference(s):
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 315-318,
741-742
"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, pages 88-89
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