WD2000: Cannot Type Text After Inserting "Scrolling Text"

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

After you insert scrolling text, you cannot type text, and the insertion point disappears.

To insert scrolling text, follow these steps:

1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and click Web Tools.



2. On the Web Tools toolbar, click Scrolling Text.



3. In the Scrolling Text dialog box, type the text you want to scroll and click OK.

CAUSE

The scrolling text control has the focus after you close the Scrolling Text dialog box.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click in a different location in your document to take the focus off the scrolling text control.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta kbwdinternet wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug