WD2000: Wrong Cell Selected Using SHIFT+ARROW Key in Right-to-Left Table

ID: Q231392

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

NOTE: This article discusses complex scripts functionality. Complex scripts functionality is available when you use the Office Language Settings tool to enable a language, such as Arabic or Hebrew, that requires this functionality. For more information about multilingual features, click Microsoft <your Office product> Help on the Help menu, type multilingual features in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

SYMPTOMS

If you select a cell in a right-to-left table and try to select the cell to the left of that cell by using the SHIFT+LEFT ARROW key combination, Word instead selects the cell to the right of it.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the mouse pointer to select cells in right-to-left tables.

NOTE: Using the opposite arrow key does not work. That is, if you want to select the cell to the left, using the SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW key combination does not select the cell to the left.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: bidirectional bi-directional shortcut Hebrew Arabic

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