WD97: Cannot Use "What's This?" in Text Boxes
ID: Q165566
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
You cannot use the "What's This?" feature in a text box.
NOTE: This behavior is different from Microsoft Word 6.x and 7.x for
Windows 95.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, convert your text box to a frame, and then use
the "What's This?" feature.
To convert a text box to a frame:
- Click the text box to show the handles around the edges of the text box.
- On the Format menu, click Text Box.
- On the Text Box tab, click "Convert to Frame."
NOTE: After you convert your text box to a frame, you can't convert the
frame back to a text box.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Word displays text as it will look when printed and doesn't use formatting
codes to indicate formatting. To easily check document formatting, Word
provides a tool for viewing how text is formatted, called "What's This?"
To check the formats of a particular character or paragraph, click "What's
This?" on the Help menu (or press SHIFT+F1). When the insertion point
becomes a question mark, click the text you want to check. When you finish
checking your text, press ESC.
For more information about "What's This?", click the Office Assistant, type
"How do I check format settings," click Search, and then click to view
"About viewing format settings."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbusage winword word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug