WD97: Ampersand Displays Incorrectly in Drop-Down Form Field

ID: Q196516

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you are creating a drop-down form field and one of your list items includes an ampersand (&), the resulting item in the drop-down list is missing the ampersand, and the character adjacent to the ampersand may be underlined. For example, "AT&T" may appear in the drop-down list as:


   ATT
     -

If you try to work around the problem by adding a second ampersand, the drop-down list correctly displays "AT&T" (without the quotation marks), but when you select "AT&T," it appears in the form field box as


   AT&&T

NOTE: Adding && results in "AT&T" in the drop-down display; however, when AT&T is selected, it appears as ATT and prints out as ATT on hard copy.

In Word 97 for Windows, use of the ampersand has the following effects:

Using a single ampersand, as in AT&T, does not cause the ampersand to appear, but the character next to the ampersand is underlined, as in the following:
```
      ATT
        - 
```
In this case, pressing T selects ATT from the drop-down list.

Using a double ampersand, as in AT&&T, causes a single ampersand to appear, as in the following:
```
      AT&T 
```
The character next to the ampersand is not underlined. In this case, pressing T does not select AT&T from the drop-down list.

CAUSE

By design, the ampersand is used to designate the shortcut key in drop-down lists for quick keyboard access. The shortcut key is underlined.

Additional query words: form field incorrect underlined underline drop down drop-down dropdown

Keywords : kbfield word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb