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# WD: Drop-Down Form Field Prints Truncated If Font Is Condensed

Article ID: 122196

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q122196

## SYMPTOMS

The results of a drop-down form field (FORMDROPDOWN) are truncated when printed if you apply condensed font formatting to the text in the field. (To apply condensed font formatting, click Font on the Format menu, click the Character Spacing tab, and click Condensed in the Spacing list.)

## STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

## MORE INFORMATION

To remove the condensed font formatting from the drop-down form field, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.
2. Select the Drop-Down form field.
3. On the Format menu, click Font, and click the Character Spacing tab.
4. In the Spacing list, click Normal, and then click OK.

## REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0; document number WB51157-1093 pages 108, 109, 113; document number WB60460-0794 pages 114, 115, 119

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