Mac Works 4.0: Database Field Don't Snap To Grid
  
PSS ID Number: Q131695
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0 4.0a 4.0b
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0b
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SYMPTOMS
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Fields in the Report Layout view of a database document do not align
correctly even if the Snap To Grid option is used.
 
CAUSE
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The Snap To Grid option correctly aligns report fields until a scroll bar
is used. After you scroll in the document, the Snap to Grid settings are
offset and the fields do not line up.
 
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Works versions 4.0, 4.0a,
and 4.0b. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
RESOLUTION
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Try either of the following suggestions to resolve this problem:
 
 - While in Report Layout view, do not use the scroll bars before
   you complete alignment of all fields.
 
   -or-
 
 - Turn off the Snap To Grid option. Align fields manually.
 
KBCategory: kbusage kbprb
KBSubcategory: mwksdb mwksprb macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works enable disable
 
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Version           : 4.0 4.0a 4.0b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.