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WD: Can't Type in Document After Running Find or Replace Command

Article ID: 122697

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2000

Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q122697

SYMPTOMS

If you use the Find or Replace commands on the Edit menu and then close the Find or Replace dialog box, you may be unable to type in your document.

NOTE: This behavior does not occur in Word for Windows.

CAUSE

This problem occurs only if you do all of the following:

After you perform the Find or Replace operation, click OK in the "Word has finished searching..." message box. -and-
Open and then close the Find What list. -and-
Click the Close button.

When you try to type in your Word document, nothing happens.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click the mouse in the Word document window to reactivate it.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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