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WD: Pressing the TAB Key Doesn't Set Left Paragraph Indent

Article ID: 134930

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a
Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q134930

SYMPTOMS

When you select the "Use Tab and Backspace Keys to Set Left Indent" check box (click Options on the Tools menu and click the Edit tab), and then press the TAB key to set the left indent for a paragraph, Word fails to set the left indent. Instead, Word inserts a tab character.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you press the TAB key before you type any text in the paragraph.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, first type the paragraph, move the insertion point to the beginning of the paragraph, and then press the TAB key.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95 versions 7.0 and 7.0a and Word 97 for Windows. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 7.0 word95 tab as indent feature word7 winword word97

Keywords: kbformat KB134930