File Open: Can't Select Documents, Folders with Keyboard
Article ID: 135294
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
This article was previously published under Q135294
SYMPTOMS
You cannot navigate through the Look In, File Name, or Files Of Type lists
in the File Open dialog box by typing a letter on your keyboard. This
functionality is different from earlier versions of Word, which allowed you
to quickly locate files or folders that begin with a specific letter by
typing that letter.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 7.0 and 7.0a
for Windows 95. This problem has been corrected in Word 97 for Windows.
WORKAROUND
Use the mouse to navigate through the Look In, File Name, and Files
Of Type lists.
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Keywords: KB135294