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Q123983: Line by Line Scrolling Does Not Work in MS-DOS-Based Editor

Article: Q123983
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Pressing CTRL+UP ARROW and CTRL+DOWN ARROW to scroll through text does not work
under Windows NT when NUM LOCK is active.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, turn off NUM LOCK. This allows both the extended
set of arrow keys, as well as the numeric keypad arrow keys to be used with the
CTRL key.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can press CTRL+UP ARROW and CTRL+DOWN ARROW to scroll through a text file in
Microsoft text editors (such as MS-DOS Editor and Microsoft C7 Programmers
Workbench) and still keep the current line is at the top of the file.

Additional query words: wfw wfwg control prodnt numlock key combinations

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search

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