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Q166054: WV: Outline Expand/Collapse Keystrokes Fail in Word Viewer

Article: Q166054
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbdta kbviewer word97
Last Modified: 19-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Word Viewer 97-2000, if you are in outline view and you press
ALT+UNDERSCORE ( _ ) to collapse the view or ALT+PLUS SIGN (+) to expand the
view, nothing happens.

CAUSE
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These keystrokes are shown on the Outline View submenu; however, they do not
work.

RESOLUTION
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Use the commands on the Outline View submenu to expand and collapse an outline
view.

To expand the view:

1. Make sure you are in outline view. (On the View menu, click Outline.)

2. On the View menu, point to Outline, and click Expand.

To collapse the view:

1. Make sure you are in outline view. (On the View menu, click Outline.)

2. On the View menu, point to Outline, and click Collapse.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES
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For more information about Word Viewer 97-2000, please see the following
Knowledge Base article:

  

  Q165908 WV: How to Obtain Microsoft Word Viewers

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage kbdta kbviewer word97 
Technology        : kbWordViewerSearch kbViewerSearch kbWordViewer97
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug

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