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Q173228: WD97: Borders Applied to More Lines in Selection Than Expected

Article: Q173228
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you apply an inside border to several lines of selected text, extra borders
may be applied. When you apply any of the following borders to a paragraph, a
few lines above or below the text will be formatted with the inside borders.

The borders that exhibit this problem are:

- Outside Border

- Top Border

- Bottom Border

- Left Border

- Right Border

- All Borders

WORKAROUND
==========

When you apply borders to paragraphs above or below a paragraph formatted with
inside borders, select the entire paragraph instead of just placing the
insertion point in the paragraph prior to applying the desired border.

The "More Information" section of this article demonstrates this more clearly.

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.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Consider the following example:

In Word, if you type the following text, select paragraphs two and three and then
apply an inside border, the result resembles the following:

   One
___Two_________________________________________________________
   Three
   Four

If you then position the insertion point after the "r" in "Four" and apply a
bottom border, you would expect the following result:

   One
___Two_________________________________________________________
   Three
___Four________________________________________________________

However, an extra border is applied to line three, creating the following
effect:

   One
___Two_________________________________________________________
___Three_______________________________________________________
___Four________________________________________________________

The problem occurs with the border types listed in the "Symptoms" section of this
article. If there are more than one or two paragraphs between the different
border types, the borders are applied as expected.

To correct this problem, select line "Four" rather than placing the insertion
point on the line prior to applying the borders. The borders will then be
applied correctly (leaving line "Three" without a border).

REFERENCES
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For more information about borders, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q155964 WD97: Column Paragraph Bordering May Print Unevenly

  Q165715 WD97: Applying Single Border to Selected Text Sets All Borders

  Q171063 WD97: Merged Table Cells and Rows Do Not Print Bottom Border

  Q169532 WD97: Paragraph Borders Displayed Erratically with Objects

  Q165925 WD97: "Distance From Text" Property Not Applied to Inside Border

  Q157200 WD97: Paragraph Border Extends Past Text Box Border

  Q156004 WD97: Some Paragraph Border Styles Are Not Transparent

For more information about "working with borders," click the Office Assistant,
type "borders," click Search, and then click one of the following topics:

- Add a border

- Borders and shading

- Add vertical lines between newspaper columns

- Change a border or line

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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