KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q184486: WD97: Personal Info Style Applied as Style of Next Paragraph

Article: Q184486
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

When you type information in a paragraph using the Personal Info style (in the
Contemporary Resume template) and press ENTER to start a new paragraph, the
space between the paragraphs is larger than you expected.

CAUSE
=====

In the Personal Info style definition, the style definition for the following
paragraph is set to Personal Info rather than to Achievement.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this behavior, after you press ENTER to start a new paragraph,
apply the Achievement style to the new paragraph. To do this, use one of the
following methods.

Method 1: Use the Style list on the Formatting toolbar
------------------------------------------------------

After you press ENTER, change the style of the new paragraph by click the Style
list on the Formatting toolbar and then clicking Achievement.

Method 2: Use the Style command on the Format menu
--------------------------------------------------

1. On the Format menu, click Style.

2. Under Styles, click Achievement.

3. Click Apply.

STATUS
======

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

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

To determine how a style is defined, including what style is being used by the
following paragraph, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Style.

2. From the Styles list, select the style of the current paragraph.

3. Click Modify.

4. Under Style For Following Paragraph, you will see the style that will be
  applied to the next paragraph when you press ENTER.

Additional query words: word97 word8

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.