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Q197148: WD97: Word Ruler Supports Only Mouse Commands

Article: Q197148
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta 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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SUMMARY
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The ruler in Word 97 is accessible only by using a mouse.



MORE INFORMATION
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As the result of customer feedback, Microsoft increased the functionality of the
ruler starting with Word 6.0. To prevent too much complexity, the additional
mouse functionality required a loss of keyboard functionality. As a result,
there is no longer a ruler mode you can activate to allow setting tabs and
indents directly from the keyboard.

New functions and changes to the ruler:

- The indent and margin modes were combined.

- You automatically switch to table mode when in a table.

- Page layout view now has a vertical ruler.

- You can set all indents using the mouse without keyboard intervention.
  (Previously you had to hold down the SHIFT key to drag the body indent
  triangle.)

- You can choose the type of tab from the ruler.

- The visual style has been improved to make it easier to use.

To set all paragraph settings using the keyboard, click either Paragraph or Tabs
on the Format menu.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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