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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press
TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating |
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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a
tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating |
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On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. |
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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well
off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. |
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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
On Feb 3, 6:04 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote:
12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message groups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. How do I make sure that the changes are saved because it appears that that is exactly what my problem is--the changes are not being saved. Also, what should the tab stop be set to? |
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The default tab stop interval is 0.5". This is set in the Tabs dialog. To
change it for Normal.dot, it appears you'll need to edit Normal.dot directly (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm) since there doesn't seem to be any Default... button in the Tabs dialog. If the default interval is not the issue, but in fact you just have a tab stop at 12.05" set in the Normal style, then you'll need to modify that style (see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...fyAStyle.html), making sure the change is saved to the template (by checking the "Add to template" box). You'll then also need to make sure Normal.dot itself is saved. Ordinarily this will happen automatically when you close Word, but there are some add-ins (notably the add-in for Adobe Acrobat 7) that prevent this. If you have Acrobat 7 installed (not Adobe Reader but the full program, and only version 7.0, not earlier ones), see the last part of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm for instructions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 6:04 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: 12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message groups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. How do I make sure that the changes are saved because it appears that that is exactly what my problem is--the changes are not being saved. Also, what should the tab stop be set to? |
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On Feb 3, 10:40 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
The default tab stop interval is 0.5". This is set in the Tabs dialog. To change it for Normal.dot, it appears you'll need to edit Normal.dot directly (seehttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm) since there doesn't seem to be any Default... button in the Tabs dialog. If the default interval is not the issue, but in fact you just have a tab stop at 12.05" set in the Normal style, then you'll need to modify that style (seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html), making sure the change is saved to the template (by checking the "Add to template" box). You'll then also need to make sure Normal.dot itself is saved. Ordinarily this will happen automatically when you close Word, but there are some add-ins (notably the add-in for Adobe Acrobat 7) that prevent this. If you have Acrobat 7 installed (not Adobe Reader but the full program, and only version 7.0, not earlier ones), see the last part ofhttp://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htmfor instructions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 6:04 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: 12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message groups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. How do I make sure that the changes are saved because it appears that that is exactly what my problem is--the changes are not being saved. Also, what should the tab stop be set to? Thanks fir the help. Worked like a charm! |
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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
On Feb 3, 10:40 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
The default tab stop interval is 0.5". This is set in the Tabs dialog. To change it for Normal.dot, it appears you'll need to edit Normal.dot directly (seehttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm) since there doesn't seem to be any Default... button in the Tabs dialog. If the default interval is not the issue, but in fact you just have a tab stop at 12.05" set in the Normal style, then you'll need to modify that style (seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html), making sure the change is saved to the template (by checking the "Add to template" box). You'll then also need to make sure Normal.dot itself is saved. Ordinarily this will happen automatically when you close Word, but there are some add-ins (notably the add-in for Adobe Acrobat 7) that prevent this. If you have Acrobat 7 installed (not Adobe Reader but the full program, and only version 7.0, not earlier ones), see the last part ofhttp://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htmfor instructions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 6:04 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: 12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message groups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. How do I make sure that the changes are saved because it appears that that is exactly what my problem is--the changes are not being saved. Also, what should the tab stop be set to? Thanks for the help. Worked like a charm! |
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Cursor Disappears and Text Not Displayed After Pressing TAB
Glad you got it working!
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 10:40 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The default tab stop interval is 0.5". This is set in the Tabs dialog. To change it for Normal.dot, it appears you'll need to edit Normal.dot directly (seehttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm) since there doesn't seem to be any Default... button in the Tabs dialog. If the default interval is not the issue, but in fact you just have a tab stop at 12.05" set in the Normal style, then you'll need to modify that style (seehttp://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html), making sure the change is saved to the template (by checking the "Add to template" box). You'll then also need to make sure Normal.dot itself is saved. Ordinarily this will happen automatically when you close Word, but there are some add-ins (notably the add-in for Adobe Acrobat 7) that prevent this. If you have Acrobat 7 installed (not Adobe Reader but the full program, and only version 7.0, not earlier ones), see the last part ofhttp://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htmfor instructions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 6:04 pm, "Terry Farrell" wrote: 12.05" is WAY beyond the margin. So when you press TAB, the cursor is well off the page. You need to reset the default Tabs and make sure that the changes are saved to your normal.dot (or other template if you are using something different). -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 5:09 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Do you perhaps have the default tab stop interval set for 0"? Or is there a tab stop very near the left margin? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. wrote in message groups.com... Hello. I'm having a very strange problem with Word 2003. After I press TAB, my cursor disappears and anything I type does not show up. However, if I go into Format -- Tabs and select "Clear All" anything I typed while in that state of not showing up will appear. For example, after I press TAB my cursor disappears and if I type "gggggg" it will not show up. But after I "Clear All" in the Tabs section, the "ggggg" does show up. Furthermore, TAB will then seem to work for a little while but will soon revert back to not working again. Anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm trying to write a paper and this is really frustrating The default tab stop is set for 12.05". And there is no tab stop set close to the margin. How do I make sure that the changes are saved because it appears that that is exactly what my problem is--the changes are not being saved. Also, what should the tab stop be set to? Thanks fir the help. Worked like a charm! |
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