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Margin quirk?
OK, this happened four times in a row, so I'm definitely not hallucinating.
I selected text, drug in the left margin 1/2". I selected some different text, drug in the left margin 1/2" and nothing happened except the left margin marker moved (the text did not). I went to grab the margin marker again, and it jumped back to the 0 point, and I inserted a tab instead. I dragged the tab off, reselected the text and was able to set the left margin. This happened each time. First a successful margin set, then nothing, then a success. I'm on Word 2003, XP. Anybody ever seen this one before? janet |
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Margin quirk?
Margins are a section property. Are you attempting to change the margin for
the entire section or the indent for selected paragraphs? -- 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. "wordspinster" wrote in message ... OK, this happened four times in a row, so I'm definitely not hallucinating. I selected text, drug in the left margin 1/2". I selected some different text, drug in the left margin 1/2" and nothing happened except the left margin marker moved (the text did not). I went to grab the margin marker again, and it jumped back to the 0 point, and I inserted a tab instead. I dragged the tab off, reselected the text and was able to set the left margin. This happened each time. First a successful margin set, then nothing, then a success. I'm on Word 2003, XP. Anybody ever seen this one before? janet |
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Margin quirk?
Sorry, I was unclear. I am trying to indent selected text by dragging the
doodad in the top ruler. What is that thing called, anyway? janet "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Margins are a section property. Are you attempting to change the margin for the entire section or the indent for selected paragraphs? -- 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. "wordspinster" wrote in message ... OK, this happened four times in a row, so I'm definitely not hallucinating. I selected text, drug in the left margin 1/2". I selected some different text, drug in the left margin 1/2" and nothing happened except the left margin marker moved (the text did not). I went to grab the margin marker again, and it jumped back to the 0 point, and I inserted a tab instead. I dragged the tab off, reselected the text and was able to set the left margin. This happened each time. First a successful margin set, then nothing, then a success. I'm on Word 2003, XP. Anybody ever seen this one before? janet |
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Margin quirk?
Well, it depends which doodad you're dragging. If it's the Right Indent
marker, then you're on the right track. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/UsingRulers.htm -- 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. "wordspinster" wrote in message ... Sorry, I was unclear. I am trying to indent selected text by dragging the doodad in the top ruler. What is that thing called, anyway? janet "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Margins are a section property. Are you attempting to change the margin for the entire section or the indent for selected paragraphs? -- 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. "wordspinster" wrote in message ... OK, this happened four times in a row, so I'm definitely not hallucinating. I selected text, drug in the left margin 1/2". I selected some different text, drug in the left margin 1/2" and nothing happened except the left margin marker moved (the text did not). I went to grab the margin marker again, and it jumped back to the 0 point, and I inserted a tab instead. I dragged the tab off, reselected the text and was able to set the left margin. This happened each time. First a successful margin set, then nothing, then a success. I'm on Word 2003, XP. Anybody ever seen this one before? janet |
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