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MS Office Forum / Word / Menus and Toolbars / June 2004Tab stops "greyed" out
I'm using Word 2000. I have a problem with the tab stops on my ruler "greying" out. When I open a new document the tab stops are there but as I type the document the tab stops grey out on the ruler bar and can't been seen although they are actually still there. If I save and close the document, then re-open it they tabs are still greyed out. If I save the document and exit Word, then re- open Wood and re-open the document, I can see the tab stops again. I'm completely baffled - I can't find a tool or setting which might counteract the problem. I feel it's probably a display problem. Has anyone had the same problem? Does this happen when the insertion point is in a given paragraph or when you select more than one paragraph? Word always shows settings dimmed when they are "mixed," so if you have different tab stops in different paragraphs, you'll get this effect (you'll also get it if you select more than some specific but AFAIK undocumented amount of text). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word)  SignatureWords 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. > I'm using Word 2000. I have a problem with the tab stops > on my ruler "greying" out. When I open a new document the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > probably a display problem. Has anyone had the same > problem? No Suzanne. It is apparent as soon as a document is opened. It's not only the tab stops which are "greyed" out, but the tab style selection button to the left of the ruler bar, and all the other setting shown in the ruler (eg left and right margins, hanging indents). I've been using Word for nearly 10 years and I've never come across this before. I can open the same document on a different PC and have no problem at all. Regards, Ros >-----Original Message----- >Does this happen when the insertion point is in a given paragraph or when [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >. I'm stumped then. I would suggest document corruption except that it seems to work okay on another box. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) SignatureWords 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. > No Suzanne. It is apparent as soon as a document is > opened. It's not only the tab stops which are "greyed" [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > > >. Ros, The only thing I can think of is maybe you are working with some Word 97 compatibility settings turned on and Word thinks you're web authoring. See KB article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;157477&Product=wrd. Regards, Chad DeMeyer > I'm stumped then. I would suggest document corruption except that it seems > to work okay on another box. [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > > > > >. |
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