WinWord: DOWN ARROW Skips Next Row After Selecting Table Cell

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q83207
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you select a table cell with the Go To command, type the reserved bookmark "\Cell" in the Go To box, and press the DOWN arrow key to navigate to the next table row, the insertion point may move down two rows rather than moving to the next row.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. From the Table menu in Word for Windows version 2.0, choose Insert Table. From the Insert menu in Word for Windows version 1.x, choose Table.

  2. Select 3 in the Number of Columns box, and choose the OK button.

  3. From the Edit menu, choose Go To.

  4. In Word 1.x & 2.x --Type "\Cell" (without the quotation marks), and choose the OKbutton. The first table cell is now selected.

  5. Press the DOWN ARROW key to move the insertion point to the second row. The insertion point is placed correctly in the second row.

  6. Press the UP ARROW key to move the insertion point back to the first row.

  7. Repeat steps 3-4.

The insertion point is now located in the third row of the table rather than the second row. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 315-318, 741-742

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, pages 88-89


KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbtable
Additional query words: 1.0 1.10 1.10a w4wtable 6.0 word6
winword winword2 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Keywords : kbtable
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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