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MICROSOFT WORD 97 README FILE

(c) 1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

This document provides late-breaking or other information thatsupplements the Microsoft Word 97 documentation. If you installedMicrosoft Word 97 with Microsoft Office 97, see also the

Microsoft Office 97 readme file (OfRead8.txt) for informationthat is relevant to all Microsoft Office 97 products.

________________________________________________________________CONTENTS

INSTALLING MICROSOFT WORD 97IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running SetupMinimum System Requirements for Microsoft Word 97Requirements for Microsoft Word 97 with Windows NTWorkstation 4.0Using Punctuation Characters in Directory Names May Cause

ProblemsMicrosoft Plus! Themes PatchMICROSOFT WORD 97 HELP AND GETTING RESULTS BOOKHelp Topics Graphics Don't Print ClearlyCorrection to Getting Results Book

WORKING WITH DOCUMENTSMissing Characters when Opening Macintosh andMultilingual DocumentsCannot Edit a Word Document Embedded Object in Word 95Cannot Edit an Embedded Object Created in a Word 95Document After Saving in Word 97Cannot Undo Edit After Attaching a TemplateMail Merge Errors in Microsoft Word 97 with Comma

Separated Values or Tab Separated Values Files Exportedfrom Microsoft Outlook 97

WORKING WITH E-MAILUsing WordMail TemplatesTurning Off Word as E-mail Editor in Microsoft ExchangeVendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Not Supported onWindows NT Workstation

MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 VALUPACKMicrosoft Office 97 ValuPack Setup May Not Be SuccessfulWithout Administrative PermissionsMicrosoft Office 97 Sounds Don't Work with Windows NTWorkstation 3.51

Sharing Microsoft Word 97 Files with Earlier Versions ofMicrosoft WordPRINTINGSolutions for Printing Drawing Objects

MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONSChanges to Code ExamplesInsertSymbol Method Has a Fourth ArgumentRevisedLinesColor PropertyReload Method Not AvailableMsgBox FunctionReSize Event

MICROSOFT FORMS 2.0: ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION CHANGESMethods

ControlsEventsProperties

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Other Known Issues________________________________________________________________INSTALLING MICROSOFT WORD 97

IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup--------------------------------------------------------

Some virus protection programs, such as VSafe.com and Norton Anti-Virus Autoprotect, can interfere with the Microsoft Word 97 Setupprogram. If you use a virus protection program on your computer,please disable it before running Setup. (You can re-enable thevirus protection program after Setup is complete.) Note: If yourvirus-detection program starts automatically when you startWindows, you can disable it by restarting Windows while holdingdown the SHIFT key.

Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Word 97

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To use Microsoft Word 97, you need:

* Personal or Multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor.* Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Windows NT Workstation3.51 with Service Pack 5 or later (will not run on earlierversions).

* 8 MB of memory for use on Windows; 16 MB of memory for use onWindows NT Workstation.

* 20-60 MB of hard disk space required; 46 MB required fortypical installation, depending on configuration (use theOffice Upgrade Wizard during Setup to maximize free disk

space).* CD-ROM drive (coupon enclosed for 3.5-inch high-density disks;CD-ROM contains additional components such as MicrosoftInternet Explorer, extra clip art, fonts, video files, andsounds not available on 3.5-inch disks).

* VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (Super VGA, 256-colorrecommended).

* Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointingdevice.

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

* 9600 or higher-baud modem (14,400 baud recommended).* Multimedia computer required to access sound and othermultimedia effects.

* Microsoft Exchange Client or Microsoft Outlook required to runWordMail. If you use Microsoft Exchange Server, MicrosoftExchange Service Pack 3 (SP3) is required.

* 8 MB of additional memory required to run WordMail.* Some Internet functionality may require Internet access andpayment of a separate fee to a service provider.

Requirements for Microsoft Word 97 with Windows NT Workstation4.0

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To use Microsoft Word 97 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you

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must install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.

Using Punctuation Characters in Directory Names May CauseProblems

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If the name of the directory you install Microsoft Office 97,Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Outlook 97, Microsoft PowerPoint97, or Microsoft Word 97 into includes a comma (,), singlequotation mark ('), or exclamation point (!), you may haveproblems when you use the programs. To avoid problems, use thedefault directory or use only letters and numbers in directorynames.

Microsoft Plus! Themes Patch----------------------------

The Themes switcher installed with Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95is not compatible with the new JPEG graphics filter installedwith Word 97 or Office 97. If you previously installed Themesfrom the Plus! Pack for Windows 95, and you installed the JPEGgraphics filter with Word 97 or Office 97, you can upgrade yourexisting Themes program by getting the Microsoft Plus! ThemesPatch file from the ValuPack\Patch folder on the Office 97 CD-ROMor on the network you installed Office from. If you didn'tinstall Office 97 from a CD-ROM and you have access to the WorldWide Web, point to Microsoft On The Web (Help menu) in any Officeprogram, and then click Free Stuff.

When you have located the Themes.exe patch file, perform the

following steps to upgrade your existing Themes program.

1. Locate the folder on your hard disk that contains the program fileThemes.exe. If you installed Plus! in the default location, thenthe file Themes.exe is located in \Program Files\Plus!.

- In Windows 95, click the Windows Start button, point to Find,and then click Files Or Folders. Search for the file Themes.exeon your hard disk.

- In Windows NT Workstation, click Search on the File menu in FileManager, and then search for the file Themes.exe.

2. Delete the file Themes.exe from your hard disk.3. Copy the Themes.exe patch file from the Office 97 CD-ROM (or that

you downloaded from the Web) to the folder on your hard disk thatcontained the file Themes.exe.

________________________________________________________________MICROSOFT WORD 97 HELP AND GETTING RESULTS BOOK

Help Topics Graphics Don't Print Clearly----------------------------------------

When you print a Help topic that contains a graphic, the graphicmay not print clearly. In particular, this occurs when you print

a topic with grayscale colors using a printer driver that doesnot have options to control dithering.

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Correction to Getting Results Book----------------------------------

On page 218, "Click Scrolling Text (Format menu)." should be"Click Scrolling Text (Insert menu)."

________________________________________________________________WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

Missing Characters when Opening Macintosh and MultilingualDocuments

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When you open a Macintosh or multilingual document, some of thecharacters in the document may be missing. This occurs if youshare Macintosh files that use Chicago, Geneva, or Monaco fonts(these fonts are converted to Arial, Courier New, or Times NewRoman True Type fonts in Windows), or if you share multilingual

files that use Arial, Courier New, or Times New Roman TrueTypefonts, because the character may not be available using thisfont. To make sure all of the characters appear in your convertedMacintosh or multilingual documents when the document uses Arial,Courier New, or Times New Roman fonts, install internationalsupport for Central Europe, Cyrillic, or Greek using the Windows95 Setup program by performing the following steps:

1. Click the Windows Start button, point to Settings, and then clickControl Panel.

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.3. Click the Windows Setup tab.4. In the Components box, select the Multilanguage Support check box.

5. Click Details.6. In the Components box, select the Central Europe, Cyrillic, or

Greek check box. Clear the other check boxes to save hard diskspace.

Note that if you run Windows NT Workstation 3.5 or later, thisproblem does not occur because the fonts included in Windows NTWorkstation contain support for international and extendedcharacters.

Cannot Edit a Word Document Embedded Object in Word 95------------------------------------------------------

When you insert a Word document as an embedded object in adocument in Word 97, save the document in the Word 6.0/95 formator Rich Text Format, and then open the document in Word 95, youmay receive the error message "Word cannot edit the object" whenyou double-click the object to edit it. This occurs because whenyou save the document created in Word 97 in the Word 6.0/95format or Rich Text Format, the embedded object is not saved as aWord 95 document object. To edit the object, you must have Word97 installed on your computer.

Cannot Edit an Embedded Object Created in a Word 95 DocumentAfter Saving in Word 97

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If you create an embedded object in a Word 95 document, open thedocument in Word 97, and then save the document in Word 6.0/95format or Rich Text Format, the embedded object is updated to alater version of the OLE object server program on the computerrunning Word 97. If you reopen the document in Word 95 on acomputer that does not have Word 97 or Office 97 installed, you

may not be able to edit the object.

This can occur with any OLE object, including objects created inWord 97 documents. To see a list of OLE server programs installedon your computer, view the list in the Object dialog box (InsertMenu).

Cannot Undo Edit After Attaching a Template-------------------------------------------

When you attach a different template to the active document, the

Undo command (Edit menu) is not available. This may occur afterrunning a wizard that attaches a template to the active document.

Mail Merge Errors in Microsoft Word 97 with Comma SeparatedValues or Tab Separated Values Files Exported fromMicrosoft Outlook 97

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When you export a file from Outlook as Comma Separated Values orTab Separated Values to use in a mail merge in Word, use the MapCustom Fields dialog box in Outlook to select only the fields youwant to export for the mail merge. If you don't use the Map

Custom Fields dialog box, you may get unexpected results in Word.

________________________________________________________________WORKING WITH E-MAIL

Using WordMail Templates------------------------

There are six custom e-mail templates and one blank e-mailtemplate you can use when you select Word as your e-mail editorin Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange. (Some Help topicsstate that there are ten e-mail templates available.)

Turning Off Word as E-mail Editor in Microsoft Exchange-------------------------------------------------------

If you do not want to use Word as your e-mail editor in MicrosoftExchange, do the following in Microsoft Exchange:

1. On the Compose menu, click WordMail Options.2. Clear the Enable Word As E-mail Editor check box.

Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Not Supported on Windows NT

Workstation--------------------------------------------------------------

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If you use a 16-bit e-mail program compatible with VendorIndependent Messaging (VIM), such as Lotus cc:Mail, on Windows NTWorkstation, you are not able to send or route documents.

________________________________________________________________MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 VALUPACK

Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack Setup May Not Be Successful WithoutAdministrative Permissions

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If you use Windows NT Workstation 3.51 or later, you must be amember of the Administrators group to install some components ofthe Office 97 ValuPack.

Microsoft Office 97 Sounds Don't Work with Windows NT Workstation3.51

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The Office 97 sounds available in the Microsoft Office 97ValuPack don't work if you use Windows NT Workstation 3.51, evenif the Provide Feedback With Sound check box is selected on theGeneral tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu) in the Officeprograms. Note that the sounds available with the OfficeAssistant do work with Windows NT Workstation 3.51 if you haveselected the Make Sounds check box on the Options tab in theOffice Assistant dialog box.

Sharing Microsoft Word 97 Files with Earlier Versions ofMicrosoft Word

--------------------------------------------------------The Word 97 file format converter (Wrd97cnv.exe) is available onthe Microsoft Word 97 CD-ROM in the ValuPack\Wrd97cnv folder, inaddition to the locations mentioned in Microsoft Word 97 Help.For more information about converting Word 97 files, seeMicrosoft Word 97 Help.

________________________________________________________________PRINTING

Solutions for Printing Drawing Objects--------------------------------------

This section lists workarounds for printer driver and otherprinting problems.

HP LaserJet series 4 and 5, Windows 95, Microsoft UniversalPrinter Driver: Several output quality problems may occur. Theseproblems may be corrected by changing the printer settings. Clickthe Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, andthen click Printers. Select the printer you are using. On theFile menu, click Properties. Click the Graphics tab, and thenselect the Use Raster Graphics option.

PostScript printing, Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and4.0: Fill effects may not print correctly. The problem may befixed by upgrading to the latest version of the Microsoft

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PostScript Driver for Windows NT Workstation 3.51 or 4.0.Download the latest driver from:ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/pscript-fix.

PostScript printing, Windows 95, Print To File: With somePostScript printers, the file may be sent to the printer rather

than to the file. The problem may be fixed by upgrading to thelatest PostScript driver based on Adobe PostScript 4.1.

HP LaserJet 5Si, Windows 95: Shapes and WordArt with some filleffects may not print correctly. These problems may be correctedby changing the printer settings. Click the Start button on theWindows taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Printers.Select the printer you are using. On the File menu, clickProperties. Click the Print Quality tab. Under Advanced, clickthe Settings button, and then select the Raster Graphics And Textoption.

HP DeskJet 1600C, Windows 95: Use driver version 4.2 or later.Download the latest driver from:http://www.hp.com/

HP Color LaserJet, Windows 95: Pattern-filled objects may notprint correctly. This problem may be fixed by upgrading thedriver to version 1.300 or later. Download the latest driverfrom:http://www.hp.com

HP Color LaserJet PostScript, Windows 95: Objects with patternfills may appear in black and white rather than in color. Theproblem may be fixed by upgrading to a driver based on Adobe

PostScript 4.1. You can download the latest driver from:http://www.hp.com/

Lexmark Optra R and Optra L Series PostScript, Windows NTWorkstation versions 3.51 and 4.0: Gradient-filled objects mayprint poorly. Contact the Lexmark Technical Support Center forassistance.

________________________________________________________________MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS

Changes to Code Examples------------------------

Code examples in Microsoft Word Visual Basic Help (VbaWrd8.hlp)should be changed as follows.

ExitWindows method example -- change the first line to:

Documents.Save NoPrompt:=True,OriginalFormat:=wdOriginalDocumentFormat

OutsideLineWidth property example -- change fourth line in the

first example to:

OutsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt

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SnapToShapes property example -- change the first example to:

Options.SnapToShapes = True

DefaultBorderColorIndex Property Example -- change the example toread:

ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Borders.Enable = TrueWith Options

.DefaultBorderColorIndex = wdRed

.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleDoubleEnd With

Hyperlinks property example -- change the second line of thethird example to:

If InStr(LCase(aHyperlink.Address), "microsoft") 0 Then

MailMergeDataFields Collection object -- change the first line inthe second example in the topic to:

If ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Type = wdMergeInfoFromWordThen

MailMergeFieldNames Collection object -- change the first line inthe second example in the topic to:

If ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Type = wdMergeInfoFromWordThen

SpellingSuggestion object -- change the second line in the firstexample in the topic to:

MsgBoxActiveDocument.Words(1).GetSpellingSuggestions.Item(1).Name

RevisedPropertiesMark property example -- change second exampleto:

temp = Options.RevisedPropertiesMark

Dictionary object -- change the first line of the last example inthe topic to:

Set myspell = Languages(wdEnglishUS).ActiveSpellingDictionary

Uniform property example -- change the third line in the first

example to:

myTable.Cell(3, 3).Split 1,2

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Indexes property example -- the second example is not valid andwill not work.

ChapterPageSeparator property example and HeadingLevelForChapter

property example -- change both examples to read:

Documents.AddFor i = 1 To 5

With Selection.TypeParagraph.InsertBreak

End WithNext iActiveDocument.Content.Style = wdStyleHeading1ActiveDocument.Content.ListFormat.ApplyListTemplate _

ListTemplate:=ListGalleries(wdOutlineNumberGallery).ListTemplates(7)

Set myHead =ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary)With myHead.PageNumbers

.Add PageNumberAlignment:=wdAlignPageNumberCenter

.NumberStyle = wdPageNumberStyleArabic

.IncludeChapterNumber = True

.HeadingLevelForChapter = 0

.ChapterPageSeparator = wdSeparatorEnDashEnd With

SaveAs method -- third example should be replaced with:

This example retrieves the SaveFormat property value for theWordPerfect 5.x for Windows converter, and then it uses thisvalue with the SaveAs method.

For Each cnv In Application.FileConvertersIf cnv.ClassName = "WrdPrfctWin" Then

ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="MyWP.doc",FileFormat:=cnv.SaveFormat

End IfNext cnv

Points property example and SetPosition method -- example shouldbe changed to:

Set myDocument = ActiveDocumentWith myDocument.Shapes(3).Nodes

pointsArray = .Item(2).PointscurrXvalue = pointsArray(1, 1)currYvalue = pointsArray(1, 2).SetPosition 2, currXvalue + 200, currYvalue + 300

End With

InsertSymbol Method Has a Fourth Argument

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The InsertSymbol method has the following fourth argument, BiasOptional Variant. Sets the font bias for symbols. This argumentis useful for setting the correct font bias for characters in FarEast versions of Word. Can be one of the following WdFontBiasconstants: wdFontBiasDefault, wdFontBiasDontCare, or

wdFontBiasFareast.

RevisedLinesColor Property--------------------------

The RevisedLinesColor property has a constant that is not valid:wdByAuthor.

Reload Method Not Available---------------------------

When you use the Reload method in a Microsoft Visual Basic forApplications macro in Microsoft Word 97, the macro may start torun before the reload is completed. You may want to avoid usingthe Reload method in Word.

MsgBox Function---------------

In addition to the constants listed for the MsgBox function, thefollowing constants are available for use as button argumentsettings.

Constant Value Description----------------------------------------------------------------vbHelp 16384 (&H4000) Adds a Help button to

the message box. Clickthe Help button or pressF1 to generate a Helpevent.

vbSetForeground 65536 (&H10000) Places the message boxin the foreground andactivates it. Keyboardinput is directed to themessage box.

vbRight 524288 (&H80000) Right-justifies the text

in the message box.vbRtlReading 1048576 (&H100000) On Hebrew and Arabic

systems, showsmessage and caption textusing right-to-leftreading order.

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The syntax and remarks for the Resize event should read asfollows:

Syntax: Private Sub UserForm_Resize()

Remarks: Use a Resize event procedure to move or resize controlswhen the parent UserForm is resized. You can also use this event

procedure to recalculate variables or properties.

Note: UserForm controls have no Resize event.

________________________________________________________________MICROSOFT FORMS 2.0: ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION CHANGES

The following sections describe changes to the documentation forMicrosoft Forms 2.0. These changes supercede the contents of theHelp file Fm20.hlp. These sections also contain known issues withMicrosoft Forms 2.0.

Methods-------

* Repaint Method: The Repaint method does not return a value. Thecorrect syntax is:

Object.Repaint

Controls--------

* CheckBox Control: The initial value of a CheckBox control isFalse.

The GroupName property can be used with one or more CheckBoxcontrols. Note, however, that the CheckBox controls in a groupstill operate independently of one another.

* OptionButton Control: The initial value of an OptionButtoncontrol is False.

* ToggleButton Control: The initial value of a ToggleButtoncontrol is False.

Events------

* Click Event: When the user clicks on the active page or tab ofa MultiPage or the active tab of a TabStrip, the Click eventis initiated. However, if the MultiPage or TabStrip containsmultiple rows of page tabs, the Click event is only initiatedfor tabs in the foremost row of pages.

Properties

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* AutoTab Property: When this property is True, the

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TabKeyBehavior property is not in effect.

* AutoSize Property: Setting the AutoSize property to Trueadjusts the size of a control to fit the text within it. Ifyou change the text in a control after setting AutoSize toTrue, you must also set AutoSize to False and then back toTrue to get the control to resize.

* DragBehavior Property: fmDragBehaviorEnabled should not be usedwith MatchRequired = True.

* IMEMode Property: The following is a more detailed descriptionof the IMEMode property.

IMEMode Meaning---------- --------------------------------------------NoControl The control does not affect the IME.On Activates the IME without changing its

language or other settings.

Off Turns the IME off without affecting thelanguage or other settings. In China,Off also switches the keyboard to non-IME.

Disabled Makes the IME disappear so that its settingscannot be changed.

All other values set the IME to a particular language.

Controls, such as command buttons, that do not allow typingwill disable the IME while they have focus.

Every control makes a copy of the IME state in effect whenthat control receives focus. When it loses focus, it restores

this saved state. This saving and restoring occurs withoutregard to the value of the IMEMode property of the control.This differs slightly from the example in the Help text.

Each change that a user makes to the IME while a control hasfocus immediately updates that control's IMEMode property (ifit has one).

All controls will accept setting all IME modes without error,but when a mode is not "native" to a locale it will:

a. Not be listed in property sheets in that locale.b. Have the same effect as a native mode. See below.

All modes are native, except:

- Disabled is native only in Japan. Elsewhere, it acts like Off.

- In Japan, the Hangul and Hanzi modes are not native. Using themhas the same effect as using Hiragana.

- In Korea, the only native modes are NoControl, Hanzi, and Alpha(Full and Half). Off and Disabled have the same effect as Alpha.On, Hiragana, Katakana, and Hanzi have the same effect asHangul.

- In China, the Hiragana, Katakana, Hangul, and Hanzi modes arenot native. Using them has the same effect as HanziFull or Hanzias appropriate.

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- Everywhere else, the only native mode is "NoControl." All othermodes have the effect of "NoControl."

* List Property: The last sentence of the Help text is notcorrect. You can use the List property to copy an entiresingle dimension or multidimensional array of values to a

control.

* ListRows Property: Setting ListRows to 0 shows all the rows inthe list.

* MatchRequired Property: This property is in effect when theMatchEntry property is set to fmMatchEntryComplete orfmMatchEntryFirstLetter, but is not enforced when MatchEntryis set to fmMatchEntryNone.

When the Input Method Editor (IME) is used to processkeystrokes, the MatchRequired property does not always ensure

that the user types a matching value in a ComboBox.

* MultiLine Property: When this property is True, theTabKeyBehavior property is not in effect.

* ScrollBars Property: Corrections to text are below.

- For a single-line control, replace Rule 2 with the followingsentence: "When the ScrollBars property is set tofmScrollBarsHorizontal or fmScrollBarsBoth, the control shows ahorizontal scroll bar if the text is longer than the editregion. The height of the control will not be changed, so thehorizontal scroll bar may overlap the text in the control."

- Ignore Rule 3.

- For a MultiLine control, ignore the third bulleted item in Rule4.

* ShowDropButtonWhen Property: If AutoSize is True, changing theShowDropButtonWhen property immediately changes the size ofthe control based on whether the drop button is visible orhidden.

* SpecialEffect Property: This property does not apply to theToggleButton.

* TabKeyBehavior Property: This property is enforced when AutoTabis False and MultiLine is True.

* Value Property: The Value property of the TabStrip is aninteger indicating the active tab. Zero indicates the firsttab. The maximum value is one less than the number of tabs.

* Visible Property: You are not allowed to change the Visibleproperty of a control during the Layout event or Enter event.Doing so will cause an error at run time.

Other Known Issues------------------

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The Marquee control included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0does not work properly in Microsoft Forms 2.0. This is a knownproblem that will be fixed in a future release of InternetExplorer.

Calling "Unload Me" during the Enter event of a Microsoft Forms

2.0 CommandButton, OptionButton, or CheckBox may result in an"Out of stack space" error or may cause an "illegal operation"error. The workaround is to call "Unload Me" during the Clickevent instead.