Border or Shading Formatting Affects Multiple Paragraphs (105546)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q105546 SYMPTOMSCase 1
If you apply shading or border formatting to a single paragraph within a
group of several consecutively bordered or shaded paragraphs, Word for
Windows may apply the shading or border formatting to the entire group of
consecutively bordered or shaded paragraphs.
Do the following to demonstrate this behavior:
- Create a new Word document.
- Press ENTER five times to insert five paragraph marks.
- Select the five paragraphs.
- If the Borders toolbar is not displayed, choose the Borders button
on the Formatting toolbar to display it.
- Choose the Outside Border button on the Borders toolbar.
- Position the insertion point in one of the five paragraphs
(nothing should be selected).
- From the Shading list on the Borders toolbar, select a shading
pattern such as 40%. Notice that Word applies the shading to all
five paragraphs.
Case 2
Word behaves similarly when you remove border formatting or shading. If you
remove border or shading formatting from one paragraph, Word may remove it
from all the consecutively bordered or shaded paragraphs.
CAUSE
When you position the insertion point in consecutively bordered or shaded
paragraphs but do not select anything, Word applies additional shading or
border formatting to the entire group of paragraphs. Word also removes
shading or border formatting from the entire group of paragraphs. By
contrast, if you select some text in the group of bordered or shaded
paragraphs, Word applies or removes the border or shading formatting only
in the selected paragraphs.
STATUS
This is a design feature of Word. After you apply shading or border
formatting to consecutive paragraphs, you can apply or remove additional
shading or border formatting to all the paragraphs in the group by simply
positioning the insertion point somewhere in the group of paragraphs.
WORKAROUND
If you want to apply or remove shading or border formatting in a single
paragraph within a group of shaded or bordered paragraphs, select the
paragraph or some text within the paragraph.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbformat KB105546 |
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