PRB: Vertical Scroll Bars Missing from Windows Help (77841)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.5
  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.51
  • Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) 4.0
This article was previously published under Q77841

SYMPTOMS

The vertical scroll bars do not appear in Windows Help when the window is sized smaller than the amount of text being displayed.

CAUSE

The displayed topic is formatted as a nonscrolling region.

RESOLUTION

Select the topic in the RTF editor and turn off the "Keep Paragraph with Next" formatting. This format is used by the Help Compiler to delimit the nonscrolling regions.

MORE INFORMATION

To remedy the situation in Microsoft Word for Windows, perform the following three steps:
  1. Highlight the entire topic.
  2. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.
  3. In the Format Paragraph dialog box, cancel the "With Next" check box.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/7/1999
Keywords:kbprb KB77841
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