Very odd style issue with MS Word 2003

Tom Beaty · May 6, 2005

This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this?

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
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Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Bob Buckland ?:-\) · May 6, 2005

Hi Tom,

For the 2nd issue turn off the Wordperfect (for DOS) settings
in Tools=>Options=>General and see if the Home key works.

For the 1st issue you may want to post this in the Word
Numbering newsgroup (link below)

======
This is an application issue with MS Word 2003 sp1 installed as Office suite
on a Win2Ksp4 system. This has been confirmed to not be a document specific
issue.

Client presses enter when using a list style/ What Word should do (dependant
on style) is create a new line with the same style; if user presses ENTER
again, then it should return to Normal style. What is occurring on clients
system is: A new style (named same as current style) is created the new style
has tweaked first line indent and tabs. Making this more curious is that: if
client continues to use his errant style, it will not create more styles on
top of the one it already created.

One other curious oddity here: The HOME key will not work with the MS Word
Application. CTRL-HOME works normally as do (apparently all other keys).
And this is not a hardware issue with keyboard.

This is not am auto-correct or auto-format issues as near as I can tell.
Attempt to resolve this have included replacing the NORMAL.DOT and
re-installing the application.

Any ideas or help on how to correct this? >>
--
LLet us know if this has helped you,

Bob Buckland ?

MS Office System Products MVP
*courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends8

A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.numbering
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.word.numbering

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Tom Beaty · May 6, 2005