Word 2002: Tab key in table does not move to next cell

[mrbu]

I've been using this program for years without any trouble. Now, all of a
sudden, when I press the tab key in a table, it does not jump to the next
cell as it should. Instead it moves to a tab stop in the same cell, as if I'm
pressing CTRL+TAB.

It looks as though an option somewhere might have got messed up, but I'm not
sure where to look.

Any suggestions? It's a real time-waster!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Or you have a sticking Ctrl key.

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[mrbu]

It's a sensible suggestion, but no other program behaves as though the Ctrl
key is stuck down, so I don't think that could be the case here.

Thanks anyway

 

[Klaus Linke]

It's a sensible suggestion, but no other program behaves as though the
Ctrl
key is stuck down, so I don't think that could be the case here.

Maybe you have a macro called "NextCell"? That's the command that' usually
run when you hit the Tab key in a table.
That macro would have to insert a real Tab though, to get the behaviour you
describe... which doesn't seem too likely.

Still, it might be worth checking...

Greetings,
Klaus