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From: gandreas@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Glenn Andreas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Word 3.02 Tabs from Hell
Summary: Possessed mac
Message-ID: <1025@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>
Date: 28 Apr 89 16:27:25 GMT
Organization: U of Minnesota-Duluth, Information Services
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I'm working on a table in a Word document which has 8 columns, lines between
the columns, boxes around the lines, etc... all to look real nice.  I had
made one earlier (but with 3 columns) and it looked great.  But suddenly
strangeness starts happening.  It keeps insisting on putting a tab stop at
4 15/16 inches (a center tab, like the rest).  If I select the whole table,
remove the tab, everything looks great.  If I start typing somewhere
(anywhere), or even do a show/hide paragraphs, the tab stop comes back.  I
can move it (and put in an extra tab in every line of the table) and another
one appears to take it's place.  I'm running a IIx, 6.0.3, MF, etc...  All I
can say is that I've got my upgrade order in, but this is driving me to
drink.  (I also had a problem of not being able to type an opt-p to get the
pi character, giving me a hollow apple instead (even in KeyCaps), but that
went away).

So, can a computer be possessed?  Who ya gonna call...

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