why has the ctrl-b or bold button stopped working?

[leaha]

I cannot change my font to bold using the B button in the top bar in Word.
Also the shortcut CTRL b does not work. I have gone to options and set CTRL b
for bold, but it still does not work. The only way to bold is through menu,
which is time consuming. I could do it before, but not now. CTRL u for
underline and CTRL i for italics work as well as their buttons. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Cooz]

Hi leaha,

Any ideas I got are (in this order):

- delete Normal.dot;
- the option in the Help-menu that says something like 'Analysis and
recovery...' (I'm using a Dutch version of Word in which the option reads
'Analyse en herstel...');
- reinstall Word.

For inexplicable behavior like this, these three are always the first ones
to try.

Success,
Cooz

 

[Graham Mayor]

Rename rather than delete normal.dot, then you don't lose all your
personalisations!

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[Cooz]

Oops... I left my Dutch PS.

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Thanks.

That's what I meant.