The Guard function does not work in the text direction cell of Visio 2000

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SYMPTOMS

The Guard function does not work in the ShapeSheet text direction cell.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

263721 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263721/ ) Overview of the Visio 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Update

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visio 2000 SR-1.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

On the Tools menu, point to Options, and then click Regional Settings.
For Vertical Text, select Show, and then click OK.
Drag a shape to the drawing page, or create your own shape.
Type some text into the shape, and then click Show ShapeSheet on the Window menu.
In the Text Block section, set the TextDirection cell to GUARD(0).
In the drawing, click the Text tool, right-click the shape, click View, and then click View as Vertical.

Note that although the text has been guarded, the text changes to vertical text.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition

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kbprb kbtshoot KB264073

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