XL: Toolbars and Dialog Boxes Displayed in Black and White

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, toolbars and dialog boxes may be displayed in black and white and may not be displayed with the three-dimensional effect that they normally have.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you have specified a scaled font in the Display Properties dialog box in Windows 95. When you change the font scale in Display Properties to a value less than 100 percent, the following warning message may be displayed:

   This font size setting may cause some programs to appear incorrectly.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following steps to increase the scale for the font in the Display Properties dialog box:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Display icon to change the Display Properties.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click the Custom button for the Font Size.

5. Increase the font scale to 100% and click OK.

   NOTE: You may be able to use a font scale that is smaller than 100

            percent.
   
   

6. Click OK in Display Properties, and then click OK for the warning message if one appears.

7. You must restart your computer for this setting to take effect.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.