OFF97: OSB Customize Dialog Always on Top

 Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
Article ID: Q161227
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click a blank area on the Office Shortcut Bar and click Customize, the Customize dialog box is not hidden when you activate another window.

CAUSE

The Customize dialog box is displayed on top of other windows until you click OK or Cancel.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, move the Customize dialog to another part of the screen, or dismiss it by clicking OK or Cancel.

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.

REFERENCES

For more information about customizing the Office Shortcut Bar, click the Index tab in Microsoft Office Help, type the following text 

   customizing shortcut
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Change the appearance of the Office Shortcut Bar" topic.

KBCategory: kbtool kbbug
KBSubcategory: offosb
Additional query words: 7.00 7.00a OFF97
Keywords : offosb kbbug kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:7.0 7.0a 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
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