OFF98: Cannot See Insertion Point with Gray Background

• Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you edit the text of a slide, cell, document, or other object, you cannot see the insertion point.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• You change the background color or pattern of the object to the color gray.


-and-


• You attempt to edit the text of the object.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, change the background or pattern of the object to another color, such as a lighter or darker shade of gray.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL98 OFF98 word98

Keywords : kbdta offmac
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug