Microsoft KB Archive/30790

Screen Flashes When Previous Line Is Not Single Spaced

PSS ID Number: Q30790 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SYMPTOMS =

When you type a line of text on a Macintosh that has a color monitor in 256- color mode, the text on the active line may flicker as it is typed. This usually occurs when the line spacing is greater than 12 points.

Text typed may flicker for the following types of formats.


 * 1) The line of text is the first line of a paragraph and has Space Before paragraph formatting applied.
 * 2) The line of text is the last line of a paragraph and has Space After paragraph formatting applied.
 * 3) The line of text is in a paragraph that has more than 12 points of line spacing applied, such as double-spacing (24-point line spacing) or space-and-a-half (18-point line spacing).
 * 4) The font size of the text is greater than 12 points, such as 18-point or 24-point font size.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word 4.0 for the Macintosh. Contact Microsoft Product Support at (206) 454-2030 for more information.

= WORKAROUND =

Using Word 5.1 with larger monitors (such as a 14-inch color monitor) may require that more memory be allocated to Word. The preferred size is 3072K.

To allocate more memory to Word, do the following:


 * 1) If Word is running, make it the active application, and from the File menu, choose Quit.
 * 2) Locate the Microsoft Word icon and select it by clicking it once.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Get Info.
 * 4) Under “Memory” at the bottom of the Info window, type in the new memory allocation, such as 2048K or 3072K.
 * 5) Close the window.

Another possible workaround is to switch the monitor into a mode that uses fewer colors. To change the number of colors being used, do the following:


 * 1) From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels. Double-click the Monitors program (if you are running System 6.0.x, select the Monitors control panel).
 * 2) Select a smaller number of colors from the list of possibilities.
 * 3) Close the Monitors control panel.

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