Microsoft KB Archive/170804

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XL97: Double-Underline Font Style Overlaps Text in Cell
Last reviewed: June 30, 1997

Article ID: Q170804

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS
When you use a double-underline font style in a cell, the underline overlaps any text in the cell.

CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

 You are using the double-underline font style in a cell. -and- The font size of the text in the cell is 10 or less.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Double-Accounting Font Style
This method uses the double-accounting font style to push the text higher in the cell to separate the text from the underline. To use this method, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the cell to which you want to apply the double-underline. On the Format menu, click Cells.
 * 2) In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Font tab. Click Double Accounting the Underline box. Click OK.

Method 2: Increase the Font Size
This method increases the font size, which separates the underline from the text in the cell. To use this method, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the cell to which you want to apply the double-underline. On the Format menu, click Cells.
 * 2) In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Font tab. Select a Font size larger than 10 in the Size box. Click OK.

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.