Microsoft KB Archive/113148

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XL: No Error Message When Specifying a Non-existent Font
Last reviewed: March 27, 1997

Article ID: Q113148

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can format a cell with a font that is not currently available on your system without generating an error message. When you do this, the appearance of the font changes and the (unavailable) font name is retained in the Font dialog box.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs so that if a previously available font has been removed or is missing from your system, you can still use it to format characters in your worksheet. That is, even though the font is not currently available, Microsoft Excel makes the best attempt to find a proper font to format the cell and it allows you to use name of the font that you intended to use.

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION
In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, the font remains the same, an error message is not produced, and the font reverts back to the previously selected font choice for the formatted cell.