Microsoft KB Archive/43449

Mouse Cursor Lost Exiting Print preView in Word 5.0

PSS ID Number: Q43449 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50

MS-DOS

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After changing printer drivers while in Microsoft Word for DOS Print preView, the mouse cursor disappears when you exit Print preView.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start Word in text mode, and specify your printer driver to be POSTSCRP.
 * 2) Load a document. From the File menu, choose Print preView.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Print (while in Print preView).
 * 4) Change your printer driver to HPLASMS while still in Print preView.
 * 5) Choose Exit to return to normal editing mode.

Note that the mouse cursor has disappeared.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for DOS version 5.0. This problem was corrected in Word for DOS version 5.5.

KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 5.00 5.50

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