Microsoft KB Archive/312260

= MacXLX: Excel Sets the Default Header or Footer Font to Zero Size =

Article ID: 312260

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel X for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q312260



SYMPTOMS
When you click Custom Header or Custom Footer on the Header/Footer tab of the Page Setup dialog box, and then click the Font button, Excel sets the default font to Lucida Grande and the default size to 0 (zero).

If you then try to change the font without first selecting a font size, you receive the following warning message:

Font size must be between 1 and 409.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the active field in the Header or Footer dialog box is empty when you click the Font button. (The active field is denoted by an outline and contains a blinking insertion point.)



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, type some text in the header or footer and select it before you click the Font button. If you do this, Excel sets the default font to Verdana and the default size to 10.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot set a font size to zero. If you attempt to do this in the Font dialog box, you receive the error message in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

Additional query words: MacXLX Mac XLX XL font text see visible type appear hlgpg original enter alert error msg message

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB312260

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