Microsoft KB Archive/126597

= WD6X: Mouse Pointer Flashes with Adobe Type Manager Installed =

Article ID: 126597

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q126597



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 6.0 for the Macintosh the mouse pointer flashes between the I-beam or pointing arrow and the watch cursor.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when Font Substitution is selected and no screen size of the Helvetica font is installed. It is a conflict between Word 6.0 and Adobe Type Manager (ATM).



RESOLUTION
Disable the Font Substitution feature in ATM or install at least one bitmap size of Helvetica.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0.1 for the Macintosh.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Word 6.0 requires both Geneva and Helvetica to display its dialog boxes. When Helvetica is missing and ATM is substituting, it causes Word and ATM to conflict over which font to display.

Adobe Type Manager is manufactured by Adobe, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: clock superATM super pulses

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbfont kb3rdparty KB126597

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