Microsoft KB Archive/262536

= OFF97: Underline Appears as Strikethrough in Pasted Word Object =

Article ID: 262536

Article Last Modified on 11/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262536





SYMPTOMS
When you insert a Word document object that was created from file into another Word document or a Microsoft Excel 97 workbook, any underline formatting appears raised above the baseline, giving the text the appearance of having strikethrough formatting.

This behavior also occurs if you click Paste Special on the Edit menu and click Microsoft Word Document Object.

This behavior is noticeable on screen and in print preview, but it does not affect how the document is printed.



CAUSE
This is a display problem only. When Word creates the metafile image of the document object, Word displays the object by using a screen font rather than a printer font. Because the screen font does not match the printer font, the baseline of the character falls below the position for the underline. As a result, the underline formatting runs through the bottom of the characters.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, increase your zoom settings. To do this in Microsoft Word, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the View menu, click Zoom.
 * 2) In the Zoom dialog box, click to select a different setting under Zoom to.
 * 3) Click OK.



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

Additional query words: OFF97

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB262536

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