Microsoft KB Archive/89028

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Last reviewed: April 17, 1996

Article ID: Q89028 The information in this article applies to
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a
 * Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SYMPTOMS
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, the Courier printer font displays as a proportional font when connected to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet driver in Windows 3.1. The Courier printer font on the HP DeskJet is a fixed length font and will print as such. However, when you choose the Courier printer font, a proportional font appears on the screen.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above. This problem was corrected in version 5.0 of Microsoft Excel for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
This does not occur in Windows 3.0. Microsoft Excel documents that were formatted with the Courier printer font in Windows 3.0 may display incorrectly in Windows 3.1 since the proportional font is spaced differently. However, Microsoft Excel prints the document correctly using the fixed length printer font.

WORKAROUND
Format the document using Courier New, a true type font.