Microsoft KB Archive/125221

= WD: Underline Tab Leader Prints Dashed in Palatino Font on Mac =

Article ID: 125221

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 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q125221



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, tabs with an underline leader are printed as a dashed line instead of a solid line.

This behavior occurs under the following situations:


 * You have the bitmap Palatino font installed. -or-


 * You have both the bitmap version and the TrueType version of Palatino installed.



WORKAROUND
Remove the bitmap version and install only the TrueType version of the Palatino font.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: font palatino tab underline underscore leader dash dashes dashed

Keywords: kbbug kbprint KB125221

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