Text Labels in Custom Dialog Boxes Different from 5.0 (131996)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Excel for Windows NT 5.0
This article was previously published under Q131996 SYMPTOMS
Custom Dialog boxes created in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0,
may not look the same when used in Microsoft Excel for Windows, version
5.0. In version 5.0, the fonts in the dialog boxes will take on a bolder
appearance, and the font spacing may cause text labels to appear misaligned
when compared to the original dialog boxes.
CAUSE
To comply with Microsoft Windows 95 standards for dialog boxes, Microsoft
Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, uses a font that is "thinner" than the
system font. Earlier versions of Microsoft Excel use a system font that is
heavier. Because the spacing for the text labels is based on the thinner
font, the labels may appear misaligned or cut off behind other dialog
objects, when you open the dialog box in Microsoft Excel for Windows,
version 5.0.
Note that dialog boxes created in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows
look fine in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0.
WORKAROUND
If you want to run Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, dialog
boxes in Microsoft Excel version 5.0, you should design the dialog boxes
with enough spacing between the labels and objects to compensate for the
change in the appearance of the type.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/15/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB131996 |
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