PUB: Publisher Hard to Use with High Contrast Black Color Scheme (139943)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0

This article was previously published under Q139943

SYMPTOMS

If you use the Windows color scheme called High Contrast Black, Publisher will be difficult to use: some of the buttons will appear as solid black boxes, and anything on the status line will be invisible.

CAUSE

Publisher uses black for many screen elements, including the status line text and the arrows used to move back and forth between pages. When you change the Windows color scheme such that the Windows background is colored black, you can no longer see these elements.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Use ToolTips to find out what the button is. Most of the Publisher buttons have ToolTips (a label that appears over a button when you hold the insertion point over it). In many cases, the ToolTip will tell you what a button does if you can't see the markings on the button.

Method 2: You can also use the High Contrast White color scheme; you can see all the button faces with this color scheme.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The high contrast color schemes are designed to make Windows 95 easier to use for people who are blind who have low vision.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbui KB139943