XL98: Typed Text Appears Slowly or Is Garbled on a Power Macintosh Computer (175895)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q175895 SYMPTOMS
When you type data in a cell, the characters appear very slowly. The text
may also appear truncated or garbled.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
- You are using a Power Macintosh computer.
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- You format a cell with a TrueType font, and then make the text bold.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, apply the bold format after you type the text
in the cell.
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.
MORE INFORMATION
When you run Microsoft Excel on a Power Macintosh, format a cell with a
TrueType font, and then bold the cell, text you type in the cell appears
very slowly. This problem occurs only on the Power Macintosh platform
because of the way in which Excel works with the system Memory Manager
library.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbenv KB175895 |
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