OLEXP: Incorrect Help Topic Displayed for Font Settings (186774)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q186774
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click Font Settings on the Read tab of the Options dialog box, and then click "What's This?" on the shortcut menu, the "Mark as Read" Help topic is displayed.

CAUSE

The behavior occurs when an option is incorrectly associated with a Help topic.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Outlook Express version 4.0, 4.01, or 4.01 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

When you right-click an option and then click "What's This?" the Help topic associated with that option is displayed. When a Help topic is unavailable for an option, "No Help topic is associated with this item" is usually displayed.

In Outlook Express, when you right-click Font Settings on the Read tab, the "Mark as Read" Help topic is displayed instead of the "No Help topic is associated with this item" Help topic.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB186774