OFF98: Euro Symbol Replaced By Word End-of-Cell Marker (194466)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q194466

SYMPTOMS

When you open a document in a Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition program, one or more characters have been replaced by the character that represents the Word end-of-cell marker.

When you open a workbook in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, one or more characters have been replaced by boxes.

CAUSE

This problem will occur when the following conditions are true:

  • You open a document that was created in an Office for Windows program in any Office 98 program that contains the Euro currency symbol.

    -and-
  • You are running Macintosh Operating System (OS) 8.5.

    -and-
  • You have installed the Office 98 Update for Mac OS 8.5.

    -and-
  • You are not using a Euro-compatible font.

RESOLUTION

You must switch to a Euro-compatible font in order to display the Euro symbol. The following is a list of Euro-compatible fonts that are installed with Macintosh OS 8.5:

Capitals
Charcoal
Chicago
Courier
Gadget
Geneva
Helvetica
Monaco
New York
Palatino
Sand
Techno
Textile
Times

NOTE: The fonts that are installed by Microsoft Office 98 are not Euro- compatible.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB194466
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