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Q157580: WD97: Some Wizards Don’t Show Finish On Progress Indicator

Article: Q157580
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtemplate
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When running one of the Word 97 wizards, the word Finish may not appear on the
wizard progress indicator.

CAUSE
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WORKAROUND
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Change the Windows Appearance Colors. Use one of the following methods:

Method 1: To change the Selected Items color, use the following steps:

a. From the Start menu, choose Settings, then click Control Panel.

b. From the Control Panel, double-click Display.

c. From the Display Properties dialog, select the Appearance tab. Then for
  "Item:", choose "Selected Items".

d. Under "Color:" for Font, select "White". Then click the OK button.

Method 2: To set the Windows Colors back to the Windows default, use the
following steps:

a. On the Start menu, choose Settings, then click Control Panel.

b. On the Control Panel, double-click Display.

c. In the Display Properties dialog, select the Appearance tab. Under "Scheme:",
  choose "Windows Standard", then click OK.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION
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The appearance of the wizards for Microsoft Word 97 for Windows has changed.
There are six Word wizards that provide a progress indicator on the left side of
the wizard window. The top of the indicator has Start and the bottom of the
indicator has Finish. The wizard indicator visually identifies the current step
in the wizard process. It also indicates how many steps remain in the wizard
process.

Certain font/color combinations can make the word Finish invisible on the wizard
progress indicator.

There are six wizards provided in Word that use the progress indicator. They are:
Agenda Wizard, Calendar Wizard, Fax Wizard, Newsletter Wizard, Pleading Wizard,
and the Resume Wizard.

There are two wizards that exhibit this problem. They are the Agenda Wizard and
the Resume Wizard. The other wizards display the word Finish correctly.

Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97 missing not visible gone

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Keywords          : kbtemplate 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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