Inserting a Bullet in Marlett Font Also Inserts a Hollow Box

ID: Q141057

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you create a bulleted list using the Marlett font, Word and Publisher insert one or more boxes, or a bullet and a box character instead of a single bullet.

NOTE: The box character is also printed.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you modify one of the built-in bullets and numbering formats, and then select a bullet character in the Marlett font.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Use another font to insert the bullet character.

Method 2

To use a bullet from the Marlett typeface, click Symbol on the Insert menu. This method does not automatically indent the text.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information and a description of the Marlett font, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q134861 Description of the Marlett TrueType Font

Additional query words: Word7 Word95 bullet font square box symbol hollow wrong incorrect winword pub95 word97 pub97 off97 7.0 8.0 97


Keywords          : kbualink97 kbFont kbprb 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0 7.0a 97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999