OL97: Reminder and Private Symbols Show as Boxes

ID: Q217972

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When viewing an appointment or meeting in the Outlook Calendar folder, the reminder, private, or recurrence symbols show as boxes or strange symbols.


CAUSE

This is caused by a missing or corrupted MS Outlook font.


RESOLUTION

Reinstall the MS Outlook font.


MORE INFORMATION

To reinstall the MS Outlook font, follow these steps:

  1. Search for and rename file Outlook.ttf, if it exists.


  2. Run Setup to reinstall the font.


Additional query words: 97 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1999