Some Characters Are Missing When You Print or Preview in Internet Explorer (272520)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition SP 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 SP 1

This article was previously published under Q272520

SYMPTOMS

Text that is in a table cell appears correctly when you view a document, but may not appear when you preview or print the document. This issue occurs only if all of the following conditions exist:

There is a <Font size=2> HTML tag in the table.
The browser text size is Medium (the default).
The first set of characters contains five or more letters or numbers (or both), followed by a space.
The browser window is maximized.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use any of the following methods:

Do not use the <Font> tag; use cascading style sheets to format the text instead.
In the source, use a non-breaking space ( ) instead of a space between the words (for example, "Microsoft Corporation").
Use a size larger than 2 in the <Font> tag.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/14/2003
Keywords:	kbenv kbprb kbprint KB272520