BUG: HTML Help: Changing Background Color of Table of Contents Does Not Change Color Behind Text

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SYMPTOMS

When you change the background color of the Table of Contents in an HTML Help project, the background color does not change behind any text that is in the table.

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CAUSE

This is caused by a bug in the HTML Help compiler.

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STATUS

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

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Open an HTML Help project and select the Contents tab. Click the Table of Contents Properties button.
Click the Styles tab, and then change the background color.
Save, compile, and view the Table of Contents. All of the text will still have a white background.

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REFERENCES

For additional information on problems associated with changing the background color, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

215555 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/215555/EN-US/ ) HTML Help--Problems Setting Table of Contents Color

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft HTML Help 1.1
Microsoft HTML Help 1.2
Microsoft HTML Help 1.21
Microsoft HTML Help 1.22
Microsoft HTML Help 1.3

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kbbug kbcompiler KB267973

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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