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OFFXP: Control How and When the Office Assistant Appears
This article was previously published under Q290115
For a Microsoft Office 97 version of this article, see
158065Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=158065/EN-US/
)
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For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see
199766Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=199766/EN-US/
)
.
SUMMARY
When you run any of the programs included with Microsoft Office XP and you use a lower screen resolution (800 x 600, for example), or if you have many windows open, or if your screen is very cluttered, you may find that the Office Assistant is too obtrusive. This article describes how to control how and when the Office Assistant appears.
MORE INFORMATION
All of the programs in Microsoft Office XP include the Office Assistant; it is available to help you with questions or problems with Office programs. To ask the Office Assistant a question, click its character, and then type your question. If the Office Assistant is not visible, click
Show the Office Assistant on the
Help menu.
The Office Assistant appears by default when you start an Office program. To make
the Office Assistant appear only when you have a question,
follow these steps:
- Right-click the Office Assistant. On the shortcut menu, click Options.
- On the Options tab, select the check boxes that are appropriate for your needs. The functionality of each check box is described in the following table.
Check box Functionality
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Use the Office If selected, turns on the Office Assistant
Assistant Wizard. If not selected, turns off the
Office Assistant.
Respond to F1 key If selected, pressing F1 displays the
Office Assistant and prompts for a question. If
not selected, pressing F1 displays the Help
topics for the current program.
Help with wizards If selected, the Office Assistant asks if you
want help whenever you use a wizard.
Display alerts If selected, all alerts are shown in "word
bubbles" by the Office Assistant. If not
selected, alerts are shown in normal dialog
boxes.
Search for both If selected, searches for both programming and
product and product Help topics while you work with Visual
programming help Basic for Applications in your program.
when programming
Move when in the way If selected, the Office Assistant moves away
from the insertion point when you type. If not
selected, the Office Assistant may hide or
obscure what you are trying to edit.
Guess Help topics If selected, the Office Assistant guesses the
Help topics you want to see, based on
your actions.
Make sounds If selected, turns on sounds for the Office
Assistant.
Using features more If selected, shows tips for features you may not
effectively know and suggestions on how to better use
features you know.
Using the mouse more If selected, shows tips about how to use the
effectively mouse to get your work done more quickly.
Keyboard shortcuts If selected, shows the shortcut keys you can use
to get your work done quickly.
Only show high If selected, shows only tips that are considered
priority tips important, such as those that alert you to
time-saving features.
Show the Tip of the If selected, shows a Tip of the Day when an
Day at startup Office program starts, as an easy way to get
familiar with features.
- If you want the Office Assistant to appear only when you need to ask a
question, clear the Help with wizards, Display alerts, and Guess
Help topics check boxes. Make sure that the Respond to F1 key check box is selected.
- Click OK.
When you press F1, the Office Assistant appears and prompts you for a question.
You can also display the Office Assistant by clicking
Show the Office Assistant on the
Help menu.
To make the Office Assistant disappear, you can either
- Click Hide the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
-or-
- Right-click the Office Assistant, and then click Hide.
REFERENCES
For additional information about the Office Assistant, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290151Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=290151/EN-US/
)
HOW TO: Modify or Remove Microsoft Office Assistant Help in Office XP
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
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