The Office Assistant
(Microsoft Excel Help)
Quick access to information can be obtaining using a Help feature called
"The Office Assistant". Click the Microsoft Excel Help button —
a question mark (?) — on the toolbar at the top of the window, or click
Help on the Menu Bar and choose Show the Office Assistant.
The "Office Assistant" will appear — as a paperclip (or some other icon)
— with a dialog bubble where you can pose questions. Simply type the question
(or word or phrase) in the space provided, click the Search button
to get a list of possible topics, and then click the topic desired. |
FIGURE 1. The
"Office Assistant"![The 'Office Assistant'](images/beg06-fig01.gif) |
Unless you turn this feature off by hiding or disabling the assistant,
the "Office Assistant" automatically pops up on your screen whenever it
thinks you may need some help with what you're doing. In this case, the
dialog bubble will ask if you need help with the task the "Office Assistant"
thinks you are trying to accomplish. To hide or disable the Office Assistant,
please see Office Assistant Options below.
You can close the dialog bubble but leave the Office Assistant on the
screen by clicking the Close button. To end your Office Assistant
session, click the Close button [X]
in the upper right-hand corner of the little Office Assistant window.
Office Assistant Options:
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If the Office Assistant is hidden or disabled, then on the main menu bar
click Help. Choose Show the Office Assistant.
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When the Office Assistant is active, you may temporarily hide the assistant
by right clicking on it and choosing Hide from the pop-up menu.
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If you would like to disable the Office Assistant (so that it doesn't automatically
pop up while you're working), then follow these steps:
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Right click on the Office Assistant while it is active.
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Choose Options.
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Click on the Options tab if it is not already highlighted.
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Uncheck Use the Office Assistant by clicking on the box to the left
of it.
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Click OK at the bottom of the screen.
This will disable the Office Assistant until you choose to activate
it again by clicking on Help and then Show the Office Assistant.
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