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Disabling and Enabling the Office Assistant and Other Options
You can use the options available on the Options page in the Office Assistant dialog box to make the Office Assistant work best for you. Some of these options are activated by default.
;The Office Assistant can be permanently disabled or enabled using the Use the Office Assistant option on the Options page in the Office Assistant dialog box. Under this heading, other options that can be selected include: Respond to F1 key, which opens the Office Assistant whenever you press the [F1] key; Move when in the way, which moves the Office Assistant as needed when screen elements (such as a dialog box) are open; and Guess Help topics, in which the Office Assistant automatically displays help on the current task.
Under Show tips about, you can choose exactly which type of tip you want to display or hide, depending upon your individual needs. You can choose to show or hide tips about Using features more effectively, Using the mouse more effectively, and Keyboard shortcuts.
In addition, you can select the following options: Only show high priority tips, which shows only important tips (such as time-saving tips); and Show the Tip of the Day at startup, which opens an Office Assistant tip each time Word starts.
If you disable the Office Assistant, you can enable it by selecting the Help menu and then selecting the Show the Office Assistant command.
The Office programs Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel, share the Office Assistant. Therefore, changes you make to the Office Assistant in Word affect all other Office programs.
The Options page
Read through the steps:. If you would like to complete these steps in an actual Word file, create a new Word document and then proceed through the steps.(Follow this link for instructions on creating a new Office file.)
Practice the Skill
- In an open Office program, click the Office Assistant.
The Office Assistant balloon appears. - Select Options.
The Office Assistant dialog box opens. - Select the Options tab.
The Options page appears. - Select or deselect the desired options. For example, click
Use the Office Assistant to deselect it
The options are selected or deselected. - Select OK.
The Office Assistant dialog box closes and the appropriate options are enabled or disabled.
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