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Hiding/Showing the Office Assistant
You can display or hide the Office Assistant as desired. Hiding the Office Assistant removes it from view, but does not disable it. The Office Assistant continues to monitor your activities and, if it detects that you are using procedures that can be performed more efficiently, the Office Assistant button on the toolbar displays a light bulb, or it may appear automatically to offer assistance.
You may want to hide the Office Assistant if you are not using it, find it distracting, or require a larger working area. To hide the Office Assistant, select the Help menu and choose Hide the Office Assistant. You can also hide the Office Assistant by clicking it with the right mouse button and selecting the Hide command.
If the Office Assistant is enabled, but hidden,
you can click the Microsoft Word Help button 
on the Standard
toolbar to display it.
Using the Help Menu to Hide the Office Assistant
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
- If necessary, open an Office program.
- Select the Help menu.
The Help menu appears. - Select the Hide the Office Assistant or Show the Office Assistant
command.
The Office Assistant disappears or appears.
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