Re: office 2003 help file problem
- From: "djrose2" <djrose2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:26:12 -0700
Thank you all for the information on how to turn off online help. In the
program I looked for it a long time.
I also miss the Index feature.
"scc r&p" wrote:
> I agree that the help was better offline. You can also pass along that the
> index feature was nice on help to be able to search alphabetically and SEE
> keywords. Now I can just hope I have the term right, while before, I could
> tell as I was typing the word whether or not it was going to work.
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for taking the time to provide some additional details on the
> > Help issue.
> >
> > I know exactly what you are referring to and the Search Results order
> > it is currently one of the biggest complaints. Your example is a
> > *great* information, btw. One I can pass along to Microsoft since this
> > is something they can look into and perhaps correct. (I know they've
> > had problems with search and are continuing to refine the search
> > results.)
> >
> > To expand further for others who may be reading this thread, the issue
> > is: Searching for "DatePart", without the quotes, in online Help
> > doesn't include the "DatePart Function" topic in the Search Results
> > but if you search offline Help it is one of the first topics listed.
> >
> > FWIW, the concept, incorporating the ability to update Help, is a
> > feature we've been requesting for years. But they still have some work
> > to do before we'll ever be happy with it! The MVPs have been providing
> > feedback on Office 2003 Help for over a year now and I can tell you
> > Microsoft *is* listening. Now, whether they implement our
> > requests/concerns remains to be seen. But I do think we'll see some
> > changes in this area in Office 12 since quite a bit of our feedback
> > involves redesigning the whole thing. <grin>
> >
> > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> > assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Beth Melton
> > Microsoft Office MVP
> >
> > Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> > TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> > MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
> >
> >
> > "Keith G Hicks" <krh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:eS4cNzZfFHA.1416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for the tip. Much apprecated.
> > >
> > > Accruacy issue: When I'm in MS Access and I search on something like
> > > "DatePart", when in Online mode it comes up with all sorts of
> > > nonsense that
> > > does not apply. I just want the syntax of the function. Offline help
> > > gives
> > > me that right at the top.
> > >
> > > In addition, I really (and Im sure many would agree) don't
> > > understand why MS
> > > keeps fouling up the help for MS Access. It was good in Access 97.
> > > Really
> > > bad in Access 2000 and from what I can see in 03 it's even worse.
> > > The help
> > > system in MS SQL BOL is great. I really wish MS would go back to
> > > that type
> > > of format for the help. It would be a big improvement. It's so easy
> > > to find
> > > answers in that system. It seems the more clever MS gets with the
> > > help
> > > systems the hard it is to find what you need.
> > >
> > > "Beth Melton" <bmelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:ul9mNqYfFHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > Comment: Online Help content provides a means to obtain updated
> > > content with corrections and additional information so I'm not sure
> > > what you mean by "the offline help is more accurate". Do you mean
> > > you've found errors in the Online content that do not appear in the
> > > Offline Help topic? Or do you mean searching Online content returns
> > > too many search results, such as templates, assistance, and
> > > training?
> >
> >
> >
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