Re: "What's this" context sensitive help missing in Word 2003

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:01:14 -0600

Context-sensitive Help has been greatly reduced in Word 2003. You can still
get generic help about the dialog but not about a specific item in it.
Clicking on the button should open Word's Help task pane with an appropriate
topic selected. 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"stuart k" <stu_kruse@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e8a601c40b9e$3d5a1a70$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> In previous versions of Office, you could right-click on
> dialogue box optins and get a 'what's this' menu option.
> This then provided a hint about a particular dialogue item
> (e.g. a tickbox).  Equally, an application such as Word
> had a 'What's this?' button on the main toolbar, which
> gave a hint about other toolbar buttons.
>
> In my new version of Office 2003 this isn't working.  I
> can't right click on dialogue options and nothing happens
> when I click on the 'What's this?' toolbar button.  I've
> installed all help files (I think) and there doesn't seem
> to be any repairs needed.
>
> Anyone got any ideas why this is happening? Any help much
> appreciated,a
>
> Stu
> .
>
>
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