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I can't access the content
on Microsoft Office Online.
To access content on the Microsoft Office Online site, you must have access
to the
Internet, and you must have an
Internet account through an
Internet
service provider (ISP).
To test your Internet connection, click Microsoft Office Online on the Help menu. This will open the Microsoft Office Online Web page in your browser.
If you are able to connect this site, but are unable to see links to Microsoft Office Online in your program, check your online content settings by doing the following:
- On the Help menu, click Microsoft <Program Name> Help to display the <Program Name> Help task pane.
- Under See also in the task pane, click Online Content Settings.
- In the Service Options dialog box, make sure the Show content and links from Microsoft Office Online check box is selected, and select any additional online content check boxes you want.
If you are unable to connect to the Microsoft Office Online site, one of the following
may be your problem:
- The settings to connect your computer to the Internet might not
be correct. To make sure they are, do the following:
- In the Windows XP Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections and then click Internet Options.
In the Windows 2000 Control Panel, double-click the Internet Options icon.
- In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Connections tab.
- Your company's firewall or
proxy server could be preventing access
to this site.
- The Microsoft Office Online
site might be temporarily unavailable. If you can access other Web sites, wait
awhile and then try again.
The
Search Results task pane doesn't show the
help I want.
The variety and amount of content returned in the Search Results task pane is affected by your Internet connection (whether or not you have one), your online content settings, and your search scope. The content returned is shown in order of relevance. The most likely answer to your question appears first in the list. If you cannot find the help you want, try these steps in the order in which they appear:
- If you have an
Internet account through an Internet
service provider (ISP), make sure you are connected.
- For best results, type a complete sentence or question in the
Search box— not just a single word or a
phrase. For example, to find Help on how to print more than one copy of a file
at a time, type
print more than one copy at a
time instead of typing
print.
- To check your online content settings, do the following:
- On the Help menu, click Microsoft <Program Name> Help to display the <Program Name> Help task pane.
- Under See also in the task pane, click Online Content Settings.
- In the Service Options dialog box, make sure the Show content and links from Microsoft Office Online check box is selected, and select any additional online content check boxes you want.
- If you have an Internet connection and are showing online content, you can expand your search scope to include templates, training, clip
art, and other online content, by clicking
Microsoft Office Online
in the
Search list.
The Office Assistant is
distracting.
-
Try one of the following:
Choose a different Assistant
-
Right-click the Assistant, and then click
Choose Assistant on the
shortcut menu.
-
On the
Gallery tab, click
Back or
Next to see the available
Assistants.
Note Some Assistants are more active than others. The Office Logo
is the least active of the Assistants.
Limit the movements of the Office
Assistant
-
Click the Assistant, and then click
Options.
-
On the
Options tab, clear the
Move when in the way check
box.
Note Clearing this option also limits the movement of floating
toolbars.
Move the Assistant
Hide the Assistant
Turn off the Assistant
-
Click the Assistant, and then click
Options.
-
On the
Options tab, clear the
Use the Office
Assistant check box.
Turn off the Assistant's
sounds
-
Click the Assistant, and then click
Options.
-
On the
Options tab, clear the
Make sounds check box.
The Office Assistant is not displaying
programming Help topics
The Office Assistant displays only
Help topics about using your Office 2003 program when you're in the
non-programming part of the product. It displays only programming Help topics
when you're in the programming part of the product.
You can search for both non-programming and programming topics at
the same time.
How?
- Make sure you are in the programming part of the
product.
- Click the Assistant, and then click
Options.
- On the
Options tab, select the
Search for both
product and programming Help when programming check box.
The Office Assistant balloon
disappeared.
Try one or more of the following:
- Click the Office Assistant and the Assistant balloon will
appear.
- A tip or message balloon might appear in front of another
balloon. Close the balloon in front to see the one behind it.
- Some message balloons close automatically when you click in the
Office program window. These are informational messages that don't require a
response.
For example, when you check spelling, a message tells you when
you're finished. You won't see this type of message again unless you repeat the
action that causes it to appear— for example, when you check spelling
again.
The Office Assistant prevents me from
working.
When some messages are displayed, either by the
Office Assistant or without the Assistant, you may not be able to work in
Microsoft Office until you close the message. These are important messages that
require a response from you.
- Click an option button in the message displayed to continue to
work in the Office program.
- If the message is no longer displayed but a tip or Help topic
is, click anywhere in the program window to display the message again.