1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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IV-9 Microsoft includes tip wizards with all the Office 97 products. These next seven registry entries let you enable or disable the wizards.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstShowTipOfDay
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Tired of seeing all the tips of the day? Setting this value to 0 disables these tips.

IV-10 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstFeatureTips
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 shows tips for features you may not know about and suggests better ways to use the features you do know about.

IV-11 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstKeyboardShortcutTips
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 makes the Office Assistant show you keyboard shortcuts for functions that take complicated mouse and menu commands to accomplish.

IV-12 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstMouseTips
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 makes the Office Assistant watch your mouse commands and show you tips for using your mouse more effectively.

IV-13 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstAssistWithHelp
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 shows the Office Assistant when you press the F1 key in any Microsoft Office application. Setting this value to 0 makes the Help function appear instead of the Office Assistant. Note: In some areas, Help appears when you press the F1 key regardless of this setting.

IV-14 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstAssistWithAlerts
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 enables the Office Assistant to show you help messages.

IV-15 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstGuessHelp
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 enables context-sensitive help. Set this value to 0 if you do not want help topics to appear unless you specifically ask for help.

IV-16 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstOnlyHighPriorityTips
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 shows you only the tips that are important, such as those that alert you to timesaving features. This feature is great for moving from a beginner to an advanced user.

IV-17 Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Common\Assistant
Value Name: AsstOfficeWizards
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 enables the Office Assistant to provide help with most of the wizards in Microsoft Office applications.


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