Microsoft KB Archive/89394

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Excel: Incorrect Help Screen Generated for Paste Tool
Last reviewed: January 23, 1996

Article ID: Q89394

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY
In version 4.0 of Microsoft Excel, when you click the Paste Tool with the Help Cursor, an incorrect Help topic for the tool displays. The resulting Help screen contains information for the Paste Function tool.

MORE INFORMATION
Click the Help tool to change the standard arrow to the Help cursor (an arrow with a question mark). Clicking a tool activates Microsoft Help and displays the Help information for the clicked tool.

To View Help Information for the Paste Clipboard Tool

 * 1) Double-click the Help tool to activate Microsoft Help.
 * 2) Type &quot;Paste Tool&quot; (without the quotation marks) into the topic field.
 * 3) Click Show Topic.
 * 4) Click Go To.

The Paste tool pastes the current contents of the clipboard and is equivalent to choosing Paste from the Edit menu.