Microsoft KB Archive/186248

= XL98: Pressing Spacebar does not Display Office Assistant Balloon =

Article ID: 186248

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q186248



SYMPTOMS
When you press the spacebar while a Wizard dialog box is open, the Office Assistant balloon does not appear.



CAUSE
The Office Assistant balloon does not appear when you press the spacebar because the Wizard dialog box always has the focus.



RESOLUTION
To display the Office Assistant balloon when a Wizard dialog box is open, click once on the Office Assistant.



STATUS
This is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
When a Wizard dialog box is displayed, you can get help from the Office Assistant by clicking the ? (question mark) in the lower-left corner of the Wizard dialog box. The Office Assistant will then display a balloon asking if you want assistance with the wizard. If you then press the spacebar, this balloon will disappear. However, pressing the spacebar will not make the balloon reappear. This behavior is different than that for Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

