Microsoft KB Archive/177439

= WD98: Word Assistant Tips and Tips Back/Next Buttons Not Available =

Article ID: 177439

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177439





SYMPTOMS
When you click the Word Assistant, the Tips button may be unavailable (dimmed). If the Tips button is available, clicking the button displays a tip. In the Office Assistant tip balloon are Back and Next buttons. These buttons may be unavailable.

This article explains why the Tips and the Next and Back buttons may be unavailable.



The Office Assistant Tips Button Appears Dimmed
When you click the Word Assistant, the Tips button appears dimmed if there are no tips to be displayed. Performing an action that causes Word to generate a tip makes this button available. For example, to cause Word to generate a tip, follow these steps:


 * 1) In a new document, type The word terst is misspelled.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Spelling And Grammar.
 * 3) Accept the word "test" in the Suggestions list of the Spelling and Grammar dialog box.
 * 4) Click Change.
 * 5) If the Office Assistant is not displayed, click the Office Assistant button (on the Standard toolbar).
 * 6) Click the Office Assistant.
 * 7) The Tips button should now be available.
 * 8) Click the Tips button.

The Tips Back and Next Buttons Appear Dimmed
The Back and Next buttons on the Tip balloon may be unavailable because there is only one tip to display.

Word stores all tips generated within a session of Word. If at any time you want to review tips generated during a particular session of Word, you can use the Back or Next button.

When you quit and restart Word, the tips available in the previous session of Word are no longer available and the Tips button again appears dimmed.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about tips, click the Office Assistant, type "Tips," click Search, and then click to view "Get Help, tips, and messages through the Office Assistant."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: OFF98 grey gray unavailable wizard

Keywords: kbinfo KB177439

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