Microsoft KB Archive/187923

= OFF97: Cannot Bookmark Topics with Office Assistant =

Article ID: 187923

Article Last Modified on 11/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187923



SYMPTOMS
When you start Help and click the Options button or right-click the Help topic, the following commands are not available:


 * Bookmarks
 * Define Bookmarks



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you view the Help topic in the Office Assistant.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and define a bookmark for topics by using the Office Assistant, follow these steps:


 * 1) Note the topic heading.
 * 2) Right-click the Office Assistant and click Hide Assistant.
 * 3) Click Contents And Index on the Help menu and click the Search tab.
 * 4) Type the topic heading, and then double-click the selected text to go to that topic.
 * 5) Click Option or right-click in the topic window.

The bookmark commands are available.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Office 97 for Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
A defined bookmark allows you to return quickly to a specific Help topic. To define a bookmark, follow these steps while the Help topic is displayed:


 * 1) Click the Option Button, and then click Define Bookmarks.
 * 2) Type a new bookmark name or accept the default, and then click OK.

You can quickly return to a defined bookmark while you are viewing Help by following these steps:


 * 1) Click Option, and then click Bookmarks.
 * 2) Click the bookmark name, and then click OK.

Additional query words: OFF97 book mark annotate paperclip

Keywords: kbbug kbhelp kbpending KB187923

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