Microsoft KB Archive/184797

= OFF98: Office Assistant Help Runs Search When RETURN Is Pressed =

Article ID: 184797

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q184797



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Office Assistant, pressing RETURN may cause the search to be run regardless of the button the mouse pointer is currently over.



CAUSE
The Search button is the default button in the Office Assistant. Unless you click or activate another button, the Search button is active.



WORKAROUND
To choose Tips, Options, or Close in the Office Assistant, click the option button for that selection.

To select Tips or Options by using the keyboard, press COMMAND+, where  is the first letter of the button text. To close the Office Assistant balloon with the keyboard, press ESC.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The added functionality of "mouseover" (to hover or rest the mouse pointer) displays animation based on where the mouse is located on the screen. In the Office Assistant, this animation appears to make a button active when the mouse pointer is placed over it. However, unless you click the button or use the keyboard command, the button is not active.

