Microsoft KB Archive/134734

= OFF95: Help Files Not Available When Building Index =

Article ID: 134734

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134734



SYMPTOMS
When you run Help in a program, and you build an index using the Find tab, not all of the Help files for that program may be available. Additionally, the Help file for your program may not contain all of the books (Contents tab) or topics that should be available for your program.



CAUSE
When you run a Help file, you can use the Find Setup Wizard (the first time you click the Find tab) to create a list that contains every word from the Help files for your programs. When the word list is created, you can click the Options button on the Find tab, to select the Find options, such as which files to search. The list of files to search may not contain all of the Help files that you know are on your computer.

This problem occurs, for example, if you did not install all of the Help files for a program. However, this problem also occurs if you install an individual Help file after installing the main Help file. For example, if you install the Online Help For Visual Basic component for Microsoft Excel after installing the Online Help For Microsoft Excel component, the Visual Basic Help topics are not available in the Microsoft Excel Help file. Additionally, the Visual Basic For Programs Reference is not available in the list of files to search in the File Options dialog box when you change the Index options for Microsoft Excel Help.



RESOLUTION
To update the Help contents after installing an individual Help file, use one of the following methods.

Microsoft Excel
To add the Visual Basic Reference to the Microsoft Excel Help contents, activate an existing module or insert a new Visual Basic module, and press F1 while the module sheet is active. Visual Basic Help appears because of the context sensitive Help capability, and the Help file is added to the Contents tab. If this does not work try entering a VBA topic such as "Add" to a module sheet, then hit F1 for that topic to add Help for VBA.

Microsoft Word
Create or edit a new macro, and press F1 while the macro window is active. WordBasic Help appears because of the context sensitive Help capability, and the Help file is added to the Contents tab.

NOTE: Removing the entire program such as Microsoft Excel or Word, and then installing the program again, including all of the Help files, will also resolve this issue. However, this option should only be used when all other methods fail to resolve this issue.

Note that if you install the Microsoft Excel Help file, and you later install the DAO Help file without installing the Visual Basic Reference Help file, the Microsoft Excel Help file will not contain the book (Contents tab) or topics for the DAO Help file.

For additional information about installing the DAO Help file after installing the Microsoft Excel Help file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

135501 OFF95: DAO Help Entry Does Not Appear



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office versions 7.0a and 7.0b for Windows 95.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table displays a list of the Help files available in Microsoft Office Setup, and whether the file is installed if you perform a Typical installation (same as Custom installation if you don't make any changes to the selected items.) Setup Options                                     Installed During Typical --- Office Binder and Shortcut bar Office Help                                               Yes Microsoft Binder Help Files                               Yes

Microsoft Excel Online Help And Sample Files Online Help For Microsoft Excel                        Yes Online Help for Visual Basic                            No

Microsoft Word Online Help Online Help For Microsoft Word                         Yes WordBasic Help                                          No      Help for WordPerfect Users                               No

Microsoft PowerPoint Online Help For Microsoft PowerPoint                      Yes

Microsoft Schedule+ Help                                                      Yes Individual Help Files available for each program's Help file to search (assuming Complete installation):

Microsoft Office Help
Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Quick Tips

Microsoft Binder Help
Binder

Microsoft Excel Help
DAO Help

Jet SQL Reference

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel Keyword Macros

Microsoft Excel Quick Tips

Microsoft Excel Reference

Microsoft Office Binder Reference

Microsoft Office Reference

Visual Basic for Programs Reference

Microsoft PowerPoint Help
Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint Quick Tips

Microsoft Word Help
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word Keyword Macros

Microsoft Word Quick Tips

WordBasic Help

Additional query words: vba_xl.hlp dao.hlp

Keywords: KB134734

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