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OFF98: Cannot Select Office Assistant Topics with Keyboard

Article ID: 185164

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2002

Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q185164

SYMPTOMS

When viewing a bulleted list of topics in an Office Assistant balloon, it appears as though you cannot open a topic by using only the keyboard.

WORKAROUND

To open a topic in an Office Assistant balloon, press COMMAND+n, where n is the position of the item in the list. For example, to select the 3rd bulleted item, press COMMAND+3.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

You can also select these additional Office Assistant features by using the keyboard:

   To                               Press
   ----------------------------------------------------
   Open Office Assistant            HELP
   Begin a Search                   RETURN
   See More...                      COMMAND+DOWN ARROW
   See Previous...                  COMMAND+UP ARROW
   Display Tips                     COMMAND+T
   Display the next tip             COMMAND+N
   Display the previous tip         COMMAND+P
   Close                            ESCAPE
   Select Options                   COMMAND+O

REFERENCES

For more information about Office Assistant keyboard shortcuts, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

office assistant, shortcut keys

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Keys for using Office Assistant" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

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