OFF98: Office Assistant Help Runs Search When RETURN Is Pressed (184797)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
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+<Letter>,
where <Letter> 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.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Microsoft Office Assistant, 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 98 Help, type the following text
office assistant, shortcut keys
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Keys for using the Office
Assistant" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the
information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/2/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB184797 |
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