OFF2001: Office Assistant Makes Sudden Loud Noise (269916)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q269916 SYMPTOMS
When you are working in an Office program with an Office Assistant displayed, a loud sound may be emitted from the computer for no apparent reason.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, turn off the Make Sounds command in the Office Assistants options. To do this, follow these steps:
- With the Office Assistant displayed on screen, click the Office Assistant once.
- In the What would you like to do? balloon, click the Options button.
- In the Office Assistants dialog box, select the Options tab, and then clear the Make Sounds check box.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB269916 |
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