OFFXP: One Office Assistant Is Installed by Default (290363)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q290363
For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 202991.
For a Microsoft Office 97 version of this article, see 155143.

SUMMARY

When you install Microsoft Office XP, only one Office Assistant is fully installed. The Clippit character is installed by default.

MORE INFORMATION

When you run the Office Setup program and click Install Now, the following Office Assistants and their associated files are installed in the Office folder: 
   Assistant          File
   ---------          ----

   Clippit            Clippit.acs, Clippit.acg
   Dot                Dot.acg
   F1                 F1.acg
   Logo               Logo.acg
   Links              Offcat.acg
   MotherNature       Mnature.acg
   Rocky              Rocky.acg
Note that the Clippit character installs two files, Clippit.acs (actor file) and Clippit.acg (preview file). The other six actors install preview files (.acp), so that you can preview these characters on the Gallery tab of the Office Assistant dialog box.

When you change the Office Assistant, the .acs file for that particular character is installed in the Office folder. The Office Assistant uses the "Install on first use" method, which minimizes hard disk space and the initial installation time.

To change Office Assistants, follow these steps:
  1. Display the Office Assistant, if it is not currently displayed, by clicking Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
  2. Right-click the Office Assistant, and then click Choose Assistant on the shortcut menu.
  3. On the Gallery tab, click either Back or Next to preview the available Office Assistants. When you locate the one that you want, click OK.
If your Office installation source is not available, either you will be prompted to insert it (if you installed from a CD-ROM), or you will be prompted to connect to the network drive from which you installed Office.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/16/2006
Keywords:kbhowto KB290363
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