Created: March 20, 1992
ABSTRACT
This article lists the Help context strings and context numbers for MicrosoftÒ Excel for WindowsÔ. You can use the list to assign standard Microsoft Excel Help topics to custom menu commands created in the Microsoft Excel macro language.
This article contains a list of the Help context strings and context numbers in Microsoft Excel for the Microsoft WindowsÔ graphical environment. This list is useful when you create a custom menu, because you can assign standard Microsoft Excel Help topics to commands on your custom menu. You do this by including the Help context number in your menu definition table. This document is available on disk in plain text format, under the file name HELP.TEXT.
For example, you can assign the File Open Help topic (the topic that appears when you press F1 when the File Open command is highlighted in the worksheet menu bar) to a custom command called MyCommand. First, find the Help context string for the File Open command Help topic (idmSheetFileOpen). Then, find the associated context number, 2049. The menu definition table would appear as follows:
| Command name | Macro | Key | Status bar text | Help topic |
| NewMenu | (Mac only) | |||
| MyCommand | macro.MyCommand | New command | excelhlp.hlp!2049 | |
| AnotherCommand | macro.AnotherCommand | And again | excelhlp.hlp!1299 |
The Help topic reference appears in E15, and it includes the Help file name, EXCELHLP.HLP, and the Help context number, 2049.
You can write a simple macro to view Microsoft Excel Help topics. The following macro accepts a Help context number in an Input dialog box and then displays the corresponding Help topic. If you choose Cancel in the dialog box, the macro stops running and then closes itself.
auto_open =HIDE()
=INPUT("Context number:",2,"Help Viewer")
=IF(B3<>FALSE)
= HELP("EXCELHLP.HLP!"&B3)
=ELSE()
= UNHIDE()
= FILE.CLOSE()
=END.IF()
=GOTO($B$3)
These Help topics appear if you press F1 when a menu command is highlighted.
| Context string | Number |
| idmChartAddArrow | 2385 |
| idmChartAddLegend | 2383 |
| idmChartAddText | 2384 |
| idmChartAxis | 2391 |
| idmChartCalcDoc | 2471 |
| idmChartCalcNow | 2335 |
| idmChartCeAddOvly | 2379 |
| idmChartCeAxes | 2382 |
| idmChartCeChPref | 2381 |
| idmChartCeClear | 2356 |
| idmChartCeCopy | 2354 |
| idmChartCeCut | 2353 |
| idmChartCeEcho | 2445 |
| idmChartCeEditSer | 2532 |
| idmChartCeFonts | 2454 |
| idmChartCeMenus | 2459 |
| idmChartCeMoveObj | 2432 |
| idmChartCePaste | 2355 |
| idmChartCePasteSp | 2357 |
| idmChartCePerspective | 2501 |
| idmChartCePref | 2378 |
| idmChartCeSizeObj | 2433 |
| idmChartCeUndo | 2352 |
| idmChartChartText | 2393 |
| idmChartCloseAll | 2307 |
| idmChartColorPalette | 2465 |
| idmChartCopyPicture | 2412 |
| idmChartDoArrange | 2316 |
| idmChartDoCloseSh | 2448 |
| idmChartDoNew | 2423 |
| idmChartDoQuit | 2314 |
| idmChartFileDelete | 2310 |
| idmChartFileLinks | 2306 |
| idmChartFileOpen | 2305 |
| idmChartfnSave | 2308 |
| idmChartfnSaveAs | 2309 |
| idmChartForPat | 2388 |
| idmChartGArea | 2371 |
| idmChartGArea3D | 2497 |
| idmChartGBar | 2372 |
| idmChartGCol | 2373 |
| idmChartGCol3D | 2498 |
| idmChartGLine | 2374 |
| idmChartGLine3D | 2499 |
| idmChartGMixed | 2377 |
| idmChartGPie | 2375 |
| idmChartGPie3D | 2500 |
| idmChartGridlines | 2380 |
| idmChartGScatter | 2376 |
| idmChartHelpIndex | 2460 |
| idmChartHelpKeyboard | 2461 |
| idmChartHelpLotus | 2462 |
| idmChartHelpTutorial | 2464 |
| idmChartHide | 2397 |
| idmChartLegendType | 2392 |
| idmChartMainFormatChart | 2529 |
| idmChartOnDde | 2443 |
| idmChartOvlyFormatChart | 2530 |
| idmChartPageSetup | 2311 |
| idmChartPrint | 2312 |
| idmChartPrintPreview | 2526 |
| idmChartPrintSetup | 2313 |
| idmChartRecMacro | 2323 |
| idmChartRepeat | 2394 |
| idmChartRun | 2321 |
| idmChartSaveDesktop | 2449 |
| idmChartSelChart | 2386 |
| idmChartSelPlot | 2387 |
| idmChartStartRecorder | 2427 |
| idmChartSysRun | 2472 |
| idmChartToggleProt | 2332 |
| idmChartUnhide | 2398 |
| idmInfoCeEcho | 2957 |
| idmInfoCloseAll | 2819 |
| idmInfoDoArrange | 2828 |
| idmInfoDoCloseSh | 2960 |
| idmInfoDoNew | 2935 |
| idmInfoDoQuit | 2826 |
| idmInfoFileDelete | 2822 |
| idmInfoFileOpen | 2817 |
| idmInfoHelpIndex | 2972 |
| idmInfoHelpKeyboard | 2973 |
| idmInfoHelpLotus | 2974 |
| idmInfoHelpTutorial | 2976 |
| idmInfoInfoCell | 2992 |
| idmInfoInfoDep | 2999 |
| idmInfoInfoFmla | 2993 |
| idmInfoInfoFmt | 2995 |
| idmInfoInfoLbl | 2997 |
| idmInfoInfoNote | 3000 |
| idmInfoInfoPrec | 2998 |
| idmInfoInfoProt | 2996 |
| idmInfoInfoValue | 2994 |
| idmInfoNotes | 2952 |
| idmInfoOnDde | 2955 |
| idmInfoPageSetup | 2823 |
| idmInfoPrint | 2824 |
| idmInfoPrintPreview | 3038 |
| idmInfoPrintSetup | 2825 |
| idmInfoRecMacro | 2835 |
| idmInfoRun | 2833 |
| idmInfoSaveDesktop | 2961 |
| idmInfoStartRecorder | 2939 |
| idmInfoSysRun | 2984 |
| idmInfoUnhide | 2910 |
| idmNilCeEcho | 2701 |
| idmNilDoNew | 2679 |
| idmNilDoQuit | 2570 |
| idmNilFileDelete | 2566 |
| idmNilFileOpen | 2561 |
| idmNilHelpIndex | 2716 |
| idmNilHelpKeyboard | 2717 |
| idmNilHelpLotus | 2718 |
| idmNilHelpTutorial | 2720 |
| idmNilOnDde | 2699 |
| idmNilRecMacro | 2579 |
| idmNilSysRun | 2728 |
| idmNilUnhide | 2654 |
| idmSheetAbsRelRec | 2068 |
| idmSheetActivate | 2151 |
| idmSheetAlignCells | 2091 |
| idmSheetApplyNames | 2181 |
| idmSheetAssignMacro | 2261 |
| idmSheetCalcDoc | 2215 |
| idmSheetCalcNow | 2079 |
| idmSheetCeClear | 2100 |
| idmSheetCeCopy | 2098 |
| idmSheetCeCut | 2097 |
| idmSheetCeDesktop | 2143 |
| idmSheetCeEcho | 2189 |
| idmSheetCeFonts | 2198 |
| idmSheetCellNote | 2202 |
| idmSheetCeMenus | 2203 |
| idmSheetCePaneSplit | 2185 |
| idmSheetCePaste | 2099 |
| idmSheetCePasteLink | 2172 |
| idmSheetCePasteSp | 2101 |
| idmSheetCeRowHeight | 2175 |
| idmSheetCeUndo | 2096 |
| idmSheetCeWorkgroup | 2247 |
| idmSheetCloseAll | 2051 |
| idmSheetColorPalette | 2209 |
| idmSheetColWidth | 2095 |
| idmSheetConsolidate | 2239 |
| idmSheetCopyPicture | 2156 |
| idmSheetCreateLbls | 2110 |
| idmSheetDataDelete | 2084 |
| idmSheetDataForm | 2194 |
| idmSheetDataSeries | 2088 |
| idmSheetDataTable | 2089 |
| idmSheetDefineCrit | 2086 |
| idmSheetDefineData | 2085 |
| idmSheetDefineExtract | 2264 |
| idmSheetDefineName | 2109 |
| idmSheetDisplay | 2075 |
| idmSheetDoArrange | 2060 |
| idmSheetDoCloseSh | 2192 |
| idmSheetDoNew | 2167 |
| idmSheetDoObjPlac | 2255 |
| idmSheetDoQuit | 2058 |
| idmSheetDupWindow | 2059 |
| idmSheetEditDelete | 2102 |
| idmSheetEditInsert | 2103 |
| idmSheetExtract | 2083 |
| idmSheetFileDelete | 2054 |
| idmSheetFileLinks | 2050 |
| idmSheetFileOpen | 2049 |
| idmSheetFillDown | 2105 |
| idmSheetFillLeft | 2200 |
| idmSheetFillRight | 2104 |
| idmSheetFillUp | 2199 |
| idmSheetFillWorkgroup | 2248 |
| idmSheetFmtDefineStyle | 2260 |
| idmSheetFmtNum | 2090 |
| idmSheetfnSave | 2052 |
| idmSheetfnSaveAs | 2053 |
| idmSheetForPat | 2132 |
| idmSheetFreezePane | 2183 |
| idmSheetGoalSeek | 2246 |
| idmSheetGoto | 2111 |
| idmSheetGrid | 2093 |
| idmSheetGroupObj | 2253 |
| idmSheetHelpIndex | 2204 |
| idmSheetHelpKeyboard | 2205 |
| idmSheetHelpLotus | 2206 |
| idmSheetHelpTutorial | 2208 |
| idmSheetHide | 2141 |
| idmSheetInsertPaste | 2278 |
| idmSheetJustify | 2140 |
| idmSheetLock | 2094 |
| idmSheetMoveObjBack | 2223 |
| idmSheetMoveObjFront | 2222 |
| idmSheetNotes | 2184 |
| idmSheetOnDde | 2187 |
| idmSheetOutline | 2190 |
| idmSheetPageSetup | 2055 |
| idmSheetParse | 2139 |
| idmSheetPasteFunc | 2107 |
| idmSheetPasteName | 2106 |
| idmSheetPrint | 2056 |
| idmSheetPrintArea | 2070 |
| idmSheetPrintPreview | 2270 |
| idmSheetPrintSetup | 2057 |
| idmSheetPrintTitles | 2071 |
| idmSheetQuery | 2081 |
| idmSheetRecMacro | 2067 |
| idmSheetRecOptions | 2080 |
| idmSheetRefTog | 2108 |
| idmSheetRepeat | 2138 |
| idmSheetRun | 2065 |
| idmSheetSaveDesktop | 2193 |
| idmSheetSearch | 2112 |
| idmSheetSearchReplace | 2178 |
| idmSheetSelSpecial | 2180 |
| idmSheetSetRec | 2066 |
| idmSheetSetRmPgBrk | 2069 |
| idmSheetShowAct | 2114 |
| idmSheetSort | 2087 |
| idmSheetStartRecorder | 2171 |
| idmSheetSysRun | 2216 |
| idmSheetText | 2137 |
| idmSheetToggleProt | 2076 |
| idmSheetUngroupObj | 2254 |
| idmSheetUnhide | 2142 |
| Context string | Number |
| idmCLOSE | 0xF060 |
| idmKEYMENU | 0xF100 |
| idmMAXIMIZE | 0xF030 |
| idmMINIMIZE | 0xF020 |
| idmMOUSEMENU | 0xF090 |
| idmMOVE | 0xF010 |
| idmNEXT | 0xF040 |
| idmRESTORE | 0xF120 |
| idmSIZE | 0xF000 |
| idmTASKMGR | 0xF130 |
These Help topics appear if you press F1 when the dialog box is displayed.
| Context string | Number | Dialog box |
| iddAbort | 1024 | Now Printing |
| iddAbout | 1025 | About Excel |
| iddActivate | 1105 | Window Activate (more than nine windows) |
| iddAddText | 1028 | Chart Attach Text |
| iddAddText3D | 1137 | 3D Attach Text |
| iddAFF | 1073 | Chart Edit Clear |
| iddAlign | 1043 | Format Alignment |
| iddApply | 1094 | Formula Apply Names |
| iddArPat | 1026 | Format Area Patterns |
| iddArwPat | 1027 | Format Arrow Patterns |
| iddAssign | 1144 | Macro Assign to Object |
| iddAxDv | 1032 | Chart Format Scale (for value axis) |
| iddAxes | 1029 | Chart Axes |
| iddAxes3D | 1135 | 3D Axes |
| iddAxisText | 1143 | Axis tick label orientation |
| iddAxIv | 1031 | Chart Format Scale (for category axis) |
| iddAxPat | 1033 | Chart Format Axis Patterns |
| iddCellNote | 1096 | Formula Note |
| iddChartFont | 1097 | Chart Format Font |
| iddChartProtect | 1128 | Chart Protect Document |
| iddChartText | 1098 | Chart Format Text |
| iddChPageSetup | 1040 | Chart Page Setup |
| iddChPsC | 1114 | Chart Paste Special (chart-to-chart) |
| iddChPsS | 1074 | Chart Edit Paste Special (sheet-to-chart) |
| iddClear | 1034 | Edit Clear (worksheet menu) |
| iddClrSer | 1154 | Chart Edit Clear for series |
| iddColorPlt | 1158 | Options Color Palette |
| iddColWidth | 1048 | Format Column Width |
| iddConsolidate | 1127 | Data Consolidate |
| iddCopyAs | 1075 | Chart Edit Copy Picture |
| iddCopyPict | 1083 | Worksheet Edit Copy Picture |
| iddCreate | 1035 | Create Names |
| iddDataForm | 1116 | Default data form |
| iddDataSeries | 1038 | Data Series |
| iddDataTable | 1039 | Data Table |
| iddDde | 1100 | DDE "Select Data Source" |
| iddDdeChange | 1149 | DDE File Links Change |
| iddDdeOptions | 1150 | DDE File Links Options |
| iddDefineFuncName | 1071 | Define Name (macro sheet) |
| iddDefineName | 1042 | Define Name (worksheet) |
| iddDel | 1052 | Delete (shift rws/cols up/down/left/right) |
| iddDemote | 1142 | Outline Demote |
| iddDep | 1119 | Full dependents in info window |
| iddDesktop | 1086 | Options Desktop |
| iddDisplay | 1047 | Options Display |
| iddEasyxy | 1152 | Axis values for scatter charts |
| iddEditSer | 1147 | Data Series Editing |
| iddExtCopy | 1101 | External Copy |
| iddExtract | 1091 | Data Extract |
| iddFileDelete | 1060 | File Delete |
| iddFileLinks | 1059 | File Links |
| iddFilePass | 1041 | Protected File alert |
| iddFillGrp | 1140 | Edit Fill Workgroup |
| iddFind | 1067 | Formula Find |
| iddFonts | 1092 | Format Fonts |
| iddFormat | 1049 | Format Number |
| iddFormatChart | 1036 | Chart Format Main Chart |
| iddFormatOvly | 1037 | Chart Format Overlay |
| iddForPict | 1151 | Format Patterns for bar picture charts |
| iddGalleryArea | 1107 | Gallery Area |
| iddGalleryArea3D | 1131 | Gallery 3D Area |
| iddGalleryBar | 1108 | Gallery Bar |
| iddGalleryCol | 1109 | Gallery Column |
| iddGalleryCol3D | 1132 | Gallery 3D Column |
| iddGalleryLine | 1110 | Gallery Line |
| iddGalleryLine3D | 1133 | Gallery 3D Line |
| iddGalleryMixed | 1113 | Gallery Combination |
| iddGalleryPie | 1111 | Gallery Pie |
| iddGalleryPie3D | 1134 | Gallery 3D Pie |
| iddGalleryScatter | 1112 | Gallery Scatter |
| iddGoto | 1051 | Goto |
| iddGrid | 1045 | Format Borders |
| iddGridlines | 1030 | Chart Gridlines |
| iddGroup | 1139 | Windows Workgroup |
| iddHelpLotus | 1102 | Help Lotus |
| iddHelpMultiplan | 1103 | Help Multiplan |
| iddInput | 1117 | Input |
| iddIns | 1053 | Insert (shift rws/cols up/down/left/right) |
| iddLegend | 1054 | Chart Format Legend Type |
| iddLinePat | 1055 | Chart Format Line Patterns |
| iddLnPat | 1146 | Line Object Patterns |
| iddLoadOpts | 1121 | Text options from File Open |
| iddLock | 1046 | Format Protection |
| iddLockObj | 1145 | Protection of objects |
| iddNameCon | 1066 | Name Conflict (when switching to A1) |
| iddNew | 1057 | File New |
| iddNWAttributes | 1124 | |
| iddNWChangeLinks | 1123 | |
| iddNWLinks | 1122 | |
| iddNWSaveObject | 1129 | |
| iddNWShareName | 1125 | |
| iddObjectProtect | 2262 | Format Object Protection |
| iddObjPlac | 1136 | Object Placement |
| iddOpen | 1058 | File Open |
| iddOutline | 1148 | Formula Outline |
| iddPageSetup | 1081 | File Page Setup |
| iddParse | 1099 | Data parse |
| iddPassword | 1089 | Password (opening locked doc) |
| iddPasteCon | 1106 | Paste Conflict |
| iddPasteFunc | 1076 | Formula Paste Function |
| iddPasteName | 1068 | Formula Paste Name |
| iddPasteSp | 1061 | Edit Paste Special |
| iddPerspective | 1130 | |
| iddPrec | 1118 | Full precedents in info window |
| iddPrint | 1062 | File Print |
| iddPrinterSetup | 1072 | Change Printer |
| iddProcErr | 1063 | Macro Halt/Step/Continue |
| iddPromote | 1141 | Outline Promote |
| iddProtect | 1088 | Options Protect Document |
| iddRecalc | 1079 | Options Calculation |
| iddRecord | 1077 | Macro Record |
| iddReplace | 1087 | Formula Replace |
| iddResPass | 1138 | Write Reservation Password |
| iddRowHeight | 1080 | Format Row Height |
| iddRun | 1064 | Macro Run |
| iddSaveAs | 1065 | Save As |
| iddSaveDesk | 1095 | File Save Desktop |
| iddSelect | 1093 | Formula Select Special |
| iddSort | 1082 | Data Sort |
| iddStdFont | 1126 | Sheet Standard Font |
| iddStyle | 1153 | Format Style |
| iddStyleMerge | 1157 | Merge styles from <sheet> |
| iddSysRun | 1104 | Run Application |
| iddUDD | 1115 | Generic user-defined dialog box |
| iddUDM | 1120 | Generic user-defined menu |
| iddUnhide | 1090 | Window Unhide |
| iddUnused4 | 1085 |
These Help topics appear if you press F1 when an alert message is displayed.
| Context string | Number |
| idsLockCell | 1 |
| idsILL | 2 |
| ids2Lng | 3 |
| idsIllFmla | 4 |
| idsNoChName | 5 |
| idsErrInF | 6 |
| idsIllFunc | 7 |
| idsIllName | 8 |
| idsNoExtCh | 9 |
| idsNoName | 10 |
| idsIllFmt | 11 |
| idsSel2Big | 12 |
| idsNoMacroPaste | 13 |
| idsCRU | 14 |
| idsIllOrd | 15 |
| idsCValNonZ | 16 |
| idsIllTitle | 17 |
| idsIllVector | 18 |
| idsDiscontSel | 19 |
| idsNoAccess | 20 |
| idsNoMoreFiles | 21 |
| idsDiskFull | 22 |
| idsEOF | 23 |
| idsBadFileName | 24 |
| idsReadOnly | 25 |
| idsBadFmt | 26 |
| idsReplace | 27 |
| idsNSA | 28 |
| idsNRS | 29 |
| idsNRSWk3Plys | 30 |
| idsDocIncomplete | 31 |
| idsDeleteFile | 32 |
| ids2ManyDS | 33 |
| ids2ManyPts | 34 |
| idsNoNegLog | 35 |
| idsNoHalt | 36 |
| idsNotProg | 37 |
| idsCantPrint | 38 |
| idsNeedPoint | 39 |
| idsNeedSeries | 40 |
| idsGreaterThan0 | 41 |
| idsTooLarge | 42 |
| idsNoDraftChart | 43 |
| ids2ManyPics | 44 |
| idsOkReadOnly | 45 |
| idsOkROSharVio | 46 |
| idsSortKey | 47 |
| idsIMO | 48 |
| idsITO | 49 |
| idsISO | 50 |
| idsCantDeleteFormat | 51 |
| idsMSS | 52 |
| idsNonNum | 53 |
| idsMinMaj | 54 |
| idsMinMax | 55 |
| idsLogUnit | 56 |
| idsIllName2 | 57 |
| idsRepDef | 58 |
| idsBadNumber | 59 |
| idsBadInt | 60 |
| idsNameExists | 61 |
| idsNoMatch | 62 |
| idsLetter | 63 |
| idsColWidth | 64 |
| idsRowHeight | 65 |
| idsNDEF | 66 |
| idsRecFailed | 67 |
| idsRecRangeFull | 68 |
| idsCantOpenClip | 69 |
| idsCantEmptyClip | 70 |
| idsCantRecord | 71 |
| idsNbCell | 72 |
| idsObj | 73 |
| idsObjMove | 74 |
| idsNoLink | 75 |
| idsBadChange | 76 |
| idsCannotPaste | 77 |
| idsCantLoadDriver | 78 |
| idsDataLost | 79 |
| idsSameTitle | 80 |
| idsDoExtCopy | 81 |
| idsMismatch | 82 |
| idsNoPasteTbl | 83 |
| idsTrashFmt | 84 |
| idsNotFound | 85 |
| idsSharVio | 86 |
| idsNoDisplay | 87 |
| idsDelRecs | 88 |
| idsBadPswd | 89 |
| idsMulRef | 90 |
| idsUseDef | 91 |
| idsRefCon | 92 |
| idsExistCon | 93 |
| idsDiffSel | 94 |
| idsNoPLink | 95 |
| idsBadPLink | 96 |
| idsNoMatchCur | 97 |
| idsLoop | 98 |
| idsSaveCh | 99 |
| idsBadRef | 100 |
| idsOneCol | 101 |
| idsBadLine | 102 |
| idsNullDde | 103 |
| idsIllRef | 104 |
| idsPrecWarn | 105 |
| idsAlreadyProt | 106 |
| idsFormError | 107 |
| idsCantJustify | 108 |
| idsWarnJustify | 109 |
| idsUddError | 110 |
| idsDelCat | 111 |
| idsDelRec | 112 |
| idsCantGrow | 113 |
| idsLockChart | 114 |
| idsNoCells | 115 |
| idsNoMp | 116 |
| idsForErrTot | 117 |
| idsForErrRead | 118 |
| idsForErrWrite | 119 |
| idsForErr3d | 120 |
| idsForPreRef | 121 |
| idsForPreName | 122 |
| idsNeed3Series | 123 |
| idsNeed4Series | 124 |
| idsNoChRef | 125 |
| idsChangeLinks | 126 |
| idsStyleRedef | 127 |
| ids2ManyFields | 128 |
| idsExtrRangeFull | 129 |
| ids2ManyFormats | 130 |
| idsDelNote | 131 |
| idsGraph | 132 |
| idsBigScrap | 133 |
| idsCautionSave | 134 |
| idsNoResponse | 135 |
| idsCantQuit | 136 |
| ids2ManyIxals | 137 |
| idsBadHelpSpec | 138 |
| idsCantDel | 139 |
| idsBadMargin | 140 |
| idsNumRange1 | 141 |
| idsECNoName | 142 |
| idsStyleMergeClash | 143 |
| idsDataHidden | 144 |
| idsCantEnterFmla | 145 |
| idsNSR | 146 |
| idsSaveSerChanges | 147 |
| idsSShName | 148 |
| idsDlg2Large | 149 |
| idsDBFProt | 150 |
| idsBadFnt | 151 |
| idsWarnJustEnd | 152 |
| idsNotSupported | 153 |
| idsNoPages | 154 |
| idsNoBackup | 155 |
| idsBadFmt2 | 156 |
| idsCellNum | 157 |
| idsRefCurSheet | 158 |
| idsCellFormula | 159 |
| idsValidFormula | 160 |
| idsSaveRecalc | 161 |
| idsExtUncalced | 162 |
| idsDConUncalced | 163 |
| idsReserved | 164 |
| idsWriteProt | 165 |
| idsProtConPword | 166 |
| idsResConPword | 167 |
| idsBadConPword | 168 |
| idsIntlPword | 169 |
| idsCopy15 | 170 |
| idsROOkAlert | 171 |
| idsROOkDefault | 172 |
| idsRORecAlert | 173 |
| idsIfOne | 174 |
| idsRefTooCmplx | 175 |
| idsLockSheet | 176 |
| idsBadRef2 | 177 |
| idsCantMacro | 178 |
| idsNeedValRef | 179 |
| idsBiffDataLost | 180 |
| idsAutoOpenFailed | 181 |
| idsAutoCloseFailed | 182 |
| idsEmbedEditError | 183 |
| idsEmbedLaunchError | 184 |
| idsDataBaseNotDef | 185 |
| idsSheetProt | 186 |
| idsFmlaDsp | 187 |
| idsNoPasteSub | 208 |
| idsProcNoNext | 209 |
| idsProcNoLoop | 210 |
| idsProcNoIf | 211 |
| idsProcNoEndif | 212 |
| idsProcMaxMbar | 213 |
| idsProcUknCmd | 214 |
| idsProcDelBIMbar | 215 |
| idsProcDisBICmd | 216 |
| idsProcNameIsRef | 217 |
| idsUddNoRadGroup | 218 |
| idsUddNoRadButton | 219 |
| idsUddNoEdit | 220 |
| idsNameDiscontSel | 221 |
| idsIllComplexRef | 222 |
| idsNoExtDrag | 223 |
| idsChSuppClosed | 224 |
| idsChSuppLocked | 225 |
| idsChSuppNonNum | 226 |
| idsChCatNonNum | 227 |
| idsNoBiffStat | 228 |
| idsNameInComplex | 229 |
| idsSeries2Lng | 230 |
| idsIllListSep | 231 |
| idsIllTimeSep | 232 |
| idsSaveCantXlate | 233 |
| idsIPO | 234 |
| idsNoObjs | 235 |
| idsNoSaveSup | 236 |
| idsNoMem | 237 |
| idsBadLink | 238 |
| idsForErr | 239 |
| idsSel2BigCont | 240 |
| idsDocNotSaved | 241 |
| idsDocNotSaved2 | 242 |
| idsDConNoSource | 243 |
| idsCantLoadDCon | 244 |
| idsDConNoData | 245 |
| idsDConDupSrc | 246 |
| idsDConBadArea | 247 |
| idsDConOverlap | 248 |
| idsDConUnbound | 249 |
| idsDConLinkDest | 250 |
| idsNoOutline | 251 |
| idsDoDemote | 252 |
| idsModOutline | 253 |
| idsCantCreate | 254 |
| idsInsPasteDiag | 255 |
| idsInvalStyleName | 256 |
| idsStyleNotFound | 257 |
| idsSngWrkgrp | 258 |
| idsVisOnlyNow | 260 |
| idsBadPoint | 261 |
| idsExtNotFound | 262 |
| idsCantBoot | 263 |
| idsNoXLC | 264 |
| idsNoXLS | 265 |
| idsLaunchDde | 266 |
| idsDoExtDde | 267 |
| idsDdeTerminate | 268 |
| idsDdeClose | 269 |
| idsW | 270 |
| idsWrongSys | 271 |
| idsNewDriver | 272 |
| idsNWCantInit | 273 |
| idsNWCantCreateObject | 274 |
| idsNWCantChangeName | 275 |
| idsNWNoSaveDesk | 276 |
| idsNWNoPath | 277 |
| idsNWKillsTakeOff | 278 |
| idsNWCmdNotAvail | 279 |
| idsNWNoDelete | 280 |
| idsNWNoDelSrcName | 281 |
| idsNWCantConnect | 282 |
| idsBadMem | 283 |
| idsBadRgcell | 284 |
| idsNoChkMem | 285 |
| idsBadData | 286 |
| idsNYI | 287 |
| idsHelpCheck | 288 |
| idsBadKey | 289 |
| idsOldClrt | 290 |
| idsOldRgce | 291 |
| idsLoadAnyway | 292 |
| idsPrintTitle | 437 |
These Help topics appear if you take the indicated action with the question-mark mouse pointer. Press SHIFT+F1 to convert the mouse pointer to a question mark.
| Context string | Number | User action |
| idhAlignCtr | 1609 | |
| idhAlignLeft | 1608 | |
| idhAlignRight | 1610 | |
| idhArc | 1615 | |
| idhBold | 1606 | |
| idhButton | 1618 | |
| idhChart | 1616 | |
| idhChartHelp | 1537 | Click in a chart |
| idhClipHelp | 1552 | Click on a Clipboard window |
| idhDemote | 1602 | |
| idhFmlaBarHelp | 1539 | Click in reference area or formula bar |
| idhHelp | 1536 | Press ENTER |
| idhInfoHelp | 1550 | Click in the info window |
| idhItalic | 1607 | |
| idhLine | 1612 | |
| idhMacroHelp | 1549 | Click in a macro sheet |
| idhMarquee | 1611 | |
| idhOval | 1614 | |
| idhPict | 1619 | |
| idhPromote | 1601 | |
| idhRect | 1613 | |
| idhScrollBarHelp | 1540 | Click in a scroll bar |
| idhSelVis | 1604 | |
| idhSheetHelp | 1538 | Click in a worksheet |
| idhShowOut | 1603 | |
| idhSizeBorderHelp | 1551 | Click on a size border |
| idhSplitHelp | 1547 | Click on a split bar |
| idhStatusHelp | 1546 | Click in the status bar |
| idhSum | 1605 | |
| idhText | 1617 | |
| idhTitleBarHelp | 1548 | Click on a title bar |
These topics appear when you press F1 in the indicated window.
| Context string | No. | Window |
| idhPreviewHelp | 1542 | Preview |
| idhStepHelp | 1543 | Macro single-step "dialog" |
These topics appear when you select the indicated command.
| Context string | No. | Command |
| idhKeyboard | 1545 | Help Keyboard |
| idhWindow | 1544 | A window number in the Window menu |
| Context string | Number |
| ChartWindowMoreWindows | 2407 |
| cmdFile1234 | 1553 |
| dlgFormulaGoalSeek | 1044 |
| dlgGoalSeekStatus | 1069 |
| dlgReenterPassWord | 1070 |
| idcomEditPastePic | 2300 |
| idcomNewWaveEditShare | 2257 |
| idcomNewWaveEditShareChart | 2513 |
| idcomNewWaveEditShareName | 2258 |
| idcomNewWaveFileObjectsAttributes | 2267 |
| idcomNewWaveFileSaveNewObject | 2256 |
| idcomPastePicLink | 2301 |
| idhSolver1 | 1700 |
| idhSolver2 | 1701 |
| idhSolver3 | 1702 |
| idhSolver4 | 1703 |
| idhSolver5 | 1704 |
| idhSolver6 | 1705 |
| idmglossary | 519 |
| idnaddin | 514 |
| idnauditor | 525 |
| idnautosave | 515 |
| idncompare | 526 |
| idndebug | 516 |
| idndocsum | 517 |
| idnflatfile | 518 |
| idnfunctions | 513 |
| idnnamechanger | 521 |
| idnoverview | 512 |
| idnsheetaide | 520 |
| idnslideshow | 522 |
| idnstructure | 523 |
| idnwhatif | 524 |
| InfoWindowMoreWindows | 2919 |
| libCrosstabs | 527 |
| qexActivateQE | 670 |
| qexDataDelete | 671 |
| qexDataExtract | 672 |
| qexDataFind | 678 |
| qexDataForm | 677 |
| qexDataPasteField | 673 |
| qexDataSetDatabase | 675 |
| qexDataSQLQuery | 676 |
Some Help topics are identical in two different contexts. For example, the Help topics for the Format Object Group and Format Object Ungroup commands are identical. The following table describes Microsoft Excel Help topic context mapping.
| Context | Existing context |
| ChartWindowMoreWindows | cmdWindowMoreWindows |
| dlgFormulaGoalSeek | idmSheetGoalSeek |
| dlgGoalSeekStatus | idmSheetGoalSeek |
| dlgidcomNewWaveFileSaveNewObject | idcomNewWaveFileSaveNewObject |
| dlgReenterPassWord | idsProtConPword |
| iddAbout | idmSheetCeEcho |
| iddActivate | cmdWindowMoreWindows |
| iddAddText | idmChartAddText |
| iddAddText3D | idmChartAddText |
| iddAFF | idmChartCeClear |
| iddAlign | idmSheetAlignCells |
| iddApply | idmSheetApplyNames |
| iddArPat | idmChartForPat |
| iddAssign | idmSheetAssignMacro |
| iddAxDv | idmChartAxis |
| iddAxes | idmChartCeAxes |
| iddAxes3D | idmChartCeAxes |
| iddAxisText | idmChartChartText |
| iddAxIv | idmChartAxis |
| iddAxPat | idmChartForPat |
| iddCellNote | idmSheetCellNote |
| iddChartFont | idmChartCeFonts |
| iddChartProtect | idmChartToggleProt |
| iddChartText | idmSheetText |
| iddChPageSetup | idmSheetPageSetup |
| iddChPsC | idmChartCePasteSp |
| iddChPsS | idmChartCePasteSp |
| iddClear | idmSheetCeClear |
| iddClrSer | idmChartCeClear |
| iddColorPlt | idmSheetColorPalette |
| iddColWidth | idmSheetColWidth |
| iddConsolidate | idmSheetConsolidate |
| iddCopyAs | idmSheetCopyPicture |
| iddCopyPict | idmSheetCopyPicture |
| iddCreate | idmSheetCreateLbls |
| iddDataForm | idmSheetDataForm |
| iddDataSeries | idmSheetDataSeries |
| iddDataTable | idmSheetDataTable |
| iddDefineFuncName | idmSheetDefineName |
| iddDefineName | idmSheetDefineName |
| iddDel | idmSheetEditDelete |
| iddDemote | dlgPromoteOrDemote |
| iddDep | cmdInfoMenu |
| iddDesktop | idmSheetCeDesktop |
| iddDisplay | idmSheetDisplay |
| iddEasyxy | iddFirstColRowConDialog |
| iddEditSer | idmChartCeEditSer |
| iddExtract | idmSheetExtract |
| iddFileDelete | idmSheetFileDelete |
| iddFileLinks | idmSheetFileLinks |
| iddFillGrp | idmSheetFillWorkgroup |
| iddFind | idmSheetSearch |
| iddFonts | idmSheetCeFonts |
| iddFormat | idmSheetFmtNum |
| iddFormatChart | idmChartMainFormatChart |
| iddFormatOvly | idmChartOvlyFormatChart |
| iddGalleryArea | idmChartGArea |
| iddGalleryArea3D | idmChartGArea3D |
| iddGalleryBar | idmChartGBar |
| iddGalleryCol | idmChartGCol |
| iddGalleryCol3D | idmChartGCol3D |
| iddGalleryLine | idmChartGLine |
| iddGalleryLine3D | idmChartGLine3D |
| iddGalleryMixed | idmChartGMixed |
| iddGalleryPie | idmChartGPie |
| iddGalleryPie3D | idmChartGPie3D |
| iddGalleryScatter | idmChartGScatter |
| iddGoto | idmSheetGoto |
| iddGrid | idmSheetGrid |
| iddGridlines | idmChartGridlines |
| iddGroup | idmSheetCeWorkgroup |
| iddHelpLotus | idmSheetHelpLotus |
| iddHelpMultiplan | idmSheetOnDde |
| iddIns | idmSheetEditInsert |
| iddLnPat | idmSheetForPat |
| iddLoadopts | idmSheetFileOpen |
| iddLock | idmSheetLock |
| iddNew | idmSheetDoNew |
| iddNWSaveObject | idcomNewWaveFileSaveNewObject |
| iddObjectProtect | iddLockObj |
| iddObjPlac | idmSheetDoObjPlac |
| iddOpen | idmSheetFileOpen |
| iddOutline | idmSheetOutline |
| iddPageSetup | idmSheetPageSetup |
| iddParse | idmSheetParse |
| iddPasteCon | idmSheetPasteFunc |
| iddPasteFunc | idmSheetPasteFunc |
| iddPasteName | idmSheetPasteName |
| iddPasteSp | idmSheetCePasteSp |
| iddPerspective | idmChartCePerspective |
| iddPrec | cmdInfoMenu |
| iddPrint | idmSheetPrint |
| iddPrinterSetup | idmSheetPrintSetup |
| iddPromote | dlgPromoteOrDemote |
| iddProtect | idmSheetToggleProt |
| iddRecalc | idmSheetRecOptions |
| iddRecord | idmSheetRecMacro |
| iddReplace | idmSheetSearchReplace |
| iddRowHeight | idmSheetCeRowHeight |
| iddRun | idmSheetRun |
| iddSaveAs | idmSheetfnSaveAs |
| iddSaveDesk | idmSheetSaveDesktop |
| iddSelect | idmSheetSelSpecial |
| iddSort | idmSheetSort |
| iddStyle | idmSheetFmtDefineStyle |
| iddStyleMerge | idmSheetFmtDefineStyle |
| iddSysRun | idmSheetSysRun |
| iddUnhide | idmSheetUnhide |
| idhAlignCtr | iditextalign |
| idhAlignLeft | iditextalign |
| idhAlignRight | iditextalign |
| idhArc | ididraw |
| idhBold | idiboldital |
| idhButton | idibutton |
| idhChart | idichart |
| idhDemote | idioutline |
| idhItalic | idiboldital |
| idhLine | ididraw |
| idhMarquee | idiselect |
| idhOval | ididraw |
| idhPict | idicamera |
| idhPromote | idioutline |
| idhRect | ididraw |
| idhSelVis | idivisible |
| idhShowOut | idioutline |
| idhSum | idiautosum |
| idhText | iditextbox |
| idhTitleBarHelp | cmdControlMove |
| idhWindow | cmdWindow1234 |
| idmChartCeCopy | idmSheetCeCopy |
| idmChartCeCut | idmSheetCeCut |
| idmChartCeEcho | idmSheetCeEcho |
| idmChartCePaste | idmSheetCePaste |
| idmChartCeUndo | idmSheetCeUndo |
| idmChartCloseAll | idmSheetDoCloseSh |
| idmChartCopyPicture | idmSheetCopyPicture |
| idmChartDoArrange | idmSheetDoArrange |
| idmChartDoCloseSh | idmSheetDoCloseSh |
| idmChartDoNew | idmSheetDoNew |
| idmChartDoQuit | idmSheetDoQuit |
| idmChartFileDelete | idmSheetFileDelete |
| idmChartFileLinks | idmSheetFileLinks |
| idmChartFileOpen | idmSheetFileOpen |
| idmChartfnSave | idmSheetfnSave |
| idmChartfnSaveAs | idmSheetfnSaveAs |
| idmChartHelpIndex | idmSheetHelpIndex |
| idmChartHelpKeyboard | idmSheetHelpKeyboard |
| idmChartHelpLotus | idmSheetHelpLotus |
| idmChartHelpTutorial | idmSheetHelpTutorial |
| idmChartHide | idmSheetHide |
| idmChartOnDde | idmSheetOnDde |
| idmChartPageSetup | idmSheetPageSetup |
| idmChartPrint | idmSheetPrint |
| idmChartPrintPreview | idmSheetPrintPreview |
| idmChartPrintSetup | idmSheetPrintSetup |
| idmChartRecMacro | idmSheetRecMacro |
| idmChartRepeat | idmSheetRepeat |
| idmChartRun | idmSheetRun |
| idmChartSaveDesktop | idmSheetSaveDesktop |
| idmChartStartRecorder | idmSheetStartRecorder |
| idmChartUnhide | idmSheetUnhide |
| idmInfoCeEcho | idmSheetCeEcho |
| idmInfoCloseAll | idmSheetDoCloseSh |
| idmInfoDoArrange | idmSheetDoArrange |
| idmInfoDoCloseSh | idmSheetDoCloseSh |
| idmInfoDoNew | idmSheetDoNew |
| idmInfoDoQuit | idmSheetDoQuit |
| idmInfoFileDelete | idmSheetFileDelete |
| idmInfoFileOpen | idmSheetFileOpen |
| idmInfoHelpIndex | idmSheetHelpIndex |
| idmInfoHelpKeyboard | idmSheetHelpKeyboard |
| idmInfoHelpLotus | idmSheetHelpLotus |
| idmInfoHelpTutorial | idmSheetHelpTutorial |
| idmInfoInfoCell | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoDep | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoFmla | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoFmt | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoLbl | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoNote | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoPrec | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoProt | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoInfoValue | cmdInfoMenu |
| idmInfoOnDde | idmSheetOnDde |
| idmInfoPageSetup | idmSheetPageSetup |
| idmInfoPrint | idmSheetPrint |
| idmInfoPrintPreview | idmSheetPrintPreview |
| idmInfoPrintSetup | idmSheetPrintSetup |
| idmInfoRecMacro | idmSheetRecMacro |
| idmInfoRun | idmSheetRun |
| idmInfoSaveDesktop | idmSheetSaveDesktop |
| idmInfoStartRecorder | idmSheetStartRecorder |
| idmInfoUnhide | idmSheetUnhide |
| idmMOVE | cmdControlMove |
| idmNEXT | idnnxtwin |
| idmNilCeEcho | idmSheetCeEcho |
| idmNilDoNew | idmSheetDoNew |
| idmNilDoQuit | idmSheetDoQuit |
| idmNilFileDelete | idmSheetFileDelete |
| idmNilFileOpen | idmSheetFileOpen |
| idmNilHelpIndex | idmSheetHelpIndex |
| idmNilHelpKeyboard | idmSheetHelpKeyboard |
| idmNilHelpLotus | idmSheetHelpLotus |
| idmNilHelpTutorial | idmSheetHelpTutorial |
| idmNilOnDde | idmSheetOnDde |
| idmSheetActivate | cmdWindowMoreWindows |
| idmSheetCalcDoc | idmSheetCalcNow |
| idmSheetCloseAll | idmSheetDoCloseSh |
| idmSheetFillDown | idmSheetFillRight |
| idmSheetFillLeft | idmSheetFillRight |
| idmSheetFillUp | idmSheetFillRight |
| idmSheetUngroupObj | idmSheetGroupObj |
| idsReadOnly | idsNoAccess |
| idsSharVio | idsNoAccess |
| InfoWindowMoreWindows | cmdWindowMoreWindows |