Reset TipWizard Check Box Appears Gray (Semi-Select State)

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you display the General tab in the Options dialog box, the Reset TipWizard check box may appear gray, or in a semi-select state, instead of selected or cleared.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the TipWizard is disabled. Normally, when the TipWizard is enabled, the Reset TipWizard check box on the General tab is clear, and has two different selection states (namely, selected or cleared). However, if you disable the TipWizard by pressing the SHIFT key and selecting the ToolTip button on the Standard toolbar, the Reset TipWizard check box is gray, and it has three different selection states: gray, selected, or cleared.

When you reset the TipWizard, the TipWizard memory is cleared so that you can view tips that you have already seen.

MORE INFORMATION

Selecting the TipWizard button on the Standard toolbar toggles the TipWizard; the TipWizard is either displayed or closed. When you press the SHIFT key and select the TipWizard button, the TipWizard is either disabled (doesn't display any tips) or enabled. The TipWizard button always appears white when it is disabled.

If you disable the TipWizard while the TipWizard is displayed, the TipWizard is closed. If you enable the TipWizard while the TipWizard is not displayed, the TipWizard is displayed.