XL: Product Articles on Internet, MSN, and FastTips

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.x, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article explains how to access the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the World Wide Web and The Microsoft Network. The Microsoft Knowledge Base includes thousands of articles that answer common questions about using Microsoft Excel.

It also explains how to access the Microsoft FastTips to hear recorded answers to frequently asked questions.

THE INTERNET

The Microsoft World Wide Web server, named www.microsoft.com, contains information on the company's products. The home page (or top-level page that is displayed) on the server also has pointers to ftp.microsoft.com and gopher.microsoft.com, making it an ideal entry-point to Internet services at Microsoft. To access the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the World Wide Web:

1. Use your Web brower to connect to the Knowledge Base using the following address:

         http://support.microsoft.com/support/
   

2. Select "Excel for Windows or Macintosh" in the "My question is about" box.

3. Type your question in the question box.

4. Click Find to search the Knowledge Base and the Support Web site.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129725
   TITLE     : Obtaining Knowledge Base Articles on the World Wide Web

THE MICROSOFT NETWORK

To access the Microsoft Knowledge Base on The Microsoft Network:

1. Click Go To on the Edit menu.

2. Click Other Location.

3. When the prompt "Type a Go word for a particular service" appears, type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).

   NOTE: It may take a minute or more for the Knowledge Base to appear while it prepares the necessary files to run.

4. Double-click MS Knowledge Base.

CREATING SHORTCUTS

In Microsoft Windows 95, you can create a shortcut to the Microsoft Knowledge Base that links you to the Knowledge Base when you click the shortcut icon.

To place a shortcut on the desktop:

1. After you access the Knowledge Base by using the instructions in this article, click the KB icon once.

2. On the File menu, click Create Shortcut.

To delete a shortcut, drag it to the Recycle Bin.

HOW TO ACCESS THE FASTTIPS FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL

Microsoft records answers to frequently asked questions about using Microsoft Excel. These questions and answers are called FastTips. To listen to FastTips for Microsoft Excel, call (800) 936-4100. You can also obtain a FastTips catalog by calling this number and order Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, Application Notes, and other technical information.

For a complete list of Microsoft FastTips for Microsoft Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q73648
   TITLE     : AppNote Reference: EPU (Excel and Project)