XL98: Pressing Spacebar does not Display Office Assistant Balloon

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you press the spacebar while a Wizard dialog box is open, the Office Assistant balloon does not appear.

CAUSE

The Office Assistant balloon does not appear when you press the spacebar because the Wizard dialog box always has the focus.

RESOLUTION

To display the Office Assistant balloon when a Wizard dialog box is open, click once on the Office Assistant.

STATUS

This is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

When a Wizard dialog box is displayed, you can get help from the Office Assistant by clicking the ? (question mark) in the lower-left corner of the Wizard dialog box. The Office Assistant will then display a balloon asking if you want assistance with the wizard. If you then press the spacebar, this balloon will disappear. However, pressing the spacebar will not make the balloon reappear. This behavior is different than that for Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

REFERENCES

For more information about Getting Office Assistant Help, click the Office Assistant, type "help with wizards," click Search, and then click to view "Get Help, tips, and messages through the Office Assistant."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: XL98 space bar

Keywords : kbdta xlwiz
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb