OFF97: Cannot Bookmark Topics with Office Assistant

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you start Help and click the Options button or right-click the Help topic, the following commands are not available:

• Bookmarks



• Define Bookmarks

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you view the Help topic in the Office Assistant.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem and define a bookmark for topics by using the Office Assistant, follow these steps:

1. Note the topic heading.



2. Right-click the Office Assistant and click Hide Assistant.



3. Click Contents And Index on the Help menu and click the Search tab.



4. Type the topic heading, and then double-click the selected text to go to that topic.



5. Click Option or right-click in the topic window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Office 97 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

A defined bookmark allows you to return quickly to a specific Help topic. To define a bookmark, follow these steps while the Help topic is displayed:

1. Click the Option Button, and then click Define Bookmarks.



2. Type a new bookmark name or accept the default, and then click OK.

1. Click Option, and then click Bookmarks.



2. Click the bookmark name, and then click OK.

Additional query words: OFF97 book mark annotate paperclip

Keywords : kbdta offassist offhelp xlwin kbhelp
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug