OFF98: How to Install and Use Bookshelf Integration

ID: Q181575


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition


SUMMARY

This article explains how to install and use the Bookshelf Integration feature that is included in the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition Value Pack.


MORE INFORMATION

The Bookshelf Integration feature allows you to look up items in documents in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition and in presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.

NOTE: Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition does not support the Bookshelf Integration feature. However, if you have installed the QuickShelf control panel, which is included with Microsoft Bookshelf 98, you can use the All Books Find, Dictionary Find, and Thesaurus Find menu commands on the QuickShelf menu.

IMPORTANT: To use the Bookshelf Integration feature, Microsoft Bookshelf 98 must be installed on your computer. If Microsoft Bookshelf 98 is not installed, you may receive the following error message when you click Look Up Reference on the Tools menu in Microsoft Word 98:

Word cannot find or run the application.

Installing the Bookshelf Integration Feature

To install Bookshelf Integration, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition compact disc.


  2. Use the Finder to go to the Value Pack folder on the compact disc. Then, double-click the Value Pack Installer.


  3. In the list of components, click to select the Bookshelf Integration check box. Then, click Install.


  4. Restart the computer when you are prompted to do so by the installer program.


When you install Bookshelf Integration, the Microsoft Reference Library extension is copied into your System Folder:Extensions folder. When you restart the computer, the extension is automatically loaded, and the feature becomes available in both Microsoft Word 98 and Microsoft PowerPoint 98.

Using the Bookshelf Integration Feature

To use the Bookshelf Integration feature, click Look Up Reference on the Tools menu in either Microsoft Word 98 or Microsoft PowerPoint 98.

For more information about Bookshelf Integration, double-click the "About the Value Pack" Help file in the Value Pack folder. Click Value Pack Components, and then click Bookshelf Integration.

Additional query words: OFF98 WD98 PP98

Keywords : kbsetup offmac offvalpak offmacsetup
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: December 10, 1999
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