Section 4 - Getting Help From the Office Assistant

Microsoft Word XP also has a feature called the Office Assistant. The Office Assistant can answer your questions, offer tips, and provide Help for a variety of features specific to the Office program you are in. This feature is not in Word 2007.

Using the Office Assistant in Word XP:

The default image of the office assistant for Microsoft Word looks like a paper clip with eyes floating on a yellow sheet of notebook paper.  To open the Office Assistant go to the Help menu in the Menu bar and select Show the Office Assistant.

• The Office Assistant appears in the right side of your screen with a dialog box asking you “What would you like to do?”
• Type your question and click Search.
• The Office Assistant will search the Help database and offer some suggestions for how to accomplish your desired task.  Click in the button next to the topic to reveal its information.
• Once you have finished using the Office Assistant, you can turn it off by Selecting Hide the Office Assistant from the Help menu in the Menu bar.