OFF97: Office Assistant Help Runs Search When Enter is Pressed (160257)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q160257 SYMPTOMS
When you use Office Assistant help, pressing ENTER may cause the Search
to run, regardless of the button your mouse pointer is currently over.
CAUSE
The Search button is the default button in the Office Assistant help.
Unless you click or activate another button, the Search button is active.
RESOLUTION
To choose Tips, Options or Close in the Office Assistant help, click the
option button for that selection.
To select buttons using the keyboard, press the TAB key until the desired
button's text is surrounded by a dotted rectangle (this indicates it is now
the active button), and then press ENTER.
MORE INFORMATION
The added functionality of mouseover (to hover or rest the mouse pointer)
enables animation based on where the mouse is located on the screen. In the
Office Assistant help, this animation appears to make a button active when
the mouse pointer is placed over it. However, the button is not active
unless it contains the dotted rectangle. If no button contains the dotted
rectangle, the default button is selected when you press ENTER. In the
Office Assistant help, the default button is the Search button.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Microsoft Office Assistant, click the Index
tab in Microsoft Office 97 Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Keys for using the
Office Assistant" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB160257 |
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