Display tips and messages through the Office Assistant
Some of the content in this topic may not be applicable to some languages.
Do one or both of the following:
Customize how you want to use tips and messages
- Click the Office Assistant.
If the Assistant isn't visible, click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
- In the Office Assistant balloon, click Options.
If the Office Assistant balloon isn't visible, click the Assistant.
- Do one or all of the following:Turn on or off automatic display of Help topics
- On the Options tab, select or clear the Guess Help topics check box.
Display program or system messages with or without the Office Assistant- On the Options tab, select or clear the Display alerts check box.
Customize how you want to use tips- On the Options tab, select or clear the options you want under Show tips about.
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To reset the order in which tips display so that tips you have seen can appear again, click Reset my tips.
A tip is available when a yellow light bulb appears next to the Office Assistant.
- Click the light bulb to see the tip.
- If the Assistant is hidden when a tip is available, the Microsoft Program Name Help button shows a light bulb. Click
to see the tip.
Note When the Assistant displays a Microsoft Outlook reminder, it can't display a tip at the same time. Click a button in the reminder to close it, and then the tip will appear.
Note Not all languages support all features of the Office Assistant.