Short-Cut Keys 6

Keys for the Help Window

The Help window displays Help content and appears next to, but separate from, the active application.

To perform this action...	Press...
To select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic	TAB
To select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article	SHIFT+TAB
To move back to the previous Help topic	ALT+LEFT ARROW
To move forward to the next Help topic	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
To scroll small amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic	UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW
To scroll larger amounts up and down, respectively, within the currently-displayed Help topic	PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN
To perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink	ENTER
To display a menu of commands for the Help window (Help window must be selected)	SHIFT+F10
To print the current Help topic	CTRL+P
To change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from (untiled) the active application	ALT+U
To close the Help window	ALT+F4

Keys for the Office Assistant

Office 2003

You can perform the following actions if you have turned on and are displaying the Microsoft Office Assistant. To turn on or show the Office Assistant, press ALT+H to open the Help menu, and then press O.

To perform this action...	Press...
To close an Assistant message or a tip	ESC

Office 97-2002

Here are shortcut keys that you can use with the Office Assistant in all programs that support this feature in Microsoft Office 97-2002. This includes Access 97, Excel 97, Outlook 97/98, PowerPoint 97, Project 98, Word 97, all the programs in Office 2000 except FrontPage and PhotoDraw, and all the programs in Office 2002 (XP).

To...	Press
Get Help from the Office Assistant	F1
Make the text entry area in the Office Assistant balloon active	ALT+F6
Select a Help topic from the topics the Office Assistant displays	ALT+number (1 is the first topic, 2 is the second, and so on)
See more Help topics	ALT+DOWN ARROW
See previous Help topics	ALT+UP ARROW
Close an Office Assistant message	ESC
Display the next tip	ALT+N
Display the previous tip	ALT+B
Close tips	ESC
Display or hide the Office Assistant in a wizard	TAB to select the Office Assistant button; SPACEBAR to display the Assistant or turn off Help with the wizard

 

Keys for the Ask a Question Box

The Ask a Question box is an edit box that appears in the upper-right corner of the application window (It's the one that says "Type a question for help" in it).
To access the Ask a Question box from the keyboard, press F10 or ALT to select the menu bar, and then press TAB until the insertion point appears in the Ask a Question box. Type your question, and then press ENTER.