Using the Microsoft Word Help task pane

If you would rather use the Windows-style Help system instead of the Office Assistant, you can
turn off the Office Assistant, as previously mentioned. The Windows-style Help system uses a
Web-like interface. You can click on hyperlinks to go to related help topics. After you turn off
the Office Assistant, you can access the Microsoft Word Help task pane by
choosing Help➪Microsoft Word Help or pressing F1.
The Microsoft Word Help task pane includes three areas:
✦ The Search area, where you type a search phrase and press Enter or click the Table of
Contents link to open, yes, the Help Table of Contents
✦ The Office on Microsoft.com area, with links to Microsoft’s Help Web site
✦ The See Also area, with a few additional links to more information
Browsing the Help Contents
The Table of Contents link displays a Table of Contents for Help topics. The
book icons that appear in the Contents tab are referred to as chapters. Click a book to show
all the Help pages in that topic. Click an entry with a ? icon to open a Help window displaying
information about that subject.
Searching for Help
Type a search term into the Search box at the top of the task pane, and then click the green
arrow or press Enter. You’ll see the results. Click on one to open a window containing text
about that topic . Or you can click the category below an entry to display the
Table of Contents, already open to that category, where you can browse similar subjects.
Accessing Microsoft Office Help on the Web
Word includes an option to connect automatically to an entire menu of online Help sites by
clicking Help on the menu bar and then scrolling down to Office on the Web. This way, you
have access to the entire wealth of the Internet in getting assistance with Word 2003 and with
your document itself. Click Microsoft on the Web, and select an option from the submenu.
These options connect you with a particular Internet site. You can load these sites through
any Internet browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator