In Word 2000 there was an icon with a question mark on the Standard Tool Bar.
Once clicked, a question mark was attached to the cursor. One could click
anywhere to find out what an icon or menu item was or to reveal formatting on
text. I know that Word XP/2003 has a Reveal Formatting Task Pane, but how
would you find out what an unknown icon does?

Thanks,

Unfortunately, it was decided to remove context-sensitive help in Word 2003.
You are far from the only user who misses it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Kokomojo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:79AFB356-997F-4B74-BCD6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In Word 2000 there was an icon with a question mark on the Standard Tool
Bar.
> Once clicked, a question mark was attached to the cursor. One could
click
> anywhere to find out what an icon or menu item was or to reveal formatting
on
> text. I know that Word XP/2003 has a Reveal Formatting Task Pane, but how
> would you find out what an unknown icon does?
>
> Thanks,
>

Thank you Susan. My students will be disappointed as well.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Unfortunately, it was decided to remove context-sensitive help in Word 2003.
> You are far from the only user who misses it.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Kokomojo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:79AFB356-997F-4B74-BCD6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In Word 2000 there was an icon with a question mark on the Standard Tool
> Bar.
> > Once clicked, a question mark was attached to the cursor. One could
> click
> > anywhere to find out what an icon or menu item was or to reveal formatting
> on
> > text. I know that Word XP/2003 has a Reveal Formatting Task Pane, but how
> > would you find out what an unknown icon does?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>
>

I am hoping it may be restored in some form or fashion in the next version
of Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Kokomojo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EBA99944-BCDF-4EEC-A08A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you Susan. My students will be disappointed as well.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, it was decided to remove context-sensitive help in Word
2003.
> > You are far from the only user who misses it.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "Kokomojo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:79AFB356-997F-4B74-BCD6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > In Word 2000 there was an icon with a question mark on the Standard
Tool
> > Bar.
> > > Once clicked, a question mark was attached to the cursor. One could
> > click
> > > anywhere to find out what an icon or menu item was or to reveal
formatting
> > on
> > > text. I know that Word XP/2003 has a Reveal Formatting Task Pane, but
how
> > > would you find out what an unknown icon does?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> >
> >