Circular reference "help"

[Guest]

Sometimes I accidentally type a formula which sets up a circular reference. Excel brings up the Circular reference toolbar, and thats fine. However, Excel always wants to open Explorer and give me some help tips, which takes some time.

I know what a circular reference is and how to correct it. I like Excel to tell me when I have one (hence the toolbar), however, I don't need the office "help" to load (this takes 20-30 seconds to load this "help").

Is there a setting to stop this "help" from loading? ... Help!

 

[Dave Peterson]

I don't use xl2003, but I've seen posts that you can disable this "look to the
web for more help" feature.

The bad news is that I don't know what option it's under so you can disable it.

I'd start by looking under Help first, then if you don't find it, maybe it's
under Tools|Options.

(or maybe someone will jump in with the real location!)

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

Tools>options>general click the service option button, select online content
and uncheck the necessary
checkboxes. It sure cut down time when using help after I unchecked "search
online content when connected"

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For everyone's benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup.

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

I don't use xl2003, but I've seen posts that you can disable this "look to the
web for more help" feature.

The bad news is that I don't know what option it's under so you can disable it.

I'd start by looking under Help first, then if you don't find it, maybe it's
under Tools|Options.

(or maybe someone will jump in with the real location!)

reference. Excel brings up the Circular reference toolbar, and thats fine.
However, Excel always wants to open Explorer and give me some help tips,
which takes some time.Excel to tell me when I have one (hence the toolbar), however, I don't need
the office "help" to load (this takes 20-30 seconds to load this "help").

 

[Dave Peterson]

You da (Swedish) man!

Tools>options>general click the service option button, select online content
and uncheck the necessary
checkboxes. It sure cut down time when using help after I unchecked "search
online content when connected"

--

For everyone's benefit keep the discussion in the newsgroup.

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


reference. Excel brings up the Circular reference toolbar, and thats fine.
However, Excel always wants to open Explorer and give me some help tips,
which takes some time.
Excel to tell me when I have one (hence the toolbar), however, I don't need
the office "help" to load (this takes 20-30 seconds to load this "help").