Need Contents and Index for Word 2003

[Guest]

When I click on "Help" I get MS online help; however, the topic never comes
up and I am wasting about 15 minutes per search. I need to access the
"contents" and "index" files from my computer without getting on the
internet. Any thoughts on how I can fix this?

 

[Jay Freedman]

When I click on "Help" I get MS online help; however, the topic never
comes up and I am wasting about 15 minutes per search. I need to
access the "contents" and "index" files from my computer without
getting on the internet. Any thoughts on how I can fix this?

At the bottom of the Help task pane, click "Online Content Settings". In the
dialog, uncheck "Show content and links from Microsoft Office Online". That
will restrict searches to the local help file, which gives almost instant
results.

There are no contents or index to help in 2003 (be assured that Microsoft
got an earful from us about that!).

 

[Guest]

thank you for replying to my e-mail. Please add me to the list of angry
users who want the old Contents and Index back. Ouch! This really messes up
a lot of things. Thanks anyway.

 

[Guest]

I've been pestering them for the Help Index myself. Do they ever listen? One
step forward two steps back...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If I press F1 in Word 2003, I get a link to Table of Contents. Doesn't that
qualify as Contents?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

It may but basically I am complaining about the disappearing act done by the
HELP INDEX which is a precision tool and not a generalized CONTENTS list. Can
you imagine looking up a printed encyclopedia without the Index volume? This
is definitely a retrograde step which will make a lot of people think twice
about MS Office including Word. They MUST come up with a patch to put the
HELP INDEX back on all MS Office products. I give MS the thumbs down over
this disapparance of the HELP INDEX. They simply have to put it back. After
all it is not as if new generation computers lack hard disk space. I have
just added a second 300 GB HD to my home built computer.

 

[CyberTaz]

I appreciate your point, but just like the TOC, in order to effectively use
an Index you have to know the *correct* terminology in the first place. If
speed & accuracy are a concern it seems most users find the Search feature a
far more effective alternative then either a TOC or Index.

Apparently HELP features really aren't designed for those who know what
they're looking for;-)

<mini-rant>
From my personal perspective there's far more need for HELP to be *complete*
and *accurate* once you find what you're seeking and point you to the
appropriate locations for related matter... I get so tired of clicking the
"NO" button in answer to that insipid, patronizing "Was this information
helpful?" interrogative.
<end mini-rant>

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Guest]

Yes of course the Help Index is more useful if you know the terminology. But
then if you want to talk to the French you learn French. What you are telling
me is that there is no need for the Index volume of the Encyclopedia
Britannica (or ENCARTA if there is a printed version of Encarta) becuase it
is useless unless you know what you are looking for. Have you ever looked up
a book with just the contents list and no index?

There is absolutely NO justification for removing the HELP INDEX.

Can we have a patch to address this issue please?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Entering a word as a search term theoretically brings up the articles that
would be indexed under that term in an index.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Too verbose. We need something short and brief and to the point. We need an
INDEX. Period!!! Excuses will not do. Bring back the HELP INDEX.

 

[Guest]

Too verbose. We need something short and brief and to the point. We need an
INDEX. Period!!! Lame excuses will not do. Bring back the HELP INDEX.