"What This ?" button

[Guest]

In earlier versions of Excel there was a button on the task bar that you
could click on and when you placed it over an icon it would tell you what
that icon did. This is not in Excel 2003.

 

[Bob Phillips]

Doesn't just hovering the mouse over the button show you its tooltip?

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HTH

RP
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[RagDyer]

Anf if it doesn't, try this:

<Tools> <Customize> <Options> tab,

And *CHECK* "Show Screen Tips On Toolbars".
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HTH,

RD
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Doesn't just hovering the mouse over the button show you its tooltip?

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HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

 

[Dave Peterson]

I don't use xl2003, but maybe that "what's this" icon is still available to add
to your favorite toolbar.

(It's still there in xl2002.)

Tools|customize|Commands tab|"Windows and Help" category

(It's at the bottom of the list in xl2002.)

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

The "What's This" feature has been removed from the Help menu, and from
the dialog boxes.

In dialog boxes that still show the button, clicking it will open Help,
instead of providing information on a clicked item.

If you'd like to suggest its reinstatement, you can send suggestions to:

(e-mail address removed)

Put "Excel" in the subject line, so your suggestion will be forwarded to
the Excel product managers.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Did you lose the ability to add it to a toolbar, too?

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

Yes, it's gone from the Customize dialog box.

Did you lose the ability to add it to a toolbar, too?

 

[Dave Peterson]

In xl2002, I can shift-F1 and get that "what's this?" pointer.

That gone, too?

And I could shift-f1 on a selected item and get that tooltip like help.

That gone, too?

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

Gone, gone, gone. <g>

In xl2002, I can shift-F1 and get that "what's this?" pointer.

That gone, too?

And I could shift-f1 on a selected item and get that tooltip like help.

That gone, too?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Thanks for info.

Gone, gone, gone. <g>