Getting Help with an Office Program

If your question is about a specific program, your first recourse is the Help system in the application. For example, if you’re working in PowerPoint 2007, follow the steps and examples here to get help. This system is a combination of tools and files stored on your computer when you installed the 2007 Microsoft Office system and, if your computer is connected to the Internet, information available from Microsoft Office Online. There are several ways to find general or specific Help information:

  • To find out about an item on the screen, you can display a ScreenTip. For example, to display a ScreenTip for a button, point to the button without clicking it. The ScreenTip gives the button’s name, the associated keyboard ...

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