Help with VBA Help

[William Asher]

I have Office 2003 Pro running under XP, everything is fully updated and
patched. I also made sure to install the help system for VBA as "Run From
Computer" during the custom installation. However, when I start the help
system using the VBA window in Word (or Excel), and search for a statement,
none of the search results do anything when you click on them. In
contrast, clicking on a search result after searching for a Word command in
the Word help menu brings up the help subsystem.

I've searched google/groups and seen others have had what sounds like the
exact same problem but there were no resolutions. What do I need to do to
get the VBA help system working in Office 2003?

Thanks,

Bill Asher

p.s. I posted a similar question in one of the Excel groups here. I
apologize for the dual post. I didn't find this group until after I
submitted the first one or I would have just cross-posted that one.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Type a command into the VBE and then with the selection after it press F1 to
bring up the help window, you can then do a search for things in that.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[William Asher]

Type a command into the VBE and then with the selection after it press
F1 to bring up the help window, you can then do a search for things in
that.

Thanks Doug. That works.

So now I am really puzzled. Do you know why VBA help doesn't work if I hit
F1 first, search for a term in the help search menu, and then click on one
of the links in a search results window?