Assistant Object Members
Represents the Microsoft Office Assistant.
Methods
Name | Description | |
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ActivateWizard | Resumes or suspends Office Assistant Help during a custom wizard. | |
DoAlert | Displays an alert and returns a Long that indicates which button the user pressed. You can choose to display this alert either through the Microsoft Office Assistant or as a normal message box. | |
EndWizard | Releases the variable returned by the StartWizard method. | |
Help | Displays the Office Assistant and the built-in "What would you like to do?" Assistant balloon for standard Office online Help. | |
Move | Moves the Office Assistant to the specified location. | |
ResetTips | Resets the application tips that appear in the Office Assistant balloon. | |
StartWizard | Starts the Office Assistant and returns a Long value that identifies the session. |
Properties
Name | Description | |
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Animation | Gets or sets an animation action for the Office Assistant. Read/write. | |
Application | Gets an Application object that represents the container application for the Assistant object (you can use this property with an Automation object to return that object's container application). Read-only. | |
AssistWithAlerts | Is True if the Office Assistant balloon delivers application alerts when the Office Assistant is visible. Read/write. | |
AssistWithHelp | Is True if the Office Assistant appears when the user presses the F1 key to display Help. Read/write. | |
AssistWithWizards | Is True if the Office Assistant provides online Help with wizards. Read/write. | |
BalloonError | Gets a value that indicates the last recorded balloon error. Read-only . | |
Creator | Gets a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the Assistant object was created. Read-only. | |
FeatureTips | Is True if the Office Assistant provides information about using application features more effectively. Read/write. | |
FileName | Returns or sets the path and file name for the active Office Assistant. Read/write. | |
GuessHelp | Is True if the Office Assistant balloon presents a list of Help topics based on keywords the user selects before clicking the Assistant window or pressing F1. Read/write. | |
HighPriorityTips | Is True if the Office Assistant displays high-priority tips. Read/write. | |
Item | Gets the text associated with an Assistant object. Read-only. | |
KeyboardShortcutTips | Is True if the Office Assistant displays Help about keyboard shortcuts. Read/write. | |
Left | Sets or gets the horizontal position of the Office Assistant window (in points) from the left edge of the object relative to the screen. Read/write. | |
MouseTips | Is True if the Office Assistant provides suggestions for using the mouse effectively. Read/write. | |
MoveWhenInTheWay | Is True if the Office Assistant window automatically moves when it's in the way of the user's work area. Read/write. | |
Name | Gets the name of the Assistant object. Read-only. | |
NewBalloon | Creates an Office Assistant balloon. Read-only. | |
On | Is True if the Office Assistant is enabled. Read/write. | |
Parent | Gets the Parent object for the Assistant object. Read-only. | |
Reduced | Is True if the Office Assistant window appears in its smaller size. Read/write. | |
SearchWhenProgramming | Is True if the Office Assistant displays application and programming Help while the user is working in Visual Basic. Read/write. | |
Sounds | Is True if the Office Assistant produces the sounds that correspond to animations. Read/write. | |
TipOfDay | Is True if the Office Assistant displays a special tip each time the Office application is opened. Read/write. | |
Top | Sets or gets the distance (in points) from the top of the Office Assistant to the top edge of the screen. Read/write. | |
Visible | Gets or sets the Visible property of the Office Assistant. Read/write. |