[spysmily1]

I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word, or
outlook. I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about
right clicking and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and
never have had it. I have many others. I have tried the suggestion that I had
googled for in which the MVP said to go to Customize then in the Toolbar tab
select Menu Bar and then click properties. The problem there is that I have
no properties to click. All I have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To the
right I have New, Rename, Delete and Reset, but no properties at all. I am
using Office 2003

[Jezebel]

If your reading skills are on par with your writing, it's not surprising
that you've not understood the help instructions. What on earth are you
talking about?


"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook. I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about
right clicking and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and
never have had it. I have many others. I have tried the suggestion that I
had
googled for in which the MVP said to go to Customize then in the Toolbar
tab
select Menu Bar and then click properties. The problem there is that I
have
no properties to click. All I have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To
the
right I have New, Rename, Delete and Reset, but no properties at all. I am
using Office 2003

[spysmily1]

I'm sorry was I speaking..er..typing too fast for you?

I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word, or
outlook.
//This box being the type a question box that is in the top right part of
the toolbar. Sorry this is not a picture book so can't help you there if you
need images.

I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about right clicking
and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and never have had it.
I have many others.
//In this part of the post I am informing anyone who reads this to not
recommend doing this step, I've already tried.

I have tried the suggestion that I had googled for in which the MVP said to
go to Customize then in the Toolbar tab select Menu Bar and then click
properties. The problem there is that I have no properties to click. All I
have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To the right I have New, Rename,
Delete and Reset, but no properties at all.
//Once again I'm giving you the reader info on another solution I have tried
but at the same time giving more details as to why I couldn't complete the
steps given to me. MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional. Googled means
that I used the Google search engine for anything that related to my issue.
You type words into a form box and it returns results.

I am using Office 2003
//This lets you know what version of Office I am using so you can apply your
advice to my product correctly.

Once more I apologize for not including pictures and such, as I can tell you
probably read books with lots of pictures. Picture this, the MVP is probably
a male or female of Indian descent since this is where MS outsources their
customer support to. The type a question box is amid a cluttered menu that
sits at the topmost part of any Office application. Google is a webpage that
is plain except for a few links and a form box near the middle. I'm sorry if
you don't like the tone of my response but if I were to type a**hole,
redneck, unhelpful, ignorant into Google it would lead me to this page and
pinpoint your response.

[Jezebel]

No, this is not a picture book, so, we rely on your power of description.
Which so far has failed you.

What is "this box" ?





"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry was I speaking..er..typing too fast for you?

I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook.
//This box being the type a question box that is in the top right part of
the toolbar. Sorry this is not a picture book so can't help you there if
you
need images.

I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about right
clicking
and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and never have had
it.
I have many others.
//In this part of the post I am informing anyone who reads this to not
recommend doing this step, I've already tried.

I have tried the suggestion that I had googled for in which the MVP said
to
go to Customize then in the Toolbar tab select Menu Bar and then click
properties. The problem there is that I have no properties to click. All I
have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To the right I have New, Rename,
Delete and Reset, but no properties at all.
//Once again I'm giving you the reader info on another solution I have
tried
but at the same time giving more details as to why I couldn't complete the
steps given to me. MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional. Googled
means
that I used the Google search engine for anything that related to my
issue.
You type words into a form box and it returns results.

I am using Office 2003
//This lets you know what version of Office I am using so you can apply
your
advice to my product correctly.

Once more I apologize for not including pictures and such, as I can tell
you
probably read books with lots of pictures. Picture this, the MVP is
probably
a male or female of Indian descent since this is where MS outsources their
customer support to. The type a question box is amid a cluttered menu that
sits at the topmost part of any Office application. Google is a webpage
that
is plain except for a few links and a form box near the middle. I'm sorry
if
you don't like the tone of my response but if I were to type a**hole,
redneck, unhelpful, ignorant into Google it would lead me to this page and
pinpoint your response.

[spysmily1]

Do you guys read the post you are clicking? It says Help with ----type a
question box----- if you guys actually used any Office 2003 product you
would know what I was talking about.
Maybe if I was talking about accessibility features(particularly the vision
features) you could provide much needed help, until you can provide help I
would suggest you not respond.

"Jezebel" wrote:

No, this is not a picture book, so, we rely on your power of description.
Which so far has failed you.

What is "this box" ?





"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry was I speaking..er..typing too fast for you?

I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook.
//This box being the type a question box that is in the top right part of
the toolbar. Sorry this is not a picture book so can't help you there if
you
need images.

I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about right
clicking
and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and never have had
it.
I have many others.
//In this part of the post I am informing anyone who reads this to not
recommend doing this step, I've already tried.

I have tried the suggestion that I had googled for in which the MVP said
to
go to Customize then in the Toolbar tab select Menu Bar and then click
properties. The problem there is that I have no properties to click. All I
have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To the right I have New, Rename,
Delete and Reset, but no properties at all.
//Once again I'm giving you the reader info on another solution I have
tried
but at the same time giving more details as to why I couldn't complete the
steps given to me. MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional. Googled
means
that I used the Google search engine for anything that related to my
issue.
You type words into a form box and it returns results.

I am using Office 2003
//This lets you know what version of Office I am using so you can apply
your
advice to my product correctly.

Once more I apologize for not including pictures and such, as I can tell
you
probably read books with lots of pictures. Picture this, the MVP is
probably
a male or female of Indian descent since this is where MS outsources their
customer support to. The type a question box is amid a cluttered menu that
sits at the topmost part of any Office application. Google is a webpage
that
is plain except for a few links and a form box near the middle. I'm sorry
if
you don't like the tone of my response but if I were to type a**hole,
redneck, unhelpful, ignorant into Google it would lead me to this page and
pinpoint your response.

[Jezebel]

Happy to answer your question if you can find it within your linguistic
competence to ask it meaningfully. But if you choose to write gibberish, you
can hardly complain if no-one knows what the f*k you're talking about.


"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
Do you guys read the post you are clicking? It says Help with ----type a
question box----- if you guys actually used any Office 2003 product you
would know what I was talking about.
Maybe if I was talking about accessibility features(particularly the
vision
features) you could provide much needed help, until you can provide help I
would suggest you not respond.

"Jezebel" wrote:

No, this is not a picture book, so, we rely on your power of description.
Which so far has failed you.

What is "this box" ?





"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry was I speaking..er..typing too fast for you?

I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel,
word,
or
outlook.
//This box being the type a question box that is in the top right part
of
the toolbar. Sorry this is not a picture book so can't help you there
if
you
need images.

I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about right
clicking
and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and never have
had
it.
I have many others.
//In this part of the post I am informing anyone who reads this to not
recommend doing this step, I've already tried.

I have tried the suggestion that I had googled for in which the MVP
said
to
go to Customize then in the Toolbar tab select Menu Bar and then click
properties. The problem there is that I have no properties to click.
All I
have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To the right I have New,
Rename,
Delete and Reset, but no properties at all.
//Once again I'm giving you the reader info on another solution I have
tried
but at the same time giving more details as to why I couldn't complete
the
steps given to me. MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional. Googled
means
that I used the Google search engine for anything that related to my
issue.
You type words into a form box and it returns results.

I am using Office 2003
//This lets you know what version of Office I am using so you can apply
your
advice to my product correctly.

Once more I apologize for not including pictures and such, as I can
tell
you
probably read books with lots of pictures. Picture this, the MVP is
probably
a male or female of Indian descent since this is where MS outsources
their
customer support to. The type a question box is amid a cluttered menu
that
sits at the topmost part of any Office application. Google is a webpage
that
is plain except for a few links and a form box near the middle. I'm
sorry
if
you don't like the tone of my response but if I were to type a**hole,
redneck, unhelpful, ignorant into Google it would lead me to this page
and
pinpoint your response.

[Helmut Weber]

There is no type a question box.
Linguistically a text is more than just
words scrambled together at random.

I was baffled by what you are heading for, too.

There is a dropdown-listbox, usually in the upper right hand corner,
the default text of which is "Type a question for help",
which vanishes with hiding the menu bar manually.

Then build your own "MyMenuBar".

--
Greetings from Bavaria, Germany

Helmut Weber, MVP WordVBA

Win XP, Office 2003
"red.sys" & Chr$(64) & "t-online.de"

[Graham Mayor]

spysmily1 wrote:
Picture this, the
MVP is probably a male or female of Indian descent since this is
where MS outsources their customer support to.

This is a user peer group forum. MVPs are not employed by Microsoft but are
people who volunteer their time and expertise to assist fellow users. Where
they come from is irrelevant, but they are based all over the world wherever
people live and can access the internet.

Jezebel is a user who prefers to remain anonymous. If he/she cannot be
contacted, then he/she could not be nominated to be an MVP.

MVP or not we are not mind readers and we don't know which 'box' you are
talking about; but if you mean the help tool at the top right of the menu
bar, then this cannot be removed.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[spysmily1]

I was just joking about the MVP part it was in reference to the fact that
Jezebel was acting like a smart by the statements he chose. If either he/she
or you read the topic heading it stated ---type a question box----. To a
user of an Office 2003 product this would be very evident to what I was
talking about.

Instead of taking the time to wear the bifocals that are on his or her desk
and actually reading the topic header, this person instead chose to comment
on my intelligence and at the same time exploiting his or her ignorance. All
while providing no help.

You did provide help even though chosing not to read the topic header to
find out what I was refering to.

Since you say that the box can't be removed then why is stated that it can
be hidden in the help document?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

spysmily1 wrote:
Picture this, the
MVP is probably a male or female of Indian descent since this is
where MS outsources their customer support to.

This is a user peer group forum. MVPs are not employed by Microsoft but are
people who volunteer their time and expertise to assist fellow users. Where
they come from is irrelevant, but they are based all over the world wherever
people live and can access the internet.

Jezebel is a user who prefers to remain anonymous. If he/she cannot be
contacted, then he/she could not be nominated to be an MVP.

MVP or not we are not mind readers and we don't know which 'box' you are
talking about; but if you mean the help tool at the top right of the menu
bar, then this cannot be removed.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[Graham Mayor]

Hmmm. If you had discovered that in help then you would - like me - have
discovered also how to hide it. Tools customize - right click the box. I'm
not sure you would want to hide the help tool that would have given you the
information you required?

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



spysmily1 wrote:
I was just joking about the MVP part it was in reference to the fact
that Jezebel was acting like a smart by the statements he chose. If
either he/she or you read the topic heading it stated ---type a
question box----. To a user of an Office 2003 product this would be
very evident to what I was talking about.

Instead of taking the time to wear the bifocals that are on his or
her desk and actually reading the topic header, this person instead
chose to comment on my intelligence and at the same time exploiting
his or her ignorance. All while providing no help.

You did provide help even though chosing not to read the topic header
to find out what I was refering to.

Since you say that the box can't be removed then why is stated that
it can be hidden in the help document?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

spysmily1 wrote:
Picture this, the
MVP is probably a male or female of Indian descent since this is
where MS outsources their customer support to.

This is a user peer group forum. MVPs are not employed by Microsoft
but are people who volunteer their time and expertise to assist
fellow users. Where they come from is irrelevant, but they are based
all over the world wherever people live and can access the internet.

Jezebel is a user who prefers to remain anonymous. If he/she cannot
be contacted, then he/she could not be nominated to be an MVP.

MVP or not we are not mind readers and we don't know which 'box' you
are talking about; but if you mean the help tool at the top right of
the menu bar, then this cannot be removed.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I've just looked at the Word Help topic "Show or hide the Type a question
for help box." It says:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
2. On the menu bar, right-click the Type a question for help box.
3. Select or deselect Show Ask A Question Box to show or hide it.

Note If you are hiding the Type a question for help box, it will still
display until after you close the Customize dialog box.

What this means is that you must have the Customize dialog open, but you're
not actually clicking anything *in* the Customize dialog. You're
right-clicking the "Type a question for help" box itself. You get a menu
with a single item: "Show Ask a Question Box." It has a check mark beside
it. Presumably if you click on it, you will remove the box, but, having
already read the replies posted here by other MVPs, I'm loath to experiment
with it, since there doesn't seem to be any easy way to get it back. I take
it that you can't just right-click on the menu bar to get this option?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook. I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about
right clicking and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and
never have had it. I have many others. I have tried the suggestion that I
had
googled for in which the MVP said to go to Customize then in the Toolbar
tab
select Menu Bar and then click properties. The problem there is that I
have
no properties to click. All I have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To
the
right I have New, Rename, Delete and Reset, but no properties at all. I am
using Office 2003

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Suzanne,

Not to worry While the 'ask a question' box is an Office wide feature, you can use the same technique in Word, Excel and
Powerpoint to turn it off individually in each app. If you have right clicked on the 'Ask a Question' box and then left clicked the
'Show...' choice that appears, while Word's Tools=Customize dialog is open when you close the Tools=Customize dialog then the
'question' box will not be visible.

If you the reopen the Tools=Customize dialog the 'question box' will be visible when the dialog is opened and you can right click
it and again select 'Show...' the dialog box should stay visible when closing the Tools=Customize dialog.

It is possible that this is another area where add-ins could cause interference, but the settings are saved in the registry.
===============
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ...
I've just looked at the Word Help topic "Show or hide the Type a question
for help box." It says:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
2. On the menu bar, right-click the Type a question for help box.
3. Select or deselect Show Ask A Question Box to show or hide it.

Note If you are hiding the Type a question for help box, it will still
display until after you close the Customize dialog box.

What this means is that you must have the Customize dialog open, but you're
not actually clicking anything *in* the Customize dialog. You're
right-clicking the "Type a question for help" box itself. You get a menu
with a single item: "Show Ask a Question Box." It has a check mark beside
it. Presumably if you click on it, you will remove the box, but, having
already read the replies posted here by other MVPs, I'm loath to experiment
with it, since there doesn't seem to be any easy way to get it back. I take
it that you can't just right-click on the menu bar to get this option?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook. I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about
right clicking and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and
never have had it. I have many others. I have tried the suggestion that I
had
googled for in which the MVP said to go to Customize then in the Toolbar
tab
select Menu Bar and then click properties. The problem there is that I
have
no properties to click. All I have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To
the
right I have New, Rename, Delete and Reset, but no properties at all. I am
using Office 2003

[spysmily1]

Hey Bob,

The problem I'm facing is that I have no option when rightclicking the box
to show or hide the only options I get when right clicking anywhere is to
turn off all the other stuff like formatting, standard, autotext, etc.

I am starting from a fresh and updated from Microsoft install without any
other addins, addons, etc.

Btw, I don't have any of those entries in my registries.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\Toolbars\Settings
Settings is the last folder and it only has one entry.

Thx for reply though

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

Hi Suzanne,

Not to worry While the 'ask a question' box is an Office wide feature, you can use the same technique in Word, Excel and
Powerpoint to turn it off individually in each app. If you have right clicked on the 'Ask a Question' box and then left clicked the
'Show...' choice that appears, while Word's Tools=Customize dialog is open when you close the Tools=Customize dialog then the
'question' box will not be visible.

If you the reopen the Tools=Customize dialog the 'question box' will be visible when the dialog is opened and you can right click
it and again select 'Show...' the dialog box should stay visible when closing the Tools=Customize dialog.

It is possible that this is another area where add-ins could cause interference, but the settings are saved in the registry.
===============
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ...
I've just looked at the Word Help topic "Show or hide the Type a question
for help box." It says:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
2. On the menu bar, right-click the Type a question for help box.
3. Select or deselect Show Ask A Question Box to show or hide it.

Note If you are hiding the Type a question for help box, it will still
display until after you close the Customize dialog box.

What this means is that you must have the Customize dialog open, but you're
not actually clicking anything *in* the Customize dialog. You're
right-clicking the "Type a question for help" box itself. You get a menu
with a single item: "Show Ask a Question Box." It has a check mark beside
it. Presumably if you click on it, you will remove the box, but, having
already read the replies posted here by other MVPs, I'm loath to experiment
with it, since there doesn't seem to be any easy way to get it back. I take
it that you can't just right-click on the menu bar to get this option?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"spysmily1" wrote in message
...
I can't seem to get any help on removing this box from either excel, word,
or
outlook. I have read other post that just recite the same stuff about
right clicking and unchecking the show the box. I don't have this box and
never have had it. I have many others. I have tried the suggestion that I
had
googled for in which the MVP said to go to Customize then in the Toolbar
tab
select Menu Bar and then click properties. The problem there is that I
have
no properties to click. All I have is reset or keyboard on the bottom. To
the
right I have New, Rename, Delete and Reset, but no properties at all. I am
using Office 2003

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Assuming that there aren't any group policies or custom install restrictions applied and that's not an outdated mouse driver, which
can look like you're clicking one place, but be a bit 'off' when you click the 'Ask a question box' with the Tools=Customize dialog
open
there should be at least one Reg_Binary key in that toolbars entry for each Office app installed.

You may want to try exporting then deleting that registry key, then doing a repair/reinstall from Add/Remove Programs in the Windows
control panel and check the settings there to see that the help wizard items are installed.

==========
"spysmily1" wrote in message ...
Hey Bob,

The problem I'm facing is that I have no option when rightclicking the box
to show or hide the only options I get when right clicking anywhere is to turn off all the other stuff like formatting, standard,
autotext, etc.

I am starting from a fresh and updated from Microsoft install without any other addins, addons, etc.

Btw, I don't have any of those entries in my registries.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\Toolbars\Settings
Settings is the last folder and it only has one entry.

Thx for reply though
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[spysmily1]

Thx for reply as you were right about clicking the right place, probably
mouse problem as it was very picky on where to click. I still don't have
those registry entries but doesn't seem to be a problem yet. You were very
helpful Bob.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

Assuming that there aren't any group policies or custom install restrictions applied and that's not an outdated mouse driver, which
can look like you're clicking one place, but be a bit 'off' when you click the 'Ask a question box' with the Tools=Customize dialog
open
there should be at least one Reg_Binary key in that toolbars entry for each Office app installed.

You may want to try exporting then deleting that registry key, then doing a repair/reinstall from Add/Remove Programs in the Windows
control panel and check the settings there to see that the help wizard items are installed.

==========
"spysmily1" wrote in message ...
Hey Bob,

The problem I'm facing is that I have no option when rightclicking the box
to show or hide the only options I get when right clicking anywhere is to turn off all the other stuff like formatting, standard,
autotext, etc.

I am starting from a fresh and updated from Microsoft install without any other addins, addons, etc.

Btw, I don't have any of those entries in my registries.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\C ommon\Toolbars\Settings
Settings is the last folder and it only has one entry.

Thx for reply though
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*