In Word 2003 I am often off line. Is it possible to have Help default to
local files instead of online?
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Charles Kenyon

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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...608831033.aspx :

To set your preferences for using Microsoft Office Online
content, do the following:

1. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Program Name Help to
display the Program Name Help task pane.
2. Under "See also" in the task pane, click Online Content
Settings.
3. In the Service Options dialog box, do one or more of the
following:
* To show offline Help topics first when searching,
clear the "Search online content when connected" check box.
* To show offline Help topics only and to turn off all
links to Microsoft Office Online, clear the "Show content and
links from Microsoft Office Online" check box.

Note These settings apply to all of your Office programs,
however they will not take effect in any open Office program
until you restart the program.


Charles Kenyon wrote:

In Word 2003 I am often off line. Is it possible to have Help default to
local files instead of online?

Yes. In fact, if you're not connected, that IS the default, but it's often
an annoyance to have Word looking for online Help even when you ARE on
online. Press F1 to bring up the generic Help pane. At the bottom of the
pane, click Online Content Settings. The relevant one is "Search online
content when connected." The rest are your call.

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Words into Type
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In Word 2003 I am often off line. Is it possible to have Help default to
local files instead of online?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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It looks like this turns the Internet resources off. I just want it to be
second rather than first preference.


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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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Quoting from
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...608831033.aspx :

To set your preferences for using Microsoft Office Online content, do the
following:

1. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Program Name Help to display the
Program Name Help task pane.
2. Under "See also" in the task pane, click Online Content Settings.
3. In the Service Options dialog box, do one or more of the following:
* To show offline Help topics first when searching, clear the
"Search online content when connected" check box.
* To show offline Help topics only and to turn off all links to
Microsoft Office Online, clear the "Show content and links from Microsoft
Office Online" check box.

Note These settings apply to all of your Office programs, however they
will not take effect in any open Office program until you restart the
program.


Charles Kenyon wrote:

In Word 2003 I am often off line. Is it possible to have Help default to
local files instead of online?