11th June 2001
As I get to know Office XP, one thing is really pestering me -- the 'Ask a Question' box that camps in the upper right hand corner of every Office XP application. I don't care to ask questions of Office -- so it's time to wave good-bye. You're outta here! In the menu bar, click Tools, select Customize, then flip to the Options tab. Next, right-click the actual 'Ask a Question' box (in the Microsoft Office XP application you're running); this will result in a "Show Ask a Question Box" checkbox. Clear the checkbox, then click Close in the Customize dialog box and away it goes... permanently. Incidentally, you can right-click any blank space in the toolbar area to zip right to the Customize dialog box. This will save you a few clicks when you repeat this procedure in every single Office application to rid yourself of the pest. If you have solutions for other Office XP annoyances, I'm sure the rest of us would love to hear about them! For the moment, it's only running on Gretchen's machine. I'll be fine with Office 2000 for now.