Hello all,

Office XP SP3

First, is there a way (registry tweak or anything else) to get the Help files to open up in full screen (maximized) mode? I hate
having to double-click the title bar every time.

(OT: I haven't used Office 2003 very much, even though I have it on a machine at home (the one we use mainly for a DVR--that's why
we don't use Office 2003 that much). It appears that the help files don't open in a separate window like they do in XP. Is this
true? Is there a way to get them to open in a separate window? The reason I ask is because the main way I use Help is by typing
key words into the Index. It doesn't appear that I can do that with 2003 and if that is the case, I'm going to be disappointed when
I eventually do convert over to it.)

Second, is there a keyboard shortcut for hiding or unhiding a set of columns or rows that are grouped? I looked in the help files
and it shows KB shortcuts for hiding/unhiding SELECTED rows and columns and KB shortcuts for Grouping selected rows/columns, but it
doesn't show one specifically for hiding/unhiding a set that is already grouped.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

Conan Kelly

Conan Kelly wrote:
First, is there a way (registry tweak or anything else) to get the Help files to open up in full screen (maximized) mode? I hate
having to double-click the title bar every time.

I have seen that posted before (and done it), you should be able to
find it at groups.google.com

But I don't even really like that interface either, because it still
doesn't let you browse the contents. I prefer to directly open
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033\XLMAIN11.CHM
(or some path similar to that). That gives you the classic help window
with the navigation tree on the left. You can create a shortcut to that
file and put it in the start menu for easy future reference.