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taxidimu

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Oct 16, 2008, 8:31:29 AM10/16/08
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MS Excel 2003 installed, with Help feature.
If I open Excel > Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor > ?(help) >
Online Help for VB > VB Reference
and, for example
> Functions
and select a function (say "Mid") no detail is displayed for this item

Same happens for all topics under VB Reference

What is missing?
Thanks

JP

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Oct 16, 2008, 8:47:39 AM10/16/08
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If you type "Mid" in the code window and press F1, does the same thing
happen?

--JP

taxidimu

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Oct 16, 2008, 1:50:34 PM10/16/08
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I type "mid" and press F1:
the online help opens and displays the MID function.
In the window code a suggestion is also displayed after "mid("
Thank you.

JP

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Oct 16, 2008, 2:43:25 PM10/16/08
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That's what you wanted, correct?


--JP

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taxidimu

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Oct 17, 2008, 2:14:59 AM10/17/08
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I expect to have the same details if I click on the "? Function Mid"
line in the Summary of VB Help

JP

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Oct 17, 2008, 1:26:56 PM10/17/08
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When I go to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor, there is no help
menu the way you describe it. In my copy of XL 2003, there are three
options:

Microsoft Visual Basic Help F1
MSDN on the Web
About Microsoft Visual Basic

The VBA help is actually a separate help file, you might need to
install it.

I'm still confused about your goal. Do you want help with VBA
functions, or do you want to browse them a certain way?

--JP

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