Application.Help Method

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Displays installed help information.

Syntax

expression.Help(HelpType)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
HelpType Required Variant The on-line Help topic or window. Can be any of these WdHelpType constants: wdHelp, wdHelpAbout, wdHelpActiveWindow, wdHelpContents, wdHelpHWP, wdHelpIchitaro, wdHelpIndex, wdHelpPE2, wdHelpPSSHelp, wdHelpSearch, wdHelpUsingHelp. (Some of the constants listed here may not be available to you, depending on the language that you have selected or installed.)

Remarks

Example

This example displays the Help Topics dialog box.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
    Help HelpType:=wdHelp

This example displays a list of Help topics that describe how to use Help.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
    Help HelpType:=wdHelpUsingHelp

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