One of the changes introduced in Excel 2003 was a greater reliance by the program on online help systems. When you choose to display Excel's Help system and then search for information on a topic, by default Excel also returns help topics from the Web, specifically from Microsoft's Web sites.
You can, if desired, configure Excel 2003 so that it won't access any online information. To make this change, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Service Options dialog box.
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2022-06-13 17:32:32
Allen
I am showing them because there are (believe it or not) people still using VERY old versions of Excel.
And, I do state which versions the tip works with. See the very end of the tip where I say "This tip (3047) applies to Microsoft Excel 2003." Plus, at the top of the right column on the page, I indicate that ALL the tips on this site are for much older versions of Excel, and provide a link to tips for later versions.
-Allen
2022-06-13 17:26:23
Haig Johnson
Why are you showing tips for Excel 2003? At least acknowledge that the tip ONLY works on Excel 2003, or show how to accomplish the same on different versions.
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