Assistant Object

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Represents the Microsoft Office Assistant.

Using the Assistant Object

Use the Assistant property to return the Assistant object. There isn't a collection for the Assistant object; only one Assistant object can be active at a time. Use the Visible property to display the Assistant, and use the On property to enable the Assistant.

Remarks

The default Assistant is Rocky. To select a different Assistant programmatically, use the FileName property.

The following example displays and animates the Assistant.

With Assistant
    .Visible = True
    .Animation = msoAnimationGreeting
End With