IAssistance Members (Office)

Provides a means for developers to create a customized help experience for users within Microsoft Office.

Methods

Name

Description

ClearDefaultContext

Clears the default help topic previously defined in the SetDefaultContext method.

SearchHelp

Performs a search from the Office Help Viewer based on one or more keywords. Keywords can be a word or a phrase.

SetDefaultContext

Sets a help topic as the default topic that will be displayed when the user opens a help window.

ShowHelp

Displays the help topic specified by its ID in the Office Help Viewer or, for help topics that ship with Office, in the Help window of the current Office application.