OFF95: Descriptions of Bookshelf Integration Add-Ins

ID: Q149990

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

When you install Microsoft Office Professional for Windows 95 with the Bookshelf Integration component, Bookshelf is conveniently integrated with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The integration of Bookshelf with these Office programs provides quick access to Bookshelf's "All Books" from either program. It also allows you to obtain instant definitions for most words in a Word document or Microsoft Excel worksheet. In addition, you can copy entire articles or selected text and images from Bookshelf directly into a new or existing location in either of these Office programs.

This integration of Microsoft Excel with Bookshelf is provided by three add-ins that are installed when you choose the Bookshelf integration component of the Microsoft Office setup. This article gives details about these three add-ins and their functions as they relate to Bookshelf integration.

MORE INFORMATION

When you choose the Bookshelf integration component of the Microsoft Office Setup, the following Microsoft Excel add-ins should be installed on your hard disk in the locations noted in the table.


   Add-in              Install location        Name in Add-Ins dialog box
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   Bshdef.xla          Msoffice\Books95        Bshdef
   Msreftlx.xla        Msoffice\Excel\Library  Msreftlx
   Bshxl.xla           Msoffice\Excel\Library  Bshxl

Note, because the Bshdef.xla file is not automatically installed to the Msoffice\Excel\Library folder, you should manually copy it from the Msoffice\Books95 folder to the Msoffice\Excel\Library folder. Also, when you click on any of these three add-ins in the Add-Ins dialog box, you will not see any description about the add-in at the bottom of the dialog box.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q150364 XL7: Define Menu Item Missing with Bookshelf Integration

Each of these add-in files, when loaded by Microsoft Excel, provides some Bookshelf integration functionality. The following sections include descriptions of this functionality for each add-in.

Bshdef.xla

This add-in gives you the ability to use the right mouse button to click a cell that contains a single word and have the Define command appear on the shortcut menu. When you click Define on the shortcut menu, Bookshelf looks up the word in the dictionary and then displays the definitions of the selected word.

Msreftlx.xla

This add-in adds the Look Up Reference menu item to the Tools menu. If you select a cell and then click Look Up Reference on the Tools menu, the Lookup Reference Title dialog box appears with Microsoft Bookshelf '95 listed as one of the available reference titles. If you click OK, the All Books screen of Bookshelf comes up on the Contents tab. At this point you can enter in any text and then perform a search in any of the Bookshelf reference titles.

Bshxl.xla

Bshxl.xla supports the Copy To Microsoft Excel From Bookshelf and part of the Lookup Reference functionality.

REFERENCES

For more information about Bookshelf Integration with Microsoft Excel version 7.0, choose the Search button in Bookshelf Help and type:

Excel and Bookshelf

Additional query words: XL7


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Version           : 7.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: June 4, 1999