OFF2000: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

ID: Q231946

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SUMMARY

Once Office has been installed, you can use the Setup program to reinstall your original Office configuration or to add or remove (install or uninstall) a single program or component of a program.


MORE INFORMATION

To install or remove a program or component in Office, use the appropriate method for your situation.

To Install or Remove a Program in Office

To install or remove a program or component in Office, follow these steps:
  1. Quit all Office programs.


  2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  3. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.


  4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click to select Microsoft <Office 2000 product>

    where <Office 2000 product> is the name of the specific Office product being used. If you are using a standalone version of one of the Office programs, click to select the appropriate product in the list. Click Add/Remove.


  5. Follow the directions provided in the Setup dialog boxes.


Example: Installing Product Help in Office

To install product Help in one of the Office programs, follow these steps:

  1. Quit all Office programs. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.


  3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click to select <Office 2000 product>

    If you are using a standalone version of one of the Office programs, click to select the appropriate product in the list. Click Add/Remove.


  4. In the Setup dialog box, click Add or Remove Features.


  5. In the Microsoft Office 2000: Update Features dialog box, click the plus sign (+) to expand the features list next to the program that requires product Help. If the sign is already a minus sign (-) the features list is already expanded.


  6. Click the symbol next to Help, and then click Run from My Computer in the list that appears. Click Update Now.


NOTE: If you also want to install the Visual Basic Help files, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q231955 OFF2000: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions


REFERENCES

For more information about installing individual features, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type "Install individual features of Microsoft Office or Excel" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


You can also reference the same help topic in the other Office programs such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Microsoft Word.

Additional query words: OFF2000 


Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999