Automatically show Office Assistant 2

[kirstenlargent]

I have an Access database that uses forms with some simple visual basic code. I have some tips and warnings pop up by using the With Assistant.NewBalloon command.
The problem I am running into is that if someone has their Office Assistant turned off, the balloons are not showing up on their screen. How can I get these balloons to always show no matter what? I tried:
With Assistant
.Visible = True
End With

but it didn't work.

Thanks!

 

[JeremyNYC]

I've never played with that, so I can't tell you how to do it. I can tell you that I would be _really_ unhappy to see the office assistant pop up on one of my machines, as I've uninstalled it on every machine I've ever had control over, because it drives me batty.

I would suggest looking for another method to do this. I would probably go with a simple form that has a text box, a check box (don't show me any more) and a button (Close). You can put whatever messages you want in the text box.

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Please post in the appropriate forum with a descriptive subject; code and SQL, if referenced; and expected results. See thread181-473997 for more pointers.

 

[kirstenlargent]

Yes, you are right. I was hung up on using a Balloon for the messages, but a Message Box (MsgBox function) did the trick and displays no matter what the settings are for Office Assistant.
Thanks!