A solution to the problem

Thank you all for your help on this.

As it turns out, I finally found a KB article on the exact subject.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;[LN];887706



"Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
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> OS = WinXP Home and Pro with SP2.
>
> Under Office 2003 Professional Edition with SP1, if I open the VBA
> Editor and search for a function (say Msgbox) I get a whole list of
> things that can be displayed. All selections respond to a mouse click
> and provide a wealth of information except for those noted as (Visual
> Basic for Applications.) For those, nothing happens -- the system
> just sits there with the mouse cursor changed to a hand.
>
> I have gone to Control Panel/Add Remove Programs and followed the
> instructions that appear in several places on the web for adding the
> VBA help files. The system reports the update was successful but
> still no response to clicking on those items noted as (Visual Basic
> for Applications). This happens on my Desktop as well as my Laptop.
>
> Does anyone know what else I might need to do to see the VBA
> designated items?
>
> Thank you very much.
>