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# WD6X: Quitting Word for the Macintosh Closes Word Help As Well

Article ID: 118456

Article Last Modified on 12/16/1999

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q118456

## SYMPTOMS

If Microsoft Word for the Macintosh Help is running when you choose Quit from the File menu in Word, both Word Help and the Word program close.

## CAUSE

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word. Word Help is part of Word. If you quit Word, Help must quit as well.

Additional query words: help exit online both same time exiting closing exits closes quits quitting

Keywords: kbprb KB118456