Better coverage of reasons why Form controls are greyed out, in He

[BaronVonWill]

When a control such as a checkbox is unavailable in a form (dialog) or item
in a menu is greyed out, I always want to know why. What is it that I am
missing? What would happen if I selected the control if it were available?

So you turn to the Help system to find out all about the function underlying
the button, but it rarely covers the circumstances when the item is not
available. This needs to be explicitly covered at all times in the Help
system.

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After furious head scratching, BaronVonWill asked:

| When a control such as a checkbox is unavailable in a form (dialog)
| or item in a menu is greyed out, I always want to know why. What is
| it that I am missing? What would happen if I selected the control if
| it were available?
|
| So you turn to the Help system to find out all about the function
| underlying the button, but it rarely covers the circumstances when
| the item is not available. This needs to be explicitly covered at all
| times in the Help system.
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
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| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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|
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[Beth Melton]

There are*far* too many variables to cover why an option may be
disabled.

Now, if dialog options were fully documented in Help then the reason
why something may be disabled would be obvious.

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