An animated representation of the Microsoft Office 2000 help facility. The Office Assistant provides hints, instruction, and a convenient interface between the user and Access's various help features.

The Office Assistant is an on-screen, in-teractive program that provides tips, Help information, and interprets what help you might need based on your current actions.

An on-screen, interactive program that provides tips and Help information, and also interprets what Help you might need based on your current actions.

The Office Assistant is a feature included in Microsoft Office 97 and subsequent versions until Office 2007. The main one has been dubbed "Clippit" or "Clippy" after its default animated paperclip representation. (Clippit is the default assistant's official name.)