Bring back the shortcut bar in Office 2003!

[Duh!]

Why would you eliminate it? It was very useful, especially for power users
who have many programs open simultaneously, and go to certain spreadsheets
and other files frequently.

And why is the shortcut part of office instead of part of the operating
system? Duh!

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[Timothy L]

Microsoft had already announced that the Office Shortcut bar will not be a part of Microsoft Office 2003
Editions. If you want/need it, you can always install an older version of Microsoft Office which does include
it (such as Microsoft Office 97).


Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180/

Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822573/

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/

Why would you eliminate it? It was very useful, especially for power users
who have many programs open simultaneously, and go to certain spreadsheets
and other files frequently.

And why is the shortcut part of office instead of part of the operating
system? Duh!

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[Paul Ballou]

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=450
see this article for creating a shortcut toolbar on the task bar
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Paul Ballou
MVP Office
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Life would be easier if we could view the source code

 

[Beth Melton]

This suggestion has been posted several times If you want to read
Microsoft's response then take a look at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...fdbe93-9fe4-44bf-a59f-50c1e38ba6ae&sloc=en-us

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
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[Bernard Liengme]

How can it be part of the OS when it relates to Office applications? Duh!
You can always use the task bar to activate an application that is running.