Bring back XP-type Task Pane

[Jonathan]

Most messages about the Task Pane seem to complain about them--I love it. The
MSOXP one was a brilliant invention and I deliver training in all of the
suite so went to town about it and spread the glad tidings. But now we have
adopted MSO2003 and Microsoft has fixed something that did not need fixing
and made it worse. Normally users do not need Help as soon as they turn on an
application, but you have added Help to the 'Getting Started' pane. Normally
users start with a blank, or an existing file or a template but (to make room
for the unnecessary Help) Microsoft has shoved the necessary templates off to
a second New Document pane.

Please put it back to the very useful way it was!

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Not going to happen - Microsoft is on to bigger and better Office suite.
Office 2003 will not be retrograded.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Jonathan asked:

| Most messages about the Task Pane seem to complain about them--I love
| it. The MSOXP one was a brilliant invention and I deliver training in
| all of the suite so went to town about it and spread the glad
| tidings. But now we have adopted MSO2003 and Microsoft has fixed
| something that did not need fixing and made it worse. Normally users
| do not need Help as soon as they turn on an application, but you have
| added Help to the 'Getting Started' pane. Normally users start with a
| blank, or an existing file or a template but (to make room for the
| unnecessary Help) Microsoft has shoved the necessary templates off to
| a second New Document pane.
|
| Please put it back to the very useful way it was!
|
| ----------------
| 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
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...-2f1f9be0fb8d&dg=microsoft.public.office.misc

 

[Jonathan]

Thanks Milly. I haven't dared to look at Office 12 yet (I'm still writing
training courses for MSO2k3) but I was feeling strongly when I wrote the note.