Re: Put your wish list for SP3 for Office 2003 here

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance



I've started posting those suggestions individually. Please vote for them
in the access - (search access jpg) and the BCM (search BCM exchange , BCM
WM5, BCM sync) if you'd like these features. I appreciate your efforts.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<MillyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uq6XqMl8FHA.2192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/wizard.mspx?type=suggestion&lang=en&cr=US&cat=en-us-office&pt=3a4e9862-cdce-4bdc-8664-91038e3eb1e9
>
> --?
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, boe asked:
>
> | I appreciate your responses to my posts. When I want a feature in an
> | office product, I go to Help, Contact Us, Make A Suggestion, the
> | post goes here which is where I think you are saying MS doesn't
> | bother to read. Perhap all the times I thought I was making a
> | suggestion to MS was a waste of typing. What is the correct way to
> | make a suggestion so MS actually reads it? "Milly Staples [MVP -
> | Outlook]" <MillyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> | message news:OZc3fWj8FHA.3380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> || No, they actually do and collect them in a database to guage what
> || features are most commonly requested that are not already included
> || in the current product. Their recent testing showed that 80% of
> || the product enhancement requests for Office 12 already exist in
> || Office 2003 and earlier.
> ||
> || --?
> || Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
> ||
> || Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> || unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> || reading.
> ||
> || After furious head scratching, boe asked:
> ||
> ||| I get the feeling MS typically does not read suggestions via their
> ||| web page either.
> |||
> ||| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
> ||| <MillyS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> ||| news:ewWyNEh8FHA.1188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> |||| Service Packs for any Microsoft program (Windows, Office, Exchange,
> |||| etc.) are traditionally collections of bug fixes, not product
> |||| enhancements. Service Releases may include new functionality. The
> |||| only exception I know to this is the Exchange SP-2 that had some
> |||| product improvements.
> ||||
> |||| BTW, Microsoft does not normally read the news groups so posting
> |||| your suggestions via the web page would get more attention than
> |||| here.
> ||||
> ||||
> |||| --?
> |||| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
> ||||
> |||| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> |||| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
> |||| without reading.
> ||||
> |||| After furious head scratching, boe asked:
> ||||
> ||||| Since discussing the Beta 12 is frowned upon - let's discuss what
> ||||| SP3 for Office 2003 should include. Maybe they'll offer them in
> ||||| Office 12 as well.
> |||||
> ||||| Here are some crazy ideas for MS to consider - I know they won't
> ||||| but what the hell - if wishes were fishes...
> |||||
> ||||| FASTER - stop bloating it, make the code more efficient, and open
> ||||| faster and get rid of typing lag.
> |||||
> ||||| More reliable - I'd love to open and close outlook thinking there
> ||||| won't be any issues (crossed fingers). Did it really close? Did
> ||||| it close the database properly so it won't take 5 minutes to
> ||||| repair when it opens next time?
> |||||
> ||||| More productivity - Open two outlook profiles simultaneously!
> |||||
> ||||| Better integration - Business Contact Manager could actually keep
> ||||| information in a format that is available via OWA and WM5.
> |||||
> ||||| Supports more formats - databases with pictures? - Madness I tell
> ||||| you, sheer madness!
> |||||
> ||||| Fix the search so that it doesn't tell me it was FROM me when I
> ||||| search my mailbox- I'm pretty sure it was from me if it is in my
> ||||| sent folder. Always show TO and FROM so that no matter what
> ||||| folder you search (in case you search more than one) it gives you
> ||||| easy to scan data. Yes - I know I can change the fields AFTER
> ||||| the search but that isn't very handy now, is it?
>
>


.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: the function you are attempting to run contains macros or cont
    ... Open the Control Panel, double-click Programs & Features, find and select Office 2007. ... Setup will then install the VBA code that you need. ... "wacko macro" wrote in message ... >>> can I fix word to not receive this message every time it opens? ...
    (microsoft.public.word.application.errors)
  • Re: Put your wish list for SP3 for Office 2003 here
    ... Is there a way to see what the most popular requests are in rank order? ... > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. ... boe asked: ... repair when it opens next time? ...
    (microsoft.public.office.misc)
  • Re: Announcing Viewglob 2.0
    ... >> But using a standalone graphical program like you have opens up a ... all these features would have ... > Just because the Unix shells and terminals are expert tools doesn't ... the initial reaction of many knowledgable Unix people seems to be ...
    (comp.unix.shell)
  • Re: open or insert files dialog box very slow
    ... Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] ... Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. ... | I just upgraded from FrontPage 2000 to FrontPage 2003. ... | All my other "thrid party" applications, the browse dialog opens ...
    (microsoft.public.office.misc)