Re: How do I get rid of ads for "marketplace" merchandise in help
- From: Jay Freedman <jay.freedman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 16:38:54 -0400
The instructions *are* visible. At the bottom of the Help task pane,
click Online Content Settings. In the dialog, click the Online Content
category, if it isn't already selected, and uncheck any of the boxes
on the right that don't suit you.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
On Sat, 21 May 2005 13:24:02 -0700, "David"
<David@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>When I click on help I just want help. I'm not interested in being bombarded
>with ads and 'featured links.' Aside from being annoying, these strike me as
>a major security risk. How can I restrict help to looking for help and not
>the rest of this extraneous content?
>If the convenience of the user is what's at stake here, this 'feature'
>should be disabled by default. At the very least instructions on how to
>disable it should be prominent and visible. If on the other hand the idea is
>to steer users into yet another online shopping site...
>More generally, Microsoft has a tendency to come up with all kinds of new
>features that may be exactly what somebody is looking for but are an
>annoyance to at least as many other users, and then make it all but
>impossible for the user to figure out how to get rid of the feature he never
>asked for and doesn't particularly want. I really wish they'd knock it off.
.
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