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Keep the office assistant
I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office
2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst
thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an explanation why "Clippy" was so bad: http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to
resources about Clippy's problems: http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
There's a link there to http://xenon.stanford.edu/~lswartz/paperclip/, which
looks highly intriguing. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Patrick Schmid" wrote in message ... Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to resources about Clippy's problems: http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I take on board your comments, I don't agree with them 'But that's life' only
time will tell. It will be interesting to see who is right. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Sorry, this blog post gives you actually a better overview and links to resources about Clippy's problems: http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the
Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
The Office Assistant is dead, forever. It was a very failed experiment
in providing help to the user. Not only did it fail from an academic point of view in providing help to a user, but most users also grew to hate the Office Assistants. Interestingly, the Office Assistant was a love/hate affair. You either hated it or loved it, and the vast majority hated it. You can read more about the end of the Office Assistant he http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv...03/567261.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Marilyn" wrote in message : I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Thank you Marilyn and join the club,
No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
you cannot dictate to your
customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking
what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here. Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would
you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the final word on the matter. In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and not the monkey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here. Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
You have steel ones, don't you?
And Microsoft employees RARELY ever pop into the newsgroups. That's one of the things that we, as MVPs, handle. You want to talk to a 'Softie? Fine - call Microsoft and give them your charge card number. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the final word on the matter. In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and not the monkey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here. Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I think you are suffering under a misapprehension. These newsgroups are for
peer support; they are not managed. And, although the Web interface does appear to promise a reply from Microsoft on "suggestions to Microsoft" that receive sufficient votes, we have yet to see a response from MS to any suggestion that has been posted here. That said, if you are rude to the people who volunteer their time here and are willing to help, you will soon find yourself without any response at all. Walk into your Ford dealership and throw garbage on the floor, yell at the salespeople, and tell them you only want to deal with Bill Ford. Then see if anyone wants to sell you a car of any color. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Well if that be the case then, and you're not employed by Microsoft, would you kindly refrain from answering queries on this board, as if you had the final word on the matter. In future, I would prefer the Comments to come from the organ-grinder and not the monkey. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". I do not work for Microsoft, nor does anyone you're likely to meet here. Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more Mr. Ford sold a *lot* of black Model T's. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... For once I agree with you this is absurd, What is the point in you asking what we think of your product. And then saying "yes but no but" "you will have this or nothing". Its a conpleete wast of time. And as for your comments about cars, "Mr Ford told all his customers that they could only have a black one", But he soon changed his mind. Need I say more "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. This is absurd on its face. When you go to buy a car (which costs a lot more than Office), if a specific option is not offered on a specific model, you have the option not to buy the car, but the car manufacturer has no obligation to make that option available. As you say, users can vote with their feet, but you "cannot dictate" to Microsoft what it must include or may not eliminate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message ... Thank you Marilyn and join the club, No Rocky No Office 2007. Take note Microsoft, you cannot dictate to your customers, what they can and carn't have, in somthing that they wil hopfuly be paying you for. they wil do that to you! and walk with their feet back to office 2003. We should be able to have or not to have a part of Office that we all love. and not be told by you that we carn't have it. "Marilyn" wrote: I want the Office Assistant back. Both Rocky and Earl are my friends. If the Assistant isn't going to be offered in Office 2007 I don't think I will use it at this time. I'd continue to use Office 2003 -- Marilyn Lawson "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is
as simple as that. This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities. It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so, Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl, Rocky and the rest. Thanks! |
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Keep the office assistant
The assistants are gone. Period.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "X" wrote in message ... I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is as simple as that. This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities. It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so, Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl, Rocky and the rest. Thanks! |
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Keep the office assistant
I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period.
It is as simple as that. The assistants were removed because the vast majority of users hated them, period. It is as simple as that. This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities. This "rot" is simply trying to explain the reasons why people hated them. It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so, Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl, Rocky and the rest. Thanks! Microsoft would just be wasting resources on a very small number of its 400 million Office users. Microsoft has better uses for those resources. Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net |
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Hi X.,
Unfortunately it may not be an easy thing to 'put back'. The MS Assistants were tied to the help system and that system has been replaced by a different one in Office 2007. In Windows XP you can use the assistants in Start=Search and you can also 'run' the assistants independently of Office (http://msagentring.org) but they wont' be able to offer 'help' suggestions in Office 2007. =========== "X" wrote in message ... I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is as simple as that. This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities. It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so, Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl, Rocky and the rest. Thanks! -- I hope this helped you, Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office system products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends LINKS to the 2007 Office System 1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie the 2007 Microsoft Office system info, online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at http://microsoft.com/office/preview 2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2? Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures) http://sas.office.microsoft.com/ 3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007 a. Install the ActiveX access control http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...XT101650581033 b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net |
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Keep the office assistant
I think what you are looking for is a computer Desk Mate such as Oska ak
www.screen-mates.co.uk Hugo "Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote: Hi X., Unfortunately it may not be an easy thing to 'put back'. The MS Assistants were tied to the help system and that system has been replaced by a different one in Office 2007. In Windows XP you can use the assistants in Start=Search and you can also 'run' the assistants independently of Office (http://msagentring.org) but they wont' be able to offer 'help' suggestions in Office 2007. =========== "X" wrote in message ... I want the office assistant back because I like him (Clippy), period. It is as simple as that. This discussion seems a little absurd. Anyone wasting their time in complex dialectical about why the assistant is 'an academic failure' and other such rot might want to reevaluate his or her priorities. It would be a simple matter to include it as an option in 2007, so, Microsoft, be kind and provide it for those of us who love Clippy, Earl, Rocky and the rest. Thanks! -- I hope this helped you, Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office system products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends LINKS to the 2007 Office System 1. Read about it, try it, or watch the movie the 2007 Microsoft Office system info, online Test Drive, or downloadable beta is at http://microsoft.com/office/preview 2. Already have 2007 Office System Beta 2? Send Microsoft your feedback (with pictures) http://sas.office.microsoft.com/ 3. Use the 2007 OfficeOnline website without Office2007 a. Install the ActiveX access control http://office.microsoft.com/search/r...XT101650581033 b. then visit http://officebeta.iponet.net |
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Keep the office assistant
I want to see them again too. I loved them.
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Can anyone help me fix a problem with 2003 Office word? Everytime I try to
change assistant I get a message "not enough memory". I went on line and downloaded cmd.exe and installed but still no change. Thank you for your help "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote: I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about
5 generations of Office ago. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an explanation why "Clippy" was so bad: http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about
5 generations of Office ago. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an explanation why "Clippy" was so bad: http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Even if you did, you still couldn't put him to work. May he rest in peace.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Katydid" wrote in message ... I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about 5 generations of Office ago. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an explanation why "Clippy" was so bad: http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Keep the office assistant
Even if you did, you still couldn't put him to work. May he rest in peace.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Katydid" wrote in message ... I would love to get hold of the old Shakespeare Office Assistant, from about 5 generations of Office ago. "Patrick Schmid" wrote: Sorry to completely disagree, but the Office Assistant was the worst thing ever. I would suggest the following MS blog post for an explanation why "Clippy" was so bad: http://blogs.msdn.com/techtalk/archi...12/464152.aspx Patrick Schmid -------------- http://pschmid.net "Mr Shaun Warburton" wrote in message : I think you have made a big mistake removing the office assistant from Office 2007. It has been proved that people, feel loyalty to a certain computer, in a group of computers. So it is with the assistant, that comes out to help them, and share their world. You shoud at least give us the chance to have an assistant, or not. Me myself am missing Rocky, my little friend, that sits on my desktop, and I, like a good many people, I feel, would gladly go back to Office 2003 just to see his tail wagg again.... ---------------- 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/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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