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Dialog boxes as task panes; "tear-off" menus
It would be great if users had the option of displaying large, multi-option
dialog boxes as a task pane. For example, I constantly need to open documents. It would be great if I could make the Open dialog box appear as a task pane. That way I could access folder contents with less navigating and clicking. Another helpful option would be "tear-off" drop-down menus. For example, imagine opening the Font drop-down menu (or any other one on a toolbar), then dragging the opened menu down into the workspace, where it would remain open until you close it. (This used to be a feature in FrameMaker, which I found very helpful.) Is there any chance of such features in a future release of Office, or at least Word? Thanks! ---------------- 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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Dialog boxes as task panes; "tear-off" menus
Don't hold your breath, as the Office 2007 UI will be completely different.
But you can increase the size of the Open and Save dialogs by dragging the bottom right corner or maximize them by double-clicking the title bar. Unfortunately, you can't keep them open. -- 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. "thuddles" wrote in message ... It would be great if users had the option of displaying large, multi-option dialog boxes as a task pane. For example, I constantly need to open documents. It would be great if I could make the Open dialog box appear as a task pane. That way I could access folder contents with less navigating and clicking. Another helpful option would be "tear-off" drop-down menus. For example, imagine opening the Font drop-down menu (or any other one on a toolbar), then dragging the opened menu down into the workspace, where it would remain open until you close it. (This used to be a feature in FrameMaker, which I found very helpful.) Is there any chance of such features in a future release of Office, or at least Word? Thanks! ---------------- 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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