[JERRY]

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: "these forums are scheduled to be closed on June
1." Exactly what does that mean? Are all of the Office Discussion Groups
going to be closed? Will they be replaced somewhere? I really depend on these
discussion groups to help me find answers to problems I have, and I like the
interaction with other people who know more than I do about Office.

Jerry

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Although you have posted this as a Suggestion for Microsoft, it is unlikely
that anyone from MS will actually see your post since these forums are
scheduled to be closed on June 1, and response to "suggestions" has
historically been practically nil.

You are certainly not the first (though a bit late to the party) to make the
complaints you're making. Virtually everyone who has upgraded from a
previous version says the same thing. Many of them eventually come to like
Word 2007, even prefer it, and many of the defects of Word 2007 (especially
in the realm of customizability) have been remedied in Word 2010.

I would have to say, though, that, despite your closing, your tone doesn't
sound very "respectful" to me.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Involuntary Microsoft Slave" Involuntary Microsoft
wrote in message
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Dear Microsoft,

Since you are already a multi-kadrillion world leader in technology and
all,
would it be possible to put Microsoft Office back into PC's and charge
more
reasonable prices for your software? Microsoft Works stinks. Period.

Oh yeah, call this a little late, but Word 2007 is really not as
"intuitive"
as you might like to think. After more than a decade of classic Office
menus
and dropdowns, sticking every single thing into a ribbon and clicking all
over the place to access what used to be a click away, to me, is very
'counterintuitive' and counterproductive. Bring back the dropdowns with
the
hotkeys listed for each function and call it a day. Sometimes the most
innovative thing to do is to 'keep it simple'.

I'm sure my gripe won't get far in such a heavily matrixed and gargantuan
corporation such as yours and I also know that the myriad users in PC Land
have no choice but to accept whatever "strategic" direction you choose to
pursue with the software that is a staple of their daily business and home
lives, but if you're really concerned about customer satisfaction
(although
at this stage in your corporate lifecycle, you appear to be more
interested
in impressing yourself than end-users and your aggressive growth strategy
to
eradicate the 'little guys' and superimpose your product offerings over
every
nook and cranny of this earth so that your reach becomes almost stifling
and
inescapable, has already proven wildly successful and grossed you
billions.
So who gives a rat's fart what the actual consumers want or need because
they
don't really have a choice anyway...right?) then give us reasonable prices
and more useful, user-friendly software.

Respectfully,

Involuntary Mirosoft Slave

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