Bring back the shortcut bar! What gives?

[dontcallmeelo]

I for one use the shortcut bar every day! I don't like clogging up my
quicklaunch toolbar because it then shrinks the room left in the taskbar.
The shortcut bar was perfectly out of the way and an excellent feature that
really made my life easier. I think the idea when one releases a new version
of a product is that useful features are ADDED not removed!

 

[Bob I]

So move the "Quick Launch bar" off of the Taskbar and put it on the desktop.

 

[Paul Ballou]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822573
Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
you can send MS a suggestion here.

You can install the office SCB from a older version of Office or to
create a Shortcut Tool Bar for Office 2003 using the Windows task Bar.
Create a folder with shortcuts for all office programs. Right Click On
the Task Bar select Toolbars New Toolbar and Navigate to the folder
containing your Office shortcuts and select it, click OK. However if
you drag the toolbar off the Task Bar and then later close after using
the toolbar you will need to recreate it to use again.

There are some other alternatives as well if you search the news group
you will find some of the other alternatives that are offered. I
personally like perfect menu for it's functionality
http://www.pitrinec.com/pmeindex.htm



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Paul Ballou
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control.

 

[vircsik]

All of these suggestions that give workaround alternatives to the missing
toolbar gloss over the fact that Microsoft simply took it away without ever
telling the person doing the installation that it would be gone, and allowing
them to back out of the installation. Informing users of deleted
functionality BEFORE upgrading should be standard procedure, expecially from
a company as customer-oriented as Microsoft.

 

[Paul Ballou]

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
send a suggestion here
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Paul Ballou
MVP Office
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http://office.microsoft.com/home

Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't
control.