can I install the screensaver icon from the office 97 toolbar int.

J

Jerry

Recently installed Office 2003 to a new XP Pro environment. I would like to
place a screensaver icon in the Quick Launch toolbar but haven't been able to
locate the executable for the screensaver such as the Office 97 toolbar had.
Can I do this and if so, what is the best procedure?
 
G

Gary Smith

Jerry said:
Recently installed Office 2003 to a new XP Pro environment. I would like to
place a screensaver icon in the Quick Launch toolbar but haven't been able to
locate the executable for the screensaver such as the Office 97 toolbar had.
Can I do this and if so, what is the best procedure?
Click to expand...

Try this: Locate OSA.EXE and create a shortcut to it, appending " -s" to
the target field. The result will look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OSA.EXE" -s
 
F

fahnacke

How do I append that "-s" after the file path?

Gary Smith said:
Try this: Locate OSA.EXE and create a shortcut to it, appending " -s" to
the target field. The result will look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OSA.EXE" -s
Click to expand...
 
M

mgm

Well Bob, first I would have surmised that it is possible Jerry had an
entirely different point of view and was going about creating the shortcut
in another way than the first respondent was insinuating. It is quite
possible as he was typing in the path, he did not put the quotation marks
which would cause the shortcut to not be created. (If he were creating it
by right clicking on the desktop with the intent to drag it into the quick
launch). Maybe he did create the shortcut but when he wanted to add the '-s'
(by right clicking on the shortcut and viewing the properties) he didn't
realize the target was editable.

Either way, your clever response does nothing to inspire people to ask more
questions so that they may learn more about the
computer/softaware/development industry, in only hinders it.

I hope I never need your help.
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

I am sorry but I strongly disagree with your response to Bob - there are many posters here who require EXACTLY that level of instruction. You are assuming the OP did not - Bob presumes that the OP was having difficulties typing out the shortcut and gave explicit instructions, exactly as I would have had I been involved in this thread up to now.

Sorry - you picked the wrong argument here.


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, mgm asked:

| Well Bob, first I would have surmised that it is possible Jerry had an
| entirely different point of view and was going about creating the
| shortcut in another way than the first respondent was insinuating.
| It is quite possible as he was typing in the path, he did not put the
| quotation marks which would cause the shortcut to not be created.
| (If he were creating it by right clicking on the desktop with the
| intent to drag it into the quick launch). Maybe he did create the
| shortcut but when he wanted to add the '-s' (by right clicking on the
| shortcut and viewing the properties) he didn't realize the target was
| editable.
|
| Either way, your clever response does nothing to inspire people to
| ask more questions so that they may learn more about the
| computer/softaware/development industry, in only hinders it.
|
| I hope I never need your help.
|
|
| || Not nice? That is EXPLICIT, can you do better?
||
|| mgm wrote:
||
||| that's not nice...
|||
||| |||
|||| Click twice on the path, ARROW key to the right, type a "SPACE", a
|||| "-" and a "S"
||||
|||| fahnacke wrote:
||||
||||
||||| How do I append that "-s" after the file path?
|||||
||||| "Gary Smith" wrote:
|||||
|||||
|||||
||||||
||||||
||||||| Recently installed Office 2003 to a new XP Pro environment. I
||||||| would like to place a screensaver icon in the Quick Launch
||||||| toolbar but haven't been able to locate the executable for the
||||||| screensaver such as the Office 97 toolbar had. Can I do this
||||||| and if so, what is the best procedure?
||||||
|||||| Try this: Locate OSA.EXE and create a shortcut to it, appending
|||||| " -s" to the target field. The result will look something like
|||||| this:
||||||
|||||| "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OSA.EXE" -s
||||||
|||||| --
|||||| Gary L. Smith [email protected]
|||||| Columbus, Ohio
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

Well mgm, if you thought you had a better suggestion, then you
should have offered it to the original poster instead of your
sanctimonious (and not nice) commentary on Bob I's reply.
 
B

Bob I

While you can "surmise" anything you want, you have provided nothing
that would have gotten the user to the solution. Perhaps you should
"surmise" less, since a direct answer will provide the solution. I can
imagine that you simply shudder at the thought of the "for Dummies"
publications.

Hope you find the information you're looking for.
 
E

EC

Bob I, I agree with MGM in that your response to Jerry was presumptious and
poorly written. If I followed those steps exactly I would have to arrow to
the right with 51 key strokes with the right arrow key before reaching the
end of that string. Then what? Do I apply? Do I close?
You do not convey a professional attitude nor advice and if you want to
offer such on the Microsoft products, do so in a professional and easy to
understand manner.
Assume everyone on here with a question is an "Abby" profile user. With
that, your information was poor at best. We want anyone to be able to later
search the newsgroup for answers, without having to piece together
information from your post and Gary's, though Gary made a far better attempt
than you did.

What should have been clearly assumed, from the beginning is that it is
possible this person has no idea what a "Target" field is.
Clearly outline steps as 1,2,3 so a user can follow them, exactly, just like
a KB article.
So, a clear concise response would look something like this:

Jerry,

Thank you for your question on Office shortcuts, and I am sorry for your
difficulties. May I suggest the following resolution for your issue:

1. Search and locate OSA.EXE
2. Create a shortcut on your desktop to OSA.EXE
3. Right click on your shortcut and select "Properties" and find "Target"
field.
4. Append the target field in the shortcut's properties with " -s"
Example: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OSA.EXE" -s
5. Apply changes and close the properties window
6. Click and drag this shortcut to anywhere you want it located, be it your
start menu or quick lauch toolbar

I hope this helps resolve your issue.

Sincerely,

Bob I
 
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