R
rkenchel
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
PLEASE bring back the Folder List only view!! All the buttons and flashy "My
Favorites" just cannot replace the elegance, simplicity and efficiency of the
Folder List view. Drag and drop, right-click and open in a new window, views
of long lists of folders (such as individual client folders) are essential to
efficient use.
My Favorites, mini calendar, and the button row just all steal precious
space from a really simple and elegant tool: Folder View. In the new version,
while viewing a calendar, the mini calendar and button row steal more than
30% of the vertical space - precious space!
Shame on the designer who decided: "Although you can remove all of the
buttons from the Navigation Pane and maximize the folder pane space by
dragging the horizontal splitter bar to the bottom of the Navigation Pane, it
is not possible to remove the button row at the bottom."
In our company, in the previous version of Outlook, we disabled the shortcut
view, enabled Folder List view and found that productivity increased
dramatically. Staff could VISUALLIZE WHERE to place items - and where to
retrieve them - QUICKLY. We train our clients how to maximize their staff
productivity through the use of Folder View as well.
Now in the new version it is still possible, but your new features have
forced extra steps - incessant scrolling up and down to find the wanted
folder.
PLUS there is the added distraction of all the visual "clutter" on the new
screen!
We want to see OUR important information, not flashy Outlook buttons, bells
& whistles! We want the efficiency that Outlook (and Office) promises, but WE
WANT THE PRODUCT TO BE TRANSPARENT - never getting in our way as we
accomplish our daily tasks.
Of course it is your product. So feel free to add as many new and cool
features as you wish, but please don't sacrifice the ones your customers
actually find useful.
Respectfully Yours,
Roger Kenchel
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PLEASE bring back the Folder List only view!! All the buttons and flashy "My
Favorites" just cannot replace the elegance, simplicity and efficiency of the
Folder List view. Drag and drop, right-click and open in a new window, views
of long lists of folders (such as individual client folders) are essential to
efficient use.
My Favorites, mini calendar, and the button row just all steal precious
space from a really simple and elegant tool: Folder View. In the new version,
while viewing a calendar, the mini calendar and button row steal more than
30% of the vertical space - precious space!
Shame on the designer who decided: "Although you can remove all of the
buttons from the Navigation Pane and maximize the folder pane space by
dragging the horizontal splitter bar to the bottom of the Navigation Pane, it
is not possible to remove the button row at the bottom."
In our company, in the previous version of Outlook, we disabled the shortcut
view, enabled Folder List view and found that productivity increased
dramatically. Staff could VISUALLIZE WHERE to place items - and where to
retrieve them - QUICKLY. We train our clients how to maximize their staff
productivity through the use of Folder View as well.
Now in the new version it is still possible, but your new features have
forced extra steps - incessant scrolling up and down to find the wanted
folder.
PLUS there is the added distraction of all the visual "clutter" on the new
screen!
We want to see OUR important information, not flashy Outlook buttons, bells
& whistles! We want the efficiency that Outlook (and Office) promises, but WE
WANT THE PRODUCT TO BE TRANSPARENT - never getting in our way as we
accomplish our daily tasks.
Of course it is your product. So feel free to add as many new and cool
features as you wish, but please don't sacrifice the ones your customers
actually find useful.
Respectfully Yours,
Roger Kenchel
----------------
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/com...5410f99e4&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.general