Office Shortcut Bar

[Gerald]

I recently bought a new computer (Dell 8400) and transferred only the data
from the old one. I loaded my Professional Office 2002 into my new machine.
However the vertical office shortcut bar facility is no longer an item in
Microsoft Office Tools. I miss the vertical shortcut bar, especially when i
am in IE working the internet. Does anyone know if it is available any more?
I assume that i must have had it from a previous office version. I can't
find it as an item at the Microsoft support site. Sure would like to get my
vertical toolbar back. Thanks.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Have you tried starting the shortcut bar from Start | All Programs |
Microsoft Office Tools | Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar? If the shortcut
bar is not a choice in this menu, then you can add the feature to your
installation by inserting the CD and clicking on Start | Control Panel |
Add/Remove Programs | Microsoft Office XP | Change | Add/Remove
Features. You'll find Office Shortcut Bar in the "Office Tools" category.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I recently bought a new computer (Dell 8400) and transferred only the
data from the old one. I loaded my Professional Office 2002 into my
new machine. However the vertical office shortcut bar facility is no
longer an item in Microsoft Office Tools. I miss the vertical
shortcut bar, especially when i am in IE working the internet. Does
anyone know if it is available any more? I assume that i must have
had it from a previous office version. I can't find it as an item at
the Microsoft support site. Sure would like to get my vertical
toolbar back. Thanks.

Trust me - you don't need it. You have the Quick Launch bar in Windows,
which is far better - I think you'll grow to prefer it. I don't know anyone
who doesn't.

 

[Gerald]

No, i hadn't tried that. Now i have and it did the trick. Thank you,
Garfield.

 

[John Ski]

Subject: Re: Office Shortcut Bar

From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
(e-mail address removed)
Date: 2/2/2005 9:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

I recently bought a new computer (Dell 8400) and transferred only the
data from the old one. I loaded my Professional Office 2002 into my
new machine. However the vertical office shortcut bar facility is no
longer an item in Microsoft Office Tools. I miss the vertical
shortcut bar, especially when i am in IE working the internet. Does
anyone know if it is available any more? I assume that i must have
had it from a previous office version. I can't find it as an item at
the Microsoft support site. Sure would like to get my vertical
toolbar back. Thanks.

Trust me - you don't need it. You have the Quick Launch bar in Windows,
which is far better - I think you'll grow to prefer it. I don't know anyone
who doesn't.

You must not get out much. Many, many posters have lamented the loss of the OSB
in this forum since "The Great and Powerful Gates" decided we didn't want it.

Cheers,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Subject: Re: Office Shortcut Bar
From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
(e-mail address removed)
Date: 2/2/2005 9:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

I recently bought a new computer (Dell 8400) and transferred only
the data from the old one. I loaded my Professional Office 2002
into my new machine. However the vertical office shortcut bar
facility is no longer an item in Microsoft Office Tools. I miss
the vertical shortcut bar, especially when i am in IE working the
internet. Does anyone know if it is available any more? I assume
that i must have had it from a previous office version. I can't
find it as an item at the Microsoft support site. Sure would like
to get my vertical toolbar back. Thanks.

Trust me - you don't need it. You have the Quick Launch bar in
Windows, which is far better - I think you'll grow to prefer it. I
don't know anyone who doesn't.

You must not get out much. Many, many posters have lamented the loss
of the OSB in this forum since "The Great and Powerful Gates" decided
we didn't want it.

Actually, I do get out a lot, and have trained a lot of recalcitrant,
change-averse users, and I have yet to hear any lamenting & wailing to
heaven, see any rending of garments, tearing out of hair. It's just a
shortcut bar, not a cure for polio.

 

[Dian D. Chapman, MVP]

Although I don't see the problem, either...Beth's article (listed in
my other) DOES get about 6,000 hits a week. That pretty much shows
that there IS a significant amount of people lamenting over it. (And
within their many Thanks emails we get, they verify that there was
also wailing and much tear of hair.<g>)

Dian ~

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Bottom line is, those who want it that badly, will find a way to get it or a
substitute, of which there are many that work as good as or better. But it
is not coming back due to compatibility issues and others.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, John Ski asked:

|| Subject: Re: Office Shortcut Bar
|| From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
|| (e-mail address removed)
|| Date: 2/2/2005 9:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
|| Message-id: <[email protected]>
||
|| Gerald wrote:
||| I recently bought a new computer (Dell 8400) and transferred only
||| the data from the old one. I loaded my Professional Office 2002
||| into my new machine. However the vertical office shortcut bar
||| facility is no longer an item in Microsoft Office Tools. I miss
||| the vertical shortcut bar, especially when i am in IE working the
||| internet. Does anyone know if it is available any more? I assume
||| that i must have had it from a previous office version. I can't
||| find it as an item at the Microsoft support site. Sure would like
||| to get my vertical toolbar back. Thanks.
||
|| Trust me - you don't need it. You have the Quick Launch bar in
|| Windows, which is far better - I think you'll grow to prefer it. I
|| don't know anyone who doesn't.
||
||
| You must not get out much. Many, many posters have lamented the loss
| of the OSB in this forum since "The Great and Powerful Gates" decided
| we didn't want it.
|
| Cheers,
| John
| "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
| ***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Although I don't see the problem, either...Beth's article (listed in
my other) DOES get about 6,000 hits a week. That pretty much shows
that there IS a significant amount of people lamenting over it. (And
within their many Thanks emails we get, they verify that there was
also wailing and much tear of hair.<g>)

Dian ~

Ah. Well, whaddayagonnado.