Please, Microsoft, don´t use reverse notation in Help!

[Lars Jönsson]

In Help, You always say "Click on Mark All in Edit". I think It`s better to
say
Click Edit - Mark All et cetera.
You put the second argument in the first place, then the first argument in
the second place

Example: You say "Klicka på Alternativ på Verktyg-menyn"
Translation: Click on Alternative in Tools-menu
Then You say "Klicka på E-postalternativ och sedan på Avancerade e-
postalternativ"

I don´t think I have to translate this from Swedish to English...

I prefer the Phrase
Click on: Tools - Alternative - Email - Advanced Email,
as this phrase tells me what to do in correct order!

 

[Bob I]

This is a user to user newsgroup not Microsoft. If you wish to make a
suggestion, use the following method.

How to Contact the Microsoft Wish Program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;114491

 

[Beth Melton]

Microsoft doesn't review posts in the newsgroups. It's best to send
this type of feedback using "Was this information Helpful" at the
bottom of the Help page. Feedback submitted using this methods they
integrate in Help will get to Microsoft and they'll know which Help
topic and the application you are referring to.

--
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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[Beth Melton]

Actually, they (MS) have incorporated the ability to post Suggestions
for Microsoft using the web interface for the newsgroups on the MS
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx

The "Suggestion Wizard", which directs users to the newsgroups, has
been incorporated in Office 2003 Help and can be found in various
locations on the MS site.

The main reason for this is peer review, in case someone is making a
suggestion on a feature that is already available, and so others can
vote on the suggestion. Microsoft has committed to responding to those
posts with the most votes. (Although I have yet to see a single MS
response...)

They are working on making the Suggestion posts easier to identify for
NNTP users along with a link you can use to vote on the posted
Suggestion.
--
Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Lars Jönsson]

Thanks to Bob and Beth!
I didn´t know I was in a wrong discussion group.
I`ll make a new try to reach MicroSoft.

Kind regards

Lars Jönsson

 

[Steve Anderson [msft]]

Hi Lars, I spoke with the folks responsible for the help content and although they won't be changing things before the next release, they have logged a bug and will review this for the next release of Office.

We (the writers and the people who work on the assistance experience) really appreciate the fact that you want to help us make it better.

-Steve Anderson
Program Manager, Office

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

<Lars Jönsson> wrote:


In Help, You always say "Click on Mark All in Edit". I think It`s better to
say
Click Edit - Mark All et cetera.
You put the second argument in the first place, then the first argument in
the second place

Example: You say "Klicka på Alternativ på Verktyg-menyn"
Translation: Click on Alternative in Tools-menu
Then You say "Klicka på E-postalternativ och sedan på Avancerade e-
postalternativ"

I don´t think I have to translate this from Swedish to English...

I prefer the Phrase
Click on: Tools - Alternative - Email - Advanced Email,
as this phrase tells me what to do in correct order!