Re: status line in OE
- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 20:57:13 -0400
It's Outlook Express.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: status line in OE
> I'm not sure, but it seems to me that you've called your mail program both
> Outlook and outlook Express, interchangeably. If I'm wrong, sorry. But
> which one is it, actually? The menus differ in many respects, as do the
> programs in their hgeneral functions.
> differe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: status line in OE
>
>
> Hi everyone, I know this next line is off topic but it puts into context
my
> most recent "adventure" with this computer. When my kids were little and
> ran a temperature for more than a day I would make an appointment with the
> doctor, get them into the car and off we'd go. By the time the doctor saw
> them, on more than one occassion, there would be no temperature and the
only
> symptoms they would be exhibitting were sniffles, a runny nose and a
slight
> cough. Well, I spent the last few days trying to maximize my screen while
> in Outlook but still the status line in the program would not give me the
> information I waws looking for. Suddenly today, after maximizing the
> window, I got the information! Number of messages, number unread and
tasks
> like receiving mail, sending mailetc. I guess when I got more than fed up
> the cure appeared on its own. However, I don't recommend this method of
> computer repair to anyone! zTThanks to all of you for being so helpful,
> Judithe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: status line in OE
>
>
> > Rick, you don't have to apologize. You just missed an earlier message
in
> > which Judith assured us that she'd already checked things like that
> > carefully before requesting input from the list.
> >
> > By the way, just for the sake of clear communications, I'd like to
mention
> > that Judith's subject line here represents the proper name for this
screen
> > element, though some people get it confused. It's the status *line* and
> it
> > appears at the bottom of the screen in a number of other applications,
> such
> > as Word. It's a thin space across the bottom of the screen containing
> > information. In word, for instance, you'd find things about the
position
> of
> > the cursor, the line, the page, and a few other things. In Outlook
> Express,
> > it gives information about whatever is active on the screen, such as how
> > many items are in the Inbox, how many of them are new, etc. If you
press
> > Alt, it will describe the function of the menu you've selected. That
sort
> of
> > thing.
> >
> > the term "bar," by contrast, is used only to identify the Task Bar, a
> > Windows feature that isn't a thin line with information, but a screen
area
> > that's part of the Desktop and can be accessed at other times as well,
> > depending how it's been set up. It holds the program icons of the
running
> > programs, and extends to the right of the Start button at the base of
the
> > start menu. Though it can be resized to be a very broad band or a
narrow
> > one, it is never thought of or referred to as a "line."
> >
> > Hope that helps. It's simply useful to make clear distinctions when
> > possible in order to clarify this sort of thing under discussion.
> >
> > From: "Ricque" <ricque@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 5:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: status line in OE
> >
> >
> > Thanks Margaret, I missed that one
> > Must be my part-timers at work.
> > Ricque
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: status line in OE
> >
> >
> > Judith,
> >
> > Could status bar in OE possibly have become unchecked? From the
> > message list Hit alt-v for the view menu, then arrow down or up until
> > you get to layout, and hit enter. Arrow down or up until you get to
> > status bar and hit the space bar if it is unchecked. Escape to leave
> > the menu.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Margaret
> >
> > Judith wrote:
> >
> >
> > Along with the other OE problems I have been experiencing this week I
> > can no longer read the status line while in the program. Until very
> > recently jaws key plus the number 3 on the numerical keypad gave me
> > infor mation such as;
> > the number of new messages
> > the number of unread messages
> > receiving mail
> > sending mail
> >
> > Now I ge information concerning my task bar such as the names of
> > documents that are on it. Does anyone have a solution to this
> > problem? Thanks, Judith
> >
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