Consider me in the "Yes" group - I think the discussions are helpful. New users don't know all the different ways people use the products. By allowing these kinds of discussions, people learn either 1) that there is a better product for what they are trying to do or 2) that they can do things with the products they didn't know they could. Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com Cook anything outdoors with http://www.outdoorcook.com Get OneNote answers at http://www.onenoteanswers.com I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************