[mso] Re: Find Fast
- From: "Dian Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:52:46 -0500
No...it's not just you. Whoever came up with the idea of fast find
should be taken out and shot!
Most of the stuff I really like...either because I haven't seen anything
that works as well, or because I've learned to use it (by force or
otherwise<g>) well enough that I make it work well for me, even if there
could be other ways if I took the time to learn.
But then there are those things that just blow! And yes, when Microsoft
blows it...I have no problem letting them know about it. Hell, I've been
screaming about Master Docs for 8+ years! I used to use Ventura
Publisher to design/publish many large financial/stats books. It was
hell...but it was stable and the only time I had to spend was learning
to use the program...not fighting with it. Word has never figured out to
deal with resources enough to be able to put a few files together
without trashing them!
Which is why I've been telling folks for YEARS how to use RD codes to do
it. By doing it the slightly harder way from the beginning...you end up
with a much more stable book because you pull the individual files
together OUTSIDE the program. This is how Ventura Publisher did it!
And on the flip side, there's a lot of things folks constantly complain
about, like AutoForms, fields or styles. The only reason these things
seem complex is cos' the person has never taken the time to learn HOW to
use them.
And when the hell are they gonna remove Fast Save from Word's Options?
It does NOTHING anymore but corrupt documents! Everybody...click
Tools/Options/Save and make SURE you do not check Fast Save! NEVER use
it! Eight years ago it was useful when we were running 8086s...but with
a 486 now being an antique, why on Earth is this option still
there!<sigh>
Geez...see what happens when you get me started!<lol>
Dian Chapman
Technical Consultant, Instructor,
Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor
Word AutoForm/VBA eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Renaud, Parker
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:55 PM
To: 'mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [mso] Re: Find Fast
Dian-
It is so good to hear a Word professional express my opinion of Find
Fast. I thought I was just a grumpy old man. I also share your opinion
of the search engine interface in Win XP Pro. It is just awful.
Parker Renaud
prenaud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Not all who wander are lost"
-----Original Message-----
From: Dian Chapman [mailto:dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 3:27 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Find Fast
Yeah, but you have to install it and it's not installed by default in
that version, I believe. Although I'd have to check. They TRIED to put
it back as the default in XP and so many folks screamed...including me,
big time...cos' forcing the damn thing to stop all the time by me cause
me to trash my FAT table and blow away a hard drive! I was livid while
beta testing!!!!
I more than hate it, I despise it! I've never used it and never had a
hard time finding what I need. And to have that thing try to run to
organizing my file list for itself so it can help me find stuff faster
is nuts! The time I wasted when it was forced upon me...to retrieve my
mouse while a 20gig hard drive stopped sorting really ticked me off. And
the fact that Microsoft wanted to FORCE it upon me as a default was all
I could take!!
Some folks don't mind it...but I find absolutely NO use for it other
than to make Microsoft developers look better cos' the programs can
search the code better.
And speaking of searching...I wasn't on the WinXP beta team, but I'd
LOVE to know what they did to trash the search engine in WinXP Pro! I
love the system, but the search engine is now useless!<sigh> Huge drives
obviously mean they need better ways to find files, faster. But they
sure blew it with WinXP Pro! OK, so I like the 3-D dog...but the new
interface is a PITA!
Dian Chapman
Technical Consultant, Instructor,
Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor
Word AutoForm/VBA eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
Tutorial web site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html
TechTrax Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/
-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John82654@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:48 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Find Fast
In a message dated 8/23/2002 4:14:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> MAN I hate that thing!
>
> This should do the trick! Good luck
Hi Dian,is the same thing in Office 2k also?
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