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  #1  
Old February 17th, 2009, 04:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Paul
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This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and the
cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are replying to. I am
accessing this via the MS website. I find it a bit cumbersome to have to cut
my sig, then paste it below the text I am replying to. Is there another way
to access these newsgroups, or at least, another way to get my sig below the
material I'm posting to?
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501
  #2  
Old February 17th, 2009, 05:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
JoAnn Paules
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Dump the horrible web interface and use a newsreader or something like
Outlook Express/Windows Mail.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Paul" wrote in message
...
This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and the
cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are replying to. I
am
accessing this via the MS website. I find it a bit cumbersome to have to
cut
my sig, then paste it below the text I am replying to. Is there another
way
to access these newsgroups, or at least, another way to get my sig below
the
material I'm posting to?
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501



  #3  
Old February 17th, 2009, 06:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Paul
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I use Google Reader. Not sure how to use RSS to get updates for my threads.
I'm really not interested in seeing General Questions forum updated...just a
thread that I start. I did copy/paste the thread URL into Google Reader's
Add a Feed option but it didn't see anything.... said something like no URL
was found....
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Dump the horrible web interface and use a newsreader or something like
Outlook Express/Windows Mail.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Paul" wrote in message
...
This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and the
cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are replying to. I
am
accessing this via the MS website. I find it a bit cumbersome to have to
cut
my sig, then paste it below the text I am replying to. Is there another
way
to access these newsgroups, or at least, another way to get my sig below
the
material I'm posting to?
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501




  #4  
Old February 17th, 2009, 07:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
JoAnn Paules
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Posts: 10,630
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Can't help you. I use OE and WM.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Paul" wrote in message
...
I use Google Reader. Not sure how to use RSS to get updates for my threads.
I'm really not interested in seeing General Questions forum updated...just
a
thread that I start. I did copy/paste the thread URL into Google
Reader's
Add a Feed option but it didn't see anything.... said something like no
URL
was found....
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Dump the horrible web interface and use a newsreader or something like
Outlook Express/Windows Mail.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Paul" wrote in message
...
This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and
the
cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are replying to.
I
am
accessing this via the MS website. I find it a bit cumbersome to have
to
cut
my sig, then paste it below the text I am replying to. Is there another
way
to access these newsgroups, or at least, another way to get my sig
below
the
material I'm posting to?
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501






  #5  
Old February 18th, 2009, 03:03 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Gordon Bentley-Mix[_2_]
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Paul,

If you use the Microsoft Office Communities interface
(http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...&lang=en&cr=US)
rather that Google Reader, it should resolve the problem with the location
of your signature. And if you use Windows Live Mail (which is the
replacement for Outlook Express), then you can flag threads to watch - and
threads that you start are flagged automatically.

Setting up the newsreader functionality isn't difficult Windows Live Mail. I
think the help might give the necessary details, but it's probably not
necessary. I don't know if WLM will insert your signature automatically
though. It probably will, but I can't be bothered trying to find out how; I
just have a little text file that I copy and paste from instead. The only
downside for me is that WLM doesn't insert the little MVP logo next to my
posts the way the web interface does. Heartbreaking, aye? ;-P
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post all
follow-ups to the newsgroup.


"Paul" wrote in message
...
I use Google Reader. Not sure how to use RSS to get updates for my
threads.
I'm really not interested in seeing General Questions forum updated...just
a
thread that I start. I did copy/paste the thread URL into Google
Reader's
Add a Feed option but it didn't see anything.... said something like no
URL
was found....
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

Dump the horrible web interface and use a newsreader or something like
Outlook Express/Windows Mail.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


"Paul" wrote in message
...
This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and
the
cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are replying to.
I
am
accessing this via the MS website. I find it a bit cumbersome to have
to
cut
my sig, then paste it below the text I am replying to. Is there another
way
to access these newsgroups, or at least, another way to get my sig
below
the
material I'm posting to?
--
Paul

MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501




  #6  
Old February 18th, 2009, 08:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Graham Mayor
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We have all managed quite happily with top posting in the Word forums since
long before others started to take feeds from the NNTP server.
Some pedants still prefer to bottom post, but then that simply means that
those of us who answer the questions (and who don't on the whole use the web
portals) have to wade through reams of old stuff to get at the latest
contribution. When it is at the top (which is where you are being invited to
write) it is the first thing that we see. So bottom post if you must, but
don't be too surprised if your contributions are sometimes overlooked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Paul wrote:
This is the only newsgroup I participate in, where the signature and
the cursor in the reply are placed on top of the post you are
replying to. I am accessing this via the MS website. I find it a
bit cumbersome to have to cut my sig, then paste it below the text I
am replying to. Is there another way to access these newsgroups, or
at least, another way to get my sig below the material I'm posting to?



  #7  
Old February 18th, 2009, 02:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Paul
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Graham if this is the norm here that's fine. I prefer to compose (and read)
my emails with top posting, that's for sure. I have seen a few others here do
bottom-posting, and I was under the impression that this was part of
"netiquette." But as long as I"ve got at least one MVP who is a militant
bottom-poster I think I'll survive around here.

--
Paul

Bottom-posting and proud of it
MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

We have all managed quite happily with top posting in the Word forums since
long before others started to take feeds from the NNTP server.
Some pedants still prefer to bottom post, but then that simply means that
those of us who answer the questions (and who don't on the whole use the web
portals) have to wade through reams of old stuff to get at the latest
contribution. When it is at the top (which is where you are being invited to
write) it is the first thing that we see. So bottom post if you must, but
don't be too surprised if your contributions are sometimes overlooked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



  #8  
Old February 18th, 2009, 03:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Paul
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I hate not being able to edit your posts..... I meant the reverse of what I
just posted. I can happily top-post if that's acceptable...I just figured
that bottom-posting was netiquette...ok over and out.
--
Paul
Top-posting but still confused
MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


"
  #9  
Old February 18th, 2009, 03:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Graham Mayor
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Posts: 18,297
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I don't think anyone here is that bothered - life is too short to worry
about such things

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Paul wrote:
Graham if this is the norm here that's fine. I prefer to compose (and
read) my emails with top posting, that's for sure. I have seen a few
others here do bottom-posting, and I was under the impression that
this was part of "netiquette." But as long as I"ve got at least one
MVP who is a militant bottom-poster I think I'll survive around here.


We have all managed quite happily with top posting in the Word
forums since long before others started to take feeds from the NNTP
server.
Some pedants still prefer to bottom post, but then that simply means
that those of us who answer the questions (and who don't on the
whole use the web portals) have to wade through reams of old stuff
to get at the latest contribution. When it is at the top (which is
where you are being invited to write) it is the first thing that we
see. So bottom post if you must, but don't be too surprised if your
contributions are sometimes overlooked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



  #10  
Old February 18th, 2009, 03:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Because the issue of top vs. bottom posting can provoke heated discussion, I
started to post something yesterday and then thought better of it. But I
also prefer top-posting for the reasons Graham mentioned. Yes, it is
illogical and does make reading more difficult for people who come to the
thread late, but for those who are following it actively, it is far more
efficient.

Not only do I hate to scroll to the bottom of a long thread only to read
"Thanks!" but occasionally I scroll to the bottom and don't seem to find any
new content; this illusion is caused by the fact that the poster added his
message within the area of quoted material (blank lines) set off by
characters, making it appear to be part of the previous message.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Paul" wrote in message
...
I hate not being able to edit your posts..... I meant the reverse of what I
just posted. I can happily top-post if that's acceptable...I just figured
that bottom-posting was netiquette...ok over and out.
--
Paul
Top-posting but still confused
MS Office 2007
XP Home SP3
Dell Inspiron 1501


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