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September 4th, 2008, 06:35 AM
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Dearest Microsoft
There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ....I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ....sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups! 
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September 4th, 2008, 07:48 AM
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my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder!
Nice one! By the time I logout for the day my eyes fell like that every day whether I'm using Excel or not. I "hate" websites that use a 1pt font! I already wear glasses and my optometrist says that sitting in front of a computer all day (which I do) is bad for your eyes. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Dearest Microsoft There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ...I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ...sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
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September 4th, 2008, 10:24 PM
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I completely agree. I work for a seedling nursery and twice a year we perform
field inventories. Trying to input row counts in Excel 2007 with the highlighting color is sooo difficult. I spend half my time starting over because it's too hard to see which cells I've selected. There should be a way to select which color to use when highlighting. "T. Valko" wrote: my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! Nice one! By the time I logout for the day my eyes fell like that every day whether I'm using Excel or not. I "hate" websites that use a 1pt font! I already wear glasses and my optometrist says that sitting in front of a computer all day (which I do) is bad for your eyes. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Dearest Microsoft There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ...I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ...sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
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#4
September 4th, 2008, 10:32 PM
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Perhaps increase contrast and reduce the brightness a tad.
Jo Lynn wrote: I completely agree. I work for a seedling nursery and twice a year we perform field inventories. Trying to input row counts in Excel 2007 with the highlighting color is sooo difficult. I spend half my time starting over because it's too hard to see which cells I've selected. There should be a way to select which color to use when highlighting. "T. Valko" wrote: my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! Nice one! By the time I logout for the day my eyes fell like that every day whether I'm using Excel or not. I "hate" websites that use a 1pt font! I already wear glasses and my optometrist says that sitting in front of a computer all day (which I do) is bad for your eyes. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Dearest Microsoft There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ...I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ...sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
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September 4th, 2008, 10:49 PM
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Tried that.Works OK on my tower with a flat panel monitor but my laptop, no
such luck! It's just ridiculous that it should even be any kind of an issue! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups! "Bob I" wrote in message ... Perhaps increase contrast and reduce the brightness a tad. Jo Lynn wrote: I completely agree. I work for a seedling nursery and twice a year we perform field inventories. Trying to input row counts in Excel 2007 with the highlighting color is sooo difficult. I spend half my time starting over because it's too hard to see which cells I've selected. There should be a way to select which color to use when highlighting. "T. Valko" wrote: my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! Nice one! By the time I logout for the day my eyes fell like that every day whether I'm using Excel or not. I "hate" websites that use a 1pt font! I already wear glasses and my optometrist says that sitting in front of a computer all day (which I do) is bad for your eyes. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Dearest Microsoft There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ...I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ...sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
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September 4th, 2008, 11:18 PM
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It's just ridiculous that it should even be any kind of an issue!
There have been a lot of complaints about this and I'm sure it's been brought to MS's attention. Wether they do anything about it is a different matter. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Tried that.Works OK on my tower with a flat panel monitor but my laptop, no such luck! It's just ridiculous that it should even be any kind of an issue! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups! "Bob I" wrote in message ... Perhaps increase contrast and reduce the brightness a tad. Jo Lynn wrote: I completely agree. I work for a seedling nursery and twice a year we perform field inventories. Trying to input row counts in Excel 2007 with the highlighting color is sooo difficult. I spend half my time starting over because it's too hard to see which cells I've selected. There should be a way to select which color to use when highlighting. "T. Valko" wrote: my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! Nice one! By the time I logout for the day my eyes fell like that every day whether I'm using Excel or not. I "hate" websites that use a 1pt font! I already wear glasses and my optometrist says that sitting in front of a computer all day (which I do) is bad for your eyes. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "CJ" wrote in message ... Dearest Microsoft There is no doubt that the work done in Redmond and various other places is mind boggling. I can not begin to imagine what the average IQ must be within the corporation. Having said that.... ...I'm sorry but sometimes the obvious seems to be beyond you! The majority of people that use Excel 2007 must be frustrated beyond belief with the colour (or lack thereof) when selecting non contiguous cells. Doesn't this bother anybody at Microsoft? Do none of you actually use Excel or try to make presentations with it? Do you all have special monitors so the colour actually shows up? What is the deal with this? Why must we be forced to tilt our screens and heads in order to be able to see highlighted cells? In previous versions of Excel this was not a problem. I dare to say that 2003 was fabulous! The colour was transparent but still very obvious from any angle and on any monitor. I find it hard to believe that this has not been addressed in an update. No wonder computer users get the "geek" stereotype. We are blowing up our retinas trying to see what we are doing in Excel!!! To whom may I send the bill for my very expensive corrective lenses?? ...sorry for the rant....but really.....I've had it!! I've been teaching 2007 all day and my eyes feel like they have been put through a meat grinder! -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups!
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#7
September 5th, 2008, 01:52 PM
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Interesting that your laptop doesn't work. Perhaps the color depth needs
to be increased. CJ wrote: Tried that.Works OK on my tower with a flat panel monitor but my laptop, no such luck! It's just ridiculous that it should even be any kind of an issue!
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#8
September 5th, 2008, 03:20 PM
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So then my thought is: Why should I have to mess around with global settings
to satisfy Excel when everything is set up nicely for all of my other applications? Excel 2003 is my spreadsheet of choice simply because I can see what I am doing on my laptop. All MS needs to do is change the colour. With all of the complaints you would have thought they would have taken the 5 minutes to do it. -- Thanks for taking the time! CJ --------------------------------------------------------- Know thyself, know thy limits....know thy newsgroups! "Bob I" wrote in message ... Interesting that your laptop doesn't work. Perhaps the color depth needs to be increased. CJ wrote: Tried that.Works OK on my tower with a flat panel monitor but my laptop, no such luck! It's just ridiculous that it should even be any kind of an issue!
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