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Old May 14th, 2010, 08:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
xbl/psn: slipknotts
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Default Who moved the OFF button and where'd you put it?

/*brief preface...
I have ADD really, really bad. Some days I can't even keep track my own
thoughts, so when something comes to mind I have to be able to use it quickly
before that train leaves the station.*/

How do I achieve automatic:NOTHING. Office's automated functions get worse
with every iteration - to me anyway.

How do I get a virtual typewriter??? All I want is to set the margins and
start typing -- that's it, will Office kindly STFU and stop asking me
questions or worse yet just start changing things...no vasoline, no kiss -
its just plain rude. The only auto tip that's I want is the "don't forget to
save"

I probably sound like a jackhole right now because I'm still steaming,
screaming mad about this autofix crap-a## feature - it just killed my
document which was actually almost good and almost done and now...nothing,
its gone - train left the station, and my trains rarely make return visits.

to summarize my rant: all I want are the rulers to set my margins and start
typing, just like a typewriter. Oh, and I want the "save this now," that is
the only auto guesstimation allowed.

If I can just type and get the words out before they vanish I can go into a
new document and format it and apply styles the way I want and then cut and
paste the text where it fits.

OK, yeah I have mental problems, but am I the only person this sounds good to?
Can we please get an OFF button for office -- Oh, and in plain view as well
- which will send that little paperclip cartoon into the corner for a
timeout. Yeah I know he actually left years ago, but anytime I think of an MS
help section that the image I get....
  #2  
Old May 14th, 2010, 09:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Yves Dhondt
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Default Who moved the OFF button and where'd you put it?

The ruler is available as a little button on top of the scroll bar.
Alternatively, in Word 2007, go to the "View" tab, and in the "Show/Hide"
group, check the box next to "Ruler".

Yves

"xbl/psn: slipknotts" xbl/psn: wrote
in message ...
/*brief preface...
I have ADD really, really bad. Some days I can't even keep track my own
thoughts, so when something comes to mind I have to be able to use it
quickly
before that train leaves the station.*/

How do I achieve automatic:NOTHING. Office's automated functions get worse
with every iteration - to me anyway.

How do I get a virtual typewriter??? All I want is to set the margins and
start typing -- that's it, will Office kindly STFU and stop asking me
questions or worse yet just start changing things...no vasoline, no kiss -
its just plain rude. The only auto tip that's I want is the "don't forget
to
save"

I probably sound like a jackhole right now because I'm still steaming,
screaming mad about this autofix crap-a## feature - it just killed my
document which was actually almost good and almost done and now...nothing,
its gone - train left the station, and my trains rarely make return
visits.

to summarize my rant: all I want are the rulers to set my margins and
start
typing, just like a typewriter. Oh, and I want the "save this now," that
is
the only auto guesstimation allowed.

If I can just type and get the words out before they vanish I can go into
a
new document and format it and apply styles the way I want and then cut
and
paste the text where it fits.

OK, yeah I have mental problems, but am I the only person this sounds good
to?
Can we please get an OFF button for office -- Oh, and in plain view as
well
- which will send that little paperclip cartoon into the corner for a
timeout. Yeah I know he actually left years ago, but anytime I think of an
MS
help section that the image I get....


  #3  
Old May 14th, 2010, 01:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Who moved the OFF button and where'd you put it?

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm

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

"xbl/psn: slipknotts" xbl/psn: wrote
in message ...
/*brief preface...
I have ADD really, really bad. Some days I can't even keep track my own
thoughts, so when something comes to mind I have to be able to use it
quickly
before that train leaves the station.*/

How do I achieve automatic:NOTHING. Office's automated functions get worse
with every iteration - to me anyway.

How do I get a virtual typewriter??? All I want is to set the margins and
start typing -- that's it, will Office kindly STFU and stop asking me
questions or worse yet just start changing things...no vasoline, no kiss -
its just plain rude. The only auto tip that's I want is the "don't forget
to
save"

I probably sound like a jackhole right now because I'm still steaming,
screaming mad about this autofix crap-a## feature - it just killed my
document which was actually almost good and almost done and now...nothing,
its gone - train left the station, and my trains rarely make return
visits.

to summarize my rant: all I want are the rulers to set my margins and
start
typing, just like a typewriter. Oh, and I want the "save this now," that
is
the only auto guesstimation allowed.

If I can just type and get the words out before they vanish I can go into
a
new document and format it and apply styles the way I want and then cut
and
paste the text where it fits.

OK, yeah I have mental problems, but am I the only person this sounds good
to?
Can we please get an OFF button for office -- Oh, and in plain view as
well
- which will send that little paperclip cartoon into the corner for a
timeout. Yeah I know he actually left years ago, but anytime I think of an
MS
help section that the image I get....


  #4  
Old May 14th, 2010, 02:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Jay Freedman
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Default Who moved the OFF button and where'd you put it?

But, while the TameAutoFormat article may help somewhat, it sounds like you
should really be using Notepad or one of its freebie clones to do your
writing. MS Word was never intended to be a minimalist application -- it's
more like a Swiss Army knife.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm


"xbl/psn: slipknotts" xbl/psn:
wrote in message
...
/*brief preface...
I have ADD really, really bad. Some days I can't even keep track my
own thoughts, so when something comes to mind I have to be able to
use it quickly
before that train leaves the station.*/

How do I achieve automatic:NOTHING. Office's automated functions get
worse with every iteration - to me anyway.

How do I get a virtual typewriter??? All I want is to set the
margins and start typing -- that's it, will Office kindly STFU and
stop asking me questions or worse yet just start changing
things...no vasoline, no kiss - its just plain rude. The only auto
tip that's I want is the "don't forget to
save"

I probably sound like a jackhole right now because I'm still
steaming, screaming mad about this autofix crap-a## feature - it
just killed my document which was actually almost good and almost
done and now...nothing, its gone - train left the station, and my
trains rarely make return visits.

to summarize my rant: all I want are the rulers to set my margins and
start
typing, just like a typewriter. Oh, and I want the "save this now,"
that is
the only auto guesstimation allowed.

If I can just type and get the words out before they vanish I can go
into a
new document and format it and apply styles the way I want and then
cut and
paste the text where it fits.

OK, yeah I have mental problems, but am I the only person this
sounds good to?
Can we please get an OFF button for office -- Oh, and in plain view
as well
- which will send that little paperclip cartoon into the corner for a
timeout. Yeah I know he actually left years ago, but anytime I think
of an MS
help section that the image I get....



  #5  
Old May 14th, 2010, 04:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Posts: 31,786
Default Who moved the OFF button and where'd you put it?

I was tempted to say the same thing, though I might suggest WordPad rather
than Notepad.

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

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
But, while the TameAutoFormat article may help somewhat, it sounds like
you should really be using Notepad or one of its freebie clones to do your
writing. MS Word was never intended to be a minimalist application -- it's
more like a Swiss Army knife.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm


"xbl/psn: slipknotts" xbl/psn:
wrote in message
...
/*brief preface...
I have ADD really, really bad. Some days I can't even keep track my
own thoughts, so when something comes to mind I have to be able to
use it quickly
before that train leaves the station.*/

How do I achieve automatic:NOTHING. Office's automated functions get
worse with every iteration - to me anyway.

How do I get a virtual typewriter??? All I want is to set the
margins and start typing -- that's it, will Office kindly STFU and
stop asking me questions or worse yet just start changing
things...no vasoline, no kiss - its just plain rude. The only auto
tip that's I want is the "don't forget to
save"

I probably sound like a jackhole right now because I'm still
steaming, screaming mad about this autofix crap-a## feature - it
just killed my document which was actually almost good and almost
done and now...nothing, its gone - train left the station, and my
trains rarely make return visits.

to summarize my rant: all I want are the rulers to set my margins and
start
typing, just like a typewriter. Oh, and I want the "save this now,"
that is
the only auto guesstimation allowed.

If I can just type and get the words out before they vanish I can go
into a
new document and format it and apply styles the way I want and then
cut and
paste the text where it fits.

OK, yeah I have mental problems, but am I the only person this
sounds good to?
Can we please get an OFF button for office -- Oh, and in plain view
as well
- which will send that little paperclip cartoon into the corner for a
timeout. Yeah I know he actually left years ago, but anytime I think
of an MS
help section that the image I get....





 




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