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Whew! We're getting loaded with great Feedback. Unfortunately, I'm also loaded
with work, so I only have enough time this month to toss out some of the
most organized items so we can get this issue off the blocks and out the
door. Eventually, we'll get through it all.
Feedback
Jill writes...
As far as Greg's downloads are concerned (they sound awesome!), I just want
to be sure that Office 2003 (11.###.#####) is supported. I don't dare *assume*
that simply because there's an 11 in the number that automatically equates
to Office 11.
Thanks for a great site and your response is appreciated!
Dian
Chapman, TechTrax Editor replies...
Yes, Greg's cool, free utilities (www.mousetrax.com/downloads.html) work
with all current versions of Word. The reason why many of his apps don't
work with versions prior to Word 2000 is due to the fact that he often
takes advantage of the FSO (File System Object) that was not available
in VBA code prior to Word 2000. So if you attempt to run them in Word
97, they crash with an error that some object is not available...that
object being the FSO.
Feedback
A reader writes...
I could not get the dialogue box shown in the article to open for an Excel
cell. I did get to a properties box but could find no way to customize a number
format. The article states that the formats apply to values in cells, but I
could not find how to assign the format to a cell. I did not try a chart because
I wanted to use the format in a regular cell. Is there a way for this to be
done in Excel 2002?
Jon
Peltier, Excel MVP, replies...
If you are currently editing the contents of a cell (the cursor is blinking
within the cell), the only formatting you can do is of the font. If you
simply select a cell, you can go to the Format menu, and select Cells...
as shown in the attached image file FormatCells1-Menu.png (see below)
...and the dialog box shown
in FormatCells2-Dialog.png pops up (below)...
Number is the leftmost tab in
the dialog. These screen shots are from Excel XP (2002), but there
is little change from 97 to 2003.
Feedback
A reader writes...
Dear TechTrax, getting pictures into powerpoint is easy, but how do I get
them out again and into photoshop at the correct resolution? I do not want
the whole slide, only the picture. I found some comments recommending to
right-click the picture and choose 'save picture', but my right-click menu
does not have that option. I am using powerpoint vX
SR1 in mac osX 10.3.5.
Thanks a lot
Geetesh
Bajaj, PowerPoint MVP replies...
Save the entire presentation as an HTML file - within the folder
that contains his HTML output, you'll find all the pictures. This should
work on the Mac - there are other ways of doing it in Windows which offers
the right-click option of Save Picture As... in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003.
You can also upgrade to PowerPoint:mac 2004 which I believe offers the
right-click Save option.
Feedback
Robert Miller writes...
As a previous IT instructor with 7 years of experience
teaching MCSE, MCDBA, and MCSD tracks, as well as all of the MS Office products,
I find your articles very good. You have some top notch authors. I have been
able to save quite a bit of time using your authors'
code and techniques in my new position as an IT Admin/Tech Support for a
national company. Thank you again for a great Ezine!
Dian
Chapman, TechTrax Editor replies...
Thanks so much for those terrific comments, Robert! We love all the great
comments our readers pass along...but especially when they come from
someone at your level. So when you gonna start writing for us, too?<smirk>
Feedback
Stephen Reijnen from Haarlem, The Netherlands writes...
Hello,
I read your articles with great interest. I have a question.
In stead of tracking the binnames (DC_BINNAMES) is it also possible to track
the list en names of the outputtrays (mailbox).
How can we obtain this information from the printerdriver? Kind regards,
Stephen Reijnen
Jonathan
West, author of the Controlling
the Printer from Word VBA article series, replies...
As far as I am aware, there is no standard Windows API interface for directing
printer output to different output trays (e.g. for collation or stapling).
Unfortunately, it is also my experience that when printer manufacturers are
asked about the API for this feature, information is almost never forthcoming.
In part, it may be because the helpdesk people don't understand the question,
or possibly because there is a policy of not answering the question.
Feedback
A reader writes...
MS Photo Editor, Wherefore Art Thou?
by Herb Tyson, MVP
The Office 2003 “Upgrade” Surprise.
The Article was very good. But it left one huge Hole..........Where and How
do I get Microsoft Photo Editor BACK onto my Computer ???
I am running Microsoft Office XP Professional.
Herb
Tyson, author of the extremely popular MS
Photo Editor, Wherefore Art Thou? article, replies..
Ummm... if you're really running Office XP Pro... then it never left. Perhaps
you never installed it? Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add or Remove
- MS Office XP - Change - Add or Remove - Next - Office Tools - MS Photo
Editor (Set it to Run All from My Computer) and click Update.
Feedback
Wendy Firth from Newcastle, NSW, Australia writes...
Well, Herb just solved about a year of anguish about losing my trusty Photo
Editor once I had installed Office 2003. The MOPM was a great disappointment,
and as Herb said, I had nothing to play with! Well Done Herb (my Romeo!), thank
you with lots of love from Juliet (Wendy)
Herb
Tyson, author of the extremely popular MS
Photo Editor, Wherefore Art Thou? article, replies..
Romeo? Juliet? So, you're suggesting that Microsoft Office is like a Shakespearean
tragedy? Hmmm... well, it is packed with irony, and occasionally has comic
relief. So, mayhaps you're right.
Where's the comic relief, you might ask? Well... a long time ago, early
versions of Word for Windows came equipped with pop-up tips. And, one of
them, believe it or not, was "Don't run with scissors".
...and may all of your endings be happy.
Feedback
A reader writes...
I read the actical "Micorsoft Photo Editor, Wherefore Art Thow?".
The artical was very informative. Unfortuatly, I don't have a previous copy
of Office XP; so, how do I get a standalone copy of Microsoft Photo Editor
Dian
Chapman, TechTrax Editor replies...
See Herb's reply to that similar question in this feedback from May 2004
issue (about 1/3 down the page): http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=366.
Feedback
A reader writes...
I'd like to subscribe but I don't see your privacy policy. Where can I find
it?
Dian
Chapman, TechTrax Editor replies...
You'll find it on our home page for TechTrax at www.mousetrax.com/techtrax.
Our policy is simple...we promise never to be a sleazy spammer and use
your name for anything but this subscription and we'll never sell your
name nor your first born!
For those who prefer the professional version, it reads:
Note!
Any email address submitted
to MouseTrax.com or TechTrax is kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. We ONLY use your
address to send you the notification you have requested!
Feedback
A reader writes...
It took me a while to find a quality website such as yours but i am very grateful
that i did and i enjoy it very much. I just wanted to extend my compliment
to you and your writing staff, especially Mike Glenn for his contributions
on Microsoft Project (this is what led me to this website). Thank you so much
and keep up the good work.
I have one request and that is to show archive not just by the months but
by the subjects. That will be very very helpful.
Dian
Chapman, TechTrax Editor replies...
First off...Mike
Glen, the author of the marvelous MS Project series
says: "Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you're getting
some use out of my articles and I hope your projects go well - good luck
in your endeavors!"
As for the request that the archives show by subject, know that they actually do display
by many fields. You can type in a word, such as publisher, and get a
list of those article. Same goes for other key words, such as VBA and
WinXP. However, know that the search terms are only as good as those
we manually enter. Sometimes we miss a term or two. So if one misses,
try something similar. OR, you can search by department by clicking that
item. In fact, you can search by the whole combination, such as Dian
Chapman, Microsoft Office, VBA, thereby using several of the criteria
to drill down.
However, we're no Google, but that's our fault. However, if you read the
Google
search tips article last month, here's a trick you can use to
drill down into TechTrax through Google. The main URL to the publications
through Logical Expressions is: http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com.
Now that link in itself will just take you to the main page that explains
about the program we use for TechTrax. However, if you use that URL along
with a search term, such as PROJECT or VBA or even PHOTOS in the following
syntax, using the site as the search location, you'll get a pile of related
articles from Google only from TechTrax or Computor Companion or one
of those Ezines listed through Logical Expressions.
Site Search Example: photos site:http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com
And since Google uses more than just the few search terms we add to articles,
you should get a more automated set of results.
However, know that for those of you who just like to look through a full
list of issues and articles, we have a full list of articles (which I
need to update with the last two month's issues) on MouseTrax at this
link: http://www.mousetrax.com/TechTrax_DocDownloads.html
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