We use MsExchange here at work and it has the Office Assistant too. The
only good feature it has is the one where if you're going to be out of the
office for a few days, you can set the assistant to send those who send you
e-mail a message saying that you're out of pocket.
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> From: Walt Smith[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 5:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Does anybody else think this is a good idea?
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> I sent a suggestion to [EMAIL PROTECTED] today requesting that they
> incorporate a default into JAWS that would turn off the Office Assistant
> every time a user enters any Microsoft application where this pesky thing
> is used. While I'm by no means a seasoned Windows user, I also don't
> consider myself a total novice and this bit me over the weekend ... I
> spent a frustrating twenty minutes trying to figure out why I couldn't
> read a Word document until it suddenly struck me to try the
> Insert+Control+F4 combination. I figure that with my experience, somebody
> who's a complete newcomer to Windows and MS applications and who doesn't
> happen to have sighted help around could _really_ have trouble with this
> thing because they're almost guaranteed to not even know what the Office
> Assistant is or what it can do to your view in the application, let alone
> how to turn it off.
>
> If you agree that a JAWS default to ensure that the Office Assistant is
> turned off is a good idea for the next update or release, you might think
> about sending a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] on the subject. I can't
> imagine how a complete beginner would even start to cope with this.
>
> --
> Walt Smith - Raleigh, NC
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "And now I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place
> But don't you understand that's not my problem?"
> - Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
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