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That Fucking PaperClip!!!!
rtgwbmsr:
quote:Originally posted by The Master of Reality / Bob:
huh? been into the LSD lately?
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I thought it did...if not, than I have been into the LSD lately :D
[ October 08, 2002: Message edited by: The_Muffin_Man/B0b ]
Master of Reality:
i dunno it might have. maybe i am.
Kat:
quote:Originally posted by ThePreacher:
Damn that paperclip is annoying, but nowhere near as bad as that mother fucking dog.
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A-Fucking-Men!!! I think the dog is worse than the paperclip.
poloktim:
I'd love it if in their next office when the Office Assistant says "It looks like you're writing a letter..." one of the options would be: "It looks like you're going to fuck off..."
Stupid thing keeps saying I need flash, when I have it. Is it supposed to say that being the obnoxious turd that it is?
Calum:
quote:Muffin Man:
Where I work , the settings reset after the computer shuts down, so the damn clip was back in the morning.
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AAAHHH!!!! NO-O-o-o-o-o!! that would be a living hell. "Good morning, skipper! It looks like you're writing a letter! It looks like you're <GAK> <GLUK> It looks like you're beating me up!"
quote:Zombie9920:
You think wrong. That is like totally sick. I'm not into the whole gay thing.
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:D a bit repressed there, aren't you? i'm not gay either but my masculinity doesn't get threatened every time the subject is brought up ;)
nevertheless folks, zombie1423 isn't my type! :D :D :D
also, is this the same dog?
just to keep the fire burning:
quote:from http://www.cnet.com/software/0-6018642-8-20057234-3.html
Paper clip cemetery
Nightmare: Clippy's come back from the dead! Yikes!
When someone told me that Clippy (Microsoft's cheerful, animated, paper clip-shaped office assistant) was gone forever, I danced on his grave. But before I could say abra cadaver, he came back, animated, and way too chipper on a Monday morning. I've tried confronting him with a flashlight, like they do in the movies, and now I'm all out of ideas. Plus, now I have some other gripes about the way Office XP dishes out help. Grrr!
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Analysis
Office XP's help system suffers from several flaws; the notorious Office Assistant is just the most notable. We have other complaints about Office XP's help files. The Help window tends to cover up a substantial part of the document window, and there's no way to get rid of the Ask A Question box--the tiny, one-field toolbar at the top right of every Office app that sports the "Type a question for help" prompt.
With a bit of tweaking, however, you can train the Office help to do what you want.
Advice
Office XP is the first Microsoft suite that turns off the nagging Office Assistant, a.k.a. Clippy, by default. But Clippy can come back from the dead faster than Dracula from the grave if you or someone else activates him.
To get rid of the assistant, right-click the cartoon character paper clip, then choose Options from the resulting pop-up menu. Clear the check box beside the "Use the Office assistant" box and click OK. You can also permanently exorcise the assistant so that no one using the computer can resurrect him. Here's how: From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs, highlight Microsoft Office, click "Add or remove features," and hit Next. Under Office Shared Features, find Office Assistant, then click the small arrow and choose Not Available. Click the Update button to uninstall the assistant.
Good-bye Question box
Want to dump the Question box in an Office XP application, too? Microsoft makes this a bit harder but still doable. Choose Tools > Customize. Leave this dialog open but right-click in the Question box; it's at the upper right of the window, straight across from the Help menu. Uncheck the "Show Ask A Question box" to hide it. Close the Customize dialog box by clicking its OK button. If you want the box back, use Tools > Customize again, but this time, check the "Show Ask A Question box" after right-clicking the Question box on the menu bar.
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[ October 11, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
[ October 11, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]
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