Comments on: Microsoft Word’s Baroque era http://www.wordyard.com/2004/05/20/microsoft-words-baroque-era/ Technology, politics, culture Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Vivian http://www.wordyard.com/2004/05/20/microsoft-words-baroque-era/#comment-18 Vivian Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:34:11 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=613#comment-18 Ok, I think I got it. First of all "Help" is no help. Goto preferences: Error Checking: Then deselect the Rule that is annoying you. If you are uncertain, you can deselect "enable background error checking" altogether or experiment with deselecting the "rules" one at a time and note which one does the trick. A note to technology designers: Anytime you feel the urge to name a design feature with the preface "Smart", know that you are assuming that you can read the end user's mind. And you know what happens when you assume... Ok, I think I got it. First of all “Help” is no help.

Goto preferences: Error Checking: Then deselect the Rule that is annoying you. If you are uncertain, you can deselect “enable background error checking” altogether or experiment with deselecting the “rules” one at a time and note which one does the trick.

A note to technology designers: Anytime you feel the urge to name a design feature with the preface “Smart”, know that you are assuming that you can read the end user’s mind. And you know what happens when you assume…

]]> By: Vivian http://www.wordyard.com/2004/05/20/microsoft-words-baroque-era/#comment-17 Vivian Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:16:02 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=613#comment-17 Amen Brother. BTW, any idea how to turn off the "Smart (stupid) Buttons" yet? Amen Brother. BTW, any idea how to turn off the “Smart (stupid) Buttons” yet?

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