On 3/26/02 1:23 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On or near 3/26/02 8:51 AM, John R. Draxler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> One of the best features possible is missing >> >> Search category.................. "any header" >> > Agree; I've asked for this one. It exists for "rules", so you can operate on > the headers as the messages arrive; but not for Find. > >> This is one that would be most useful and is not there >> >> I use "any recipient" however this doen not really seem to work, not sure >> what they mean by recipient. Does it include all the to 's and from's and >> reply to 's or what >> > Yes...that is what it means. Isn't the recipient the person to whom a message was sent? And doesn't "any recipient" include the TO, CC and BCC ... but not the From? I think that's John's problem. He's using "any recipient" when he's trying to track down a message From someone. John, next time make your first Criterion: From and then, if you want to be sure to cover all the bases, add a second Criterion: Any Recipient. That should do it. Beth >> If there was a really comprehensive book on this program, I would pay $40.00 >> for it in a heartbeat. There is just no way of knowing what most of these >> features actually do or what their limitations are. The help menu is so >> marginal >> > I disagree; I think the help provided is very comprehensive, and far better > than is found in many programs. You do have to poke around sometimes, but > there is an enormous amount of information there. > > As for books...you didn't say what book you had bought, nor did you comment > on my recommendation of the O'Reilly book,Office 2001: "The Missing Manual". > I think that is quite comprehensive. > > I would agree with the general implication of this, that Microsoft REALLY > should have provided a definitive reference manual for a product that costs > so much and has so many complex features (particularly when you include > Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with VBA). If it could not be ready in > time for the product release, then the product should have included a > certificate for a free manual to be available at a later date. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
