Toolbar Buttons
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From: Bruce Hagen on 25 Jun 2010 19:44 Any fix you do is only going to be temporary. Small icons and removing the text just lets more buttons when stretched. My suggestion, also only temporary, was to push the toolbar up and back down. Grab the bottom of the toolbar with the cursor when you see the double arrow and just push it up and pull it back down. Now, the buttons are their normal size. How long? A few minutes. A few days. WYSIWYG. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:23BF440B-89D4-4531-871D-BB03A975F1D1(a)microsoft.com... > Bruce: > Changing the size of the toolbar icons did not affect the spacing of the > buttons; and all the buttons in the toolbar are frequently used so I > don't > want to remove them. Also tried dragging the File/View/Tools/etc. to the > top > to create a separate row of buttons (as it was before), and that didn't > work. > Stuck? > -- > Don > > > "Bruce Hagen" wrote: > >> That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It >> will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years >> now, >> and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the >> problem in order to fix it. >> >> Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down >> with >> the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit. >> -- >> Bruce Hagen >> MS-MVP [Mail] >> Imperial Beach, CA >> >> >> "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:4F53D971-80BE-4370-99A2-5C7A407DEB86(a)microsoft.com... >> >I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express >> >6.0 >> >on >> > my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express >> > is >> > running: >> > 1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out >> > not >> > leaving enough room for all buttons. >> > 2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File >> > with >> > >> >> > leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons >> > belongs in >> > a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I >> > can't >> > move it there. >> > How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the >> > Create >> > row to where it is no longer spread out? >> > Thank you! >> > -- >> > Don >> >> . >>
From: Guv Bob on 25 Jun 2010 22:47 FYI, I've been using OE for over 10 years and it's been tolerable. However, I'm getting ready to set up a new computer with Win 7 and plan to get a non-Microsoft email program at that time. Not a bad program but in my opinion OE is pretty primitive. "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4F53D971-80BE-4370-99A2-5C7A407DEB86(a)microsoft.com... > I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express 6.0 on > my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express is > running: > 1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out not > leaving enough room for all buttons. > 2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with >> > leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons belongs in > a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I can't > move it there. > How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create Mail > row to where it is no longer spread out? > Thank you! > -- > Don
From: Peter Foldes on 26 Jun 2010 01:39 Don Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2E3138B0-A0F4-41C9-98DA-F041A7478B3C(a)microsoft.com... > Steve: > Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about > removing the toolbar text labels. > -- > Don > > > "Steve Cochran" wrote: > >> So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the >> Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both. >> >> steve >> >> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message >> news:i02n2h$6vc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> > That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It >> > will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now, >> > and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the >> > problem in order to fix it. >> > >> > Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with >> > the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit. >> > -- >> > Bruce Hagen >> > MS-MVP [Mail] >> > Imperial Beach, CA >> > >> > >> > "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > news:4F53D971-80BE-4370-99A2-5C7A407DEB86(a)microsoft.com... >> >>I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express >> 6.0 >> >>on >> >> my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express >> is >> >> running: >> >> 1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out >> >> not >> >> leaving enough room for all buttons. >> >> 2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with >> >> >> >> >> leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons >> >> belongs in >> >> a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I >> >> can't >> >> move it there. >> >> How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create >> >> row to where it is no longer spread out? >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- >> >> Don >> > >>
From: Don on 26 Jun 2010 11:35 Peter and All: Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text labels and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are shown in the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they are all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again, thank you for your help. -- Don "Peter Foldes" wrote: > Don > > Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options > change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box > select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:2E3138B0-A0F4-41C9-98DA-F041A7478B3C(a)microsoft.com... > > Steve: > > Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about > > removing the toolbar text labels. > > -- > > Don > > > > > > "Steve Cochran" wrote: > > > >> So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the > >> Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both. > >> > >> steve > >> > >> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message > >> news:i02n2h$6vc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> > That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It > >> > will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now, > >> > and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the > >> > problem in order to fix it. > >> > > >> > Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with > >> > the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit. > >> > -- > >> > Bruce Hagen > >> > MS-MVP [Mail] > >> > Imperial Beach, CA > >> > > >> > > >> > "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> > news:4F53D971-80BE-4370-99A2-5C7A407DEB86(a)microsoft.com... > >> >>I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express > >> 6.0 > >> >>on > >> >> my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express > >> is > >> >> running: > >> >> 1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out > >> >> not > >> >> leaving enough room for all buttons. > >> >> 2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with > >> >> >> > >> >> leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons > >> >> belongs in > >> >> a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I > >> >> can't > >> >> move it there. > >> >> How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create > >> >> row to where it is no longer spread out? > >> >> Thank you! > >> >> -- > >> >> Don > >> > > >> > > . >
From: Bruce Hagen on 26 Jun 2010 11:51
YW. >>The buttons for File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create >>Mail<< You can drag the Menu Bar on top of the Toolbar to eliminate this. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9C7D6C12-87C5-43B3-A295-86CA36870784(a)microsoft.com... > Peter and All: > Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text > labels > and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are > shown in > the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for > File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they > are > all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again, > thank > you for your help. > -- > Don > > > "Peter Foldes" wrote: > >> Don >> >> Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text >> Options >> change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In >> the Icon box >> select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow >> >> -- >> Peter >> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. >> http://www.microsoft.com/protect >> >> "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:2E3138B0-A0F4-41C9-98DA-F041A7478B3C(a)microsoft.com... >> > Steve: >> > Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment >> > about >> > removing the toolbar text labels. >> > -- >> > Don >> > >> > >> > "Steve Cochran" wrote: >> > >> >> So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on >> >> the >> >> Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both. >> >> >> >> steve >> >> >> >> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message >> >> news:i02n2h$6vc$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> > That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as >> >> > OE. It >> >> > will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four >> >> > years now, >> >> > and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce >> >> > the >> >> > problem in order to fix it. >> >> > >> >> > Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back >> >> > down with >> >> > the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a >> >> > bit. >> >> > -- >> >> > Bruce Hagen >> >> > MS-MVP [Mail] >> >> > Imperial Beach, CA >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > "Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> > news:4F53D971-80BE-4370-99A2-5C7A407DEB86(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >>I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook >> >> >>Express >> >> 6.0 >> >> >>on >> >> >> my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook >> >> >> Express >> >> is >> >> >> running: >> >> >> 1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread >> >> >> out >> >> >> not >> >> >> leaving enough room for all buttons. >> >> >> 2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File >> >> >> with >> >> >> >> >> >> >> leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons >> >> >> belongs in >> >> >> a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; >> >> >> but I >> >> >> can't >> >> >> move it there. >> >> >> How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the >> >> >> Create >> >> >> row to where it is no longer spread out? >> >> >> Thank you! >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Don >> >> > >> >> >> >> . >> |