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Improve consistency in how Excel and Word 2003 close.
If you have 1 Word document open, the "BIG X" closes only the current
document. (It behaves the same way as if you want to close one document with the "little "X".) In Excel, if you hit the "big X", you close all open spreadsheets. I don't care which way you go, but do it the same way in each. One could argue in either direction, but this fuzziness has lead me to lose a lot of work, particularly when I am rushing to meet a deadline. Yes, it's my error, but.... ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
Improve consistency in how Excel and Word 2003 close.
Quite right!
Except that even the "Do you really want to lose all your data?" message becomes comfusing if in WORD it means "lose this document" and in Excel it means "lose not only this workbook but all the others that happen to be open". Woops! Forgot that one! It's gone. Start again. The beauty of Windows, perhaps taken for granted by users who didn't work in DOS days and before, was that all programs that run under it were to give computer users an environment where they could jump from one program to another, understand the commands, and expect consistency. Okay, this is a little problem, but what we should all be striving for is excellence, not "sort of good". "Ken Wright" wrote: Inconsistent yes, but if you have made any changes then you will be prompted to save so you do get a second chance. It doesn't stop you hitting 'Don't save' though and losing your data. -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ------------------------------Â*------------------------------Â*---------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ------------------------------Â*------------------------------Â*---------------- "Florence Moosengale" <Florence wrote in message ... If you have 1 Word document open, the "BIG X" closes only the current document. (It behaves the same way as if you want to close one document with the "little "X".) In Excel, if you hit the "big X", you close all open spreadsheets. I don't care which way you go, but do it the same way in each. One could argue in either direction, but this fuzziness has lead me to lose a lot of work, particularly when I am rushing to meet a deadline. Yes, it's my error, but.... ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
Improve consistency in how Excel and Word 2003 close.
You may want to turn off tools|options|windows in taskbar.
Then excel will behave like xl97 did/does. It may be enough to remind you that closing the application means closing the application. Florence Moosengale wrote: If you have 1 Word document open, the "BIG X" closes only the current document. (It behaves the same way as if you want to close one document with the "little "X".) In Excel, if you hit the "big X", you close all open spreadsheets. I don't care which way you go, but do it the same way in each. One could argue in either direction, but this fuzziness has lead me to lose a lot of work, particularly when I am rushing to meet a deadline. Yes, it's my error, but.... ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc -- Dave Peterson |
Improve consistency in how Excel and Word 2003 close.
When I close Excel with application "x" I get a prompt for each and every
workbook I have open and have made changes to. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:36:19 -0800, "Florence Moosengale" wrote: Quite right! Except that even the "Do you really want to lose all your data?" message becomes comfusing if in WORD it means "lose this document" and in Excel it means "lose not only this workbook but all the others that happen to be open". Woops! Forgot that one! It's gone. Start again. The beauty of Windows, perhaps taken for granted by users who didn't work in DOS days and before, was that all programs that run under it were to give computer users an environment where they could jump from one program to another, understand the commands, and expect consistency. Okay, this is a little problem, but what we should all be striving for is excellence, not "sort of good". "Ken Wright" wrote: Inconsistent yes, but if you have made any changes then you will be prompted to save so you do get a second chance. It doesn't stop you hitting 'Don't save' though and losing your data. -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ------------------------------*------------------------------*---------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ------------------------------*------------------------------*---------------- "Florence Moosengale" <Florence wrote in message ... If you have 1 Word document open, the "BIG X" closes only the current document. (It behaves the same way as if you want to close one document with the "little "X".) In Excel, if you hit the "big X", you close all open spreadsheets. I don't care which way you go, but do it the same way in each. One could argue in either direction, but this fuzziness has lead me to lose a lot of work, particularly when I am rushing to meet a deadline. Yes, it's my error, but.... ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
Improve consistency in how Excel and Word 2003 close.
Thanks Dave (and others).
I don't think it solves the problem, but then, the problem shouldn't be blown out of proportion. It's not a bug, just an inconsistency, and from the get go, I confessed that it was a user error. "Dave Peterson" wrote: You may want to turn off tools|options|windows in taskbar. Then excel will behave like xl97 did/does. It may be enough to remind you that closing the application means closing the application. Florence Moosengale wrote: If you have 1 Word document open, the "BIG X" closes only the current document. (It behaves the same way as if you want to close one document with the "little "X".) In Excel, if you hit the "big X", you close all open spreadsheets. I don't care which way you go, but do it the same way in each. One could argue in either direction, but this fuzziness has lead me to lose a lot of work, particularly when I am rushing to meet a deadline. Yes, it's my error, but.... ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc -- Dave Peterson |
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