8 Replies Latest reply on Feb 28, 2008 5:24 PM by Anna Wood

Formatting Toolbar

Charles Culp Dec 28, 2007 6:18 PM

In review of SW2008 drawing functionality, what's going on with the formatting tool bar?

I've been playing around with 2008 (and actually used to edit a real drawing), but upon changing the revision history, I found that my formatting toolbar wasn't staying put.

In 2007, I got so sick of the formatting bar showing up, and "getting up ins my grill" (that's us young'uns way of saying it gets in the way), I put it in the bar up top with the other toolbars. That way it would always stay in its place.

Now the 2008 formatting toolbar isn't a toolbar at all, it is a new bar, made to look differently, but... still acting like a toolbar. And now my formatting toolbar has dun popped out of its place, all on its own.

Anyone know how to put the formatting toolbar back in its place, and show it who's boss?

Formatting Toolbar

Anna Wood Dec 28, 2007 7:05 PM (in response to Charles Culp)

Charles,

I would like it to stay put also. When you try to edit any text on the drawing the text format toolbar will unlock from its position. No work around that I have found yet.

I gave up trying.... VERY ANNOYING!!!

Cheers,
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John Lhuillier Dec 30, 2007 3:09 PM (in response to Charles Culp)

It looks like SP2 fixed this one. It seems to be staying locked in place now. The one menu that I wish you could lock is the one that pops up every time you edit a SW table. Real annoying to put it right above where your editing.
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  Anna Wood Dec 30, 2007 9:29 PM (in response to John Lhuillier)
  
  Yes, that one is bothersome as well. Kind tough to see your other callouts with the format box covering your chart up. I rarely edit the format in a SW table.
  
  Thanks for the SP 2.0 update.
  
  Cheers,
  
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Charles Culp Dec 31, 2007 1:10 AM (in response to Charles Culp)

Glad to hear it was changed back to being controllable! I look forward to SP2, it sounds like a good deal...
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  Charles Culp Feb 27, 2008 7:27 PM (in response to Charles Culp)
  
  Unfortunately, I have to re-open this thread, and remove its "answered" status.
  
  It was not fixed in SP2, nor in SP3.
  
  Has anyone else seen better functionality?
  
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    Anna Wood Feb 28, 2008 5:34 AM (in response to Charles Culp)
    
    Charles,
    
    I have learned to ignore it and I no longer dock my text format toolbar at the bottom of my SW session since it will not stay put.
    
    The format toolbar popping up in the tables is also a pain. I wish I could turn that feature off. No real reason to always need to format text in a chart. That is what templates are for.
    
    FWIW,
    
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    Eddie Cyganik Feb 28, 2008 3:56 PM (in response to Charles Culp)
    
    Charles,
    
    I was begining to wonder about you & Anna as you are both on SP3.0 yet your looking forward to SP2.0.
    I thought this had something to do with some new fangled "reverse sp" fix!
    
    I guess it's ER time.
    
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      Anna Wood Feb 28, 2008 5:24 PM (in response to Eddie Cyganik)
      
      Ed,
      
      I like SP3.0, it works well for us. There are a few SW quirks that are annoying but overall I am very happy with SW2008, SP3.0
      
      Cheers,
      
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