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Just a heads-up - there seems to be something wrong with this website.
Yesterday (12/23/08) I posted a question regarding Copying Doc
Properties/Profiles three times because it seemed that previous attempts did
not get posted. Today I got an email alerting me that someone responded to
my post, however, when I go on to this site from the link in my email, I
cannot find my post with that response. When I go on to this website from my
Favorites, I cannot find my post with this response. I looked for a spot on
this website that says "report difficulties with tihs website" but don't see
any so I figured I'd let you know through this post.
So, maybe you can pass this along to the webmaster. Thanks.
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Use a Newsreader to access the Newsgroups
1.1. Connect to a newsgroup server using Outlook Express
Open Outlook Express and follow these steps:
1.. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2.. In the Internet Account dialog box, click Add, and then click News.
The Internet Connection Wizard starts. Follow these steps in the wizard:
1.. On the first screen, in the Display name box, type the name that
other users will see when you post a message to the newsgroup, and then
click Next.
2.. On the second screen, type your full e-mail address in the E-mail
address box, and then click Next.
3.. On the third screen, in the News (NNTP) Server box, type the name of
your news server. To subscribe to the newsgroups hosted on Microsoft's
servers, type msnews.microsoft.com. If you don't know the name of your news
server, contact your Internet provider.
4.. If necessary, select the My news server requires me to log on check
box, and then click Next. If you don't know whether your server requires you
to log on, contact your Internet provider. The Microsoft server does not
require a user name and password.
5.. On the last screen, click Finish.
3.. Click Close, and then click Yes when asked if you want to download
newsgroups from the account you just created. The Newsgroup Subscriptions
dialog box appears.
4.. Select the newsgroups you want to use, click Subscribe, and then click
OK.
Note Most of Microsoft newsgroups use this naming convention:
microsoft.public.application_name.specific_area. For example: you could
subscribe to microsoft.public.office.dataanalyzer, or
microsoft.public.excel.programming. However, that isn't always the case.
Don't be afraid to browse the list of groups in order to find something that
you think will be useful.
5.. On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Read tab, and then clear
the Get 300 headers at a time check box.
6.. Click the Maintenance tab, clear the Delete new messages n days after
being downloaded check box, and then click OK.
Step 5 allows you to download and read all the newsgroup's postings when you
first subscribe. Step 6 allows you to read older messages.
1.2. Subscribe or unsubscribe to newsgroups
After you establish a connection to your newsgroup server, you add
newsgroups to your list by subscribing. You can subscribe or unsubscribe to
newsgroups at any time. Typically, you use the group name as a guide when
subscribing. For example, a name such as
microsoft.public.office.developer.outlook.forms would be a good place to
start if you need help writing a custom form for Outlook.
To subscribe
1.. Start Outlook Express.
2.. In the folder pane, click the name of your news server. For example,
if you established a connection to Microsoft's server, click
msnews.microsoft.com.
3.. In the main viewing pane, click Newsgroups.
4.. In the Newsgroup Subscriptions dialog box, select a newsgroup from the
list, and then click Subscribe.
5.. Repeat the previous step to subscribe to additional newsgroups, and
then click OK when you finish.
6.. In the main viewing pane, double-click the name of the new newsgroup.
If you only want to receive new messages since the last time you visited,
select the New messages only check box, and then double-click the newsgroup
name.
Note When you subscribe to a newsgroup for the first time, you receive
all the messages whether or not you select the New messages only check box.
To unsubscribe
a.. In the Outlook Express folder pane, right-click the newsgroup that you
want to stop using, and then click Unsubscribe on the shortcut menu.
Tips
a.. To reduce the number of items in the list of available newsgroups,
enter a phrase in the Display newsgroups which contain box. For instance,
you can enter an application name such as "publisher" or the name of a
discipline such as "programming." The list changes automatically when you
finish typing.
b.. Newsgroups in languages other than English are identified by their
names; for example, microsoft.public.fr.excel is a newsgroup for Microsoft
Excel users who speak French.
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Hope this helps.
Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"jerem" <jerem[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A0A541D4-DEC3-4BE0-A30E-4D444862766A[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Just a heads-up - there seems to be something wrong with this website.
> Yesterday (12/23/08) I posted a question regarding Copying Doc
> Properties/Profiles three times because it seemed that previous attempts
> did
> not get posted. Today I got an email alerting me that someone responded
> to
> my post, however, when I go on to this site from the link in my email, I
> cannot find my post with that response. When I go on to this website from
> my
> Favorites, I cannot find my post with this response. I looked for a spot
> on
> this website that says "report difficulties with tihs website" but don't
> see
> any so I figured I'd let you know through this post.
>
> So, maybe you can pass this along to the webmaster. Thanks.
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Hi Doug,
Can't get past step 2 of your directions. When I click Tools, the only
choices I have are E-mail Accounts and Directory. The two options under
E-mail accounts are add a new email account and view or change existing email
accounts. The two options under Directory are add a new directory or address
book and view or change existing directories or address books. I do not
personally use Outlook Express but I do use it at work and I'm wondering if
my limited options are security measures by the system's administrators?????
Fortunately, however, whatever was going wrong last time has been corrected
since I was able to see your response to my Systems Problem post and Jay's
response to my Document Properties post. So all is right in the world again
- for now, anyway. Thanks.
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Use a Newsreader to access the Newsgroups
>
> 1.1. Connect to a newsgroup server using Outlook Express
> Open Outlook Express and follow these steps:
>
> 1.. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
> 2.. In the Internet Account dialog box, click Add, and then click News.
> The Internet Connection Wizard starts. Follow these steps in the wizard:
> 1.. On the first screen, in the Display name box, type the name that
> other users will see when you post a message to the newsgroup, and then
> click Next.
> 2.. On the second screen, type your full e-mail address in the E-mail
> address box, and then click Next.
> 3.. On the third screen, in the News (NNTP) Server box, type the name of
> your news server. To subscribe to the newsgroups hosted on Microsoft's
> servers, type msnews.microsoft.com. If you don't know the name of your news
> server, contact your Internet provider.
> 4.. If necessary, select the My news server requires me to log on check
> box, and then click Next. If you don't know whether your server requires you
> to log on, contact your Internet provider. The Microsoft server does not
> require a user name and password.
> 5.. On the last screen, click Finish.
> 3.. Click Close, and then click Yes when asked if you want to download
> newsgroups from the account you just created. The Newsgroup Subscriptions
> dialog box appears.
> 4.. Select the newsgroups you want to use, click Subscribe, and then click
> OK.
>
> Note Most of Microsoft newsgroups use this naming convention:
> microsoft.public.application_name.specific_area. For example: you could
> subscribe to microsoft.public.office.dataanalyzer, or
> microsoft.public.excel.programming. However, that isn't always the case.
> Don't be afraid to browse the list of groups in order to find something that
> you think will be useful.
>
> 5.. On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Read tab, and then clear
> the Get 300 headers at a time check box.
> 6.. Click the Maintenance tab, clear the Delete new messages n days after
> being downloaded check box, and then click OK.
> Step 5 allows you to download and read all the newsgroup's postings when you
> first subscribe. Step 6 allows you to read older messages.
>
> 1.2. Subscribe or unsubscribe to newsgroups
> After you establish a connection to your newsgroup server, you add
> newsgroups to your list by subscribing. You can subscribe or unsubscribe to
> newsgroups at any time. Typically, you use the group name as a guide when
> subscribing. For example, a name such as
> microsoft.public.office.developer.outlook.forms would be a good place to
> start if you need help writing a custom form for Outlook.
>
> To subscribe
>
> 1.. Start Outlook Express.
> 2.. In the folder pane, click the name of your news server. For example,
> if you established a connection to Microsoft's server, click
> msnews.microsoft.com.
> 3.. In the main viewing pane, click Newsgroups.
> 4.. In the Newsgroup Subscriptions dialog box, select a newsgroup from the
> list, and then click Subscribe.
> 5.. Repeat the previous step to subscribe to additional newsgroups, and
> then click OK when you finish.
> 6.. In the main viewing pane, double-click the name of the new newsgroup.
> If you only want to receive new messages since the last time you visited,
> select the New messages only check box, and then double-click the newsgroup
> name.
>
> Note When you subscribe to a newsgroup for the first time, you receive
> all the messages whether or not you select the New messages only check box.
> To unsubscribe
>
> a.. In the Outlook Express folder pane, right-click the newsgroup that you
> want to stop using, and then click Unsubscribe on the shortcut menu.
> Tips
>
> a.. To reduce the number of items in the list of available newsgroups,
> enter a phrase in the Display newsgroups which contain box. For instance,
> you can enter an application name such as "publisher" or the name of a
> discipline such as "programming." The list changes automatically when you
> finish typing.
> b.. Newsgroups in languages other than English are identified by their
> names; for example, microsoft.public.fr.excel is a newsgroup for Microsoft
> Excel users who speak French.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>
> "jerem" <jerem[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A0A541D4-DEC3-4BE0-A30E-4D444862766A[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Just a heads-up - there seems to be something wrong with this website.
> > Yesterday (12/23/08) I posted a question regarding Copying Doc
> > Properties/Profiles three times because it seemed that previous attempts
> > did
> > not get posted. Today I got an email alerting me that someone responded
> > to
> > my post, however, when I go on to this site from the link in my email, I
> > cannot find my post with that response. When I go on to this website from
> > my
> > Favorites, I cannot find my post with this response. I looked for a spot
> > on
> > this website that says "report difficulties with tihs website" but don't
> > see
> > any so I figured I'd let you know through this post.
> >
> > So, maybe you can pass this along to the webmaster. Thanks.
>
>
>
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