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Figure: Very surprised Apple does not cache the download, in case you connect a 2nd device
Figure: Bad example – I can’t see how many contacts I have on “contact groups” screen :(
Figure: I know if I scroll all the way down on my contacts screen I will find this info
Figure: Bad example – currently images are replaced in your email history
Figure: Wish I could copy this as text via a button ‘Edit Macro XML’ (like a SQL view in a query)
It is very important that Microsoft Word picks up all spelling/grammar issues. It may be one little bug, but more likely this bug could affect a lot of possible sentences.
More and more people with English as their second language rely on this to make their emails professional.
When you type a sentence using the verb in the singular form with the subject is in the plural form, “Spelling and Grammar Check” tool does not pick it up as an error unless you keep typing more words after that.
E.g. “For documents that belongs on the inside…” should be “For documents that belong on the inside…”
Figure: BUG – Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar Check tool can’t pick up some correct words
Figure: BUG – Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar Check tool does not highlight the error if you have “…” at the end of the sentence
Note: We also rely on this with our Do you use Microsoft Word’s spelling and grammar checker to make your web content professional? rule.
Figure: Another incorrect suggestion
Figure: Another incorrect suggestion
Figure: Add “View by Last Closed”
Figure: The iPad does a good job – make the form longer and add the updates comments down the page so I can do it in one screen like this
Microsoft Office applications allow you to control when Smart Tags are triggered by using ‘recognizers’. The list of recognizers can be altered, in most cases through the AutoCorrect options dialog. (See screenshot of Word’s AutoCorrect dialog below.)
It would be good if the list box could allow the user to drill down each recognizer item and view sample data (e.g. for ‘Dates’ the sample data would be a date, such as ‘1/1/2003’).
There are two ways in which this could be implemented, namely:
Figure: Smart tag settings in Microsoft Word
Office could be improved in how it handles extending of its smart tag functionality.
Currently adding a custom smart tag requires editing registry; this should not be necessary. It would be better to implement an “Add Smart Tag” button to the Smart Tags tab of the AutoCorrect dialog.
Also, the “More Smart Tags” button in this dialog should be implemented as a hyperlink, as it links directly to a page on the Microsoft website.
Figure: Smart tag settings in Microsoft Word