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> What do you guys think? Is it user friendly or is
> it
> a step backward in usability?
I have mixed feelings about the agent. "Clippy" can be
a comfort to new users...with help being right there
on your screen.
However, I usually turn him off...his responses have
rarely been helpful, and I end up hunting through the
endless help>index feature looking for what I want
(Mostly because if I need help with something, I don't
know the terminology and have to find out what the
writers were thinking). I think that turns out to be
the biggest problem, since he operates on keywords.
Also, he takes up valuable screen space on my small
15-inch monitor (at home). At work, I have a nice
21-inch, so I don't have so much problem with space.
My final analysis? Well, Clippy is a nice front for
the help feature. But I'd rather just have the option
on the tool bar rather than having a screen-hogging
distraction in my face.
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Jeff Hanvey
Memphis, TN
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