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Windows programs should allow copy and paste of error messages
I believe all error messages from any office program or any windows program
should allow a simple copy and paste of the error message. This would allow easy Google search for information on errors or other easy research. Many error messages are long and cryptic. If they were easy to cut and paste there would be more information posted to resolve them and ACTUAL exact error messages could be posted and reviewed. ---------------- 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...ic.office.misc |
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Windows programs should allow copy and paste of error messages
You already can.
-- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 After furious head scratching, Quin asked: | I believe all error messages from any office program or any windows | program should allow a simple copy and paste of the error message. | This would allow easy Google search for information on errors or | other easy research. | | Many error messages are long and cryptic. If they were easy to cut | and paste there would be more information posted to resolve them and | ACTUAL exact error messages could be posted and reviewed. | | ---------------- | 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...ic.office.misc |
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Windows programs should allow copy and paste of error messages
Some only allow a screen capture, and because the window showing the error
is a ixed size, the entire eror message cannot be captured. Others (a few) do not activate the text capture feature within the window. This has frusrated me when the error has a long key name or a hex data string. This occurs with some system level errors, and some applications (Non MS usually) "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message ... You already can. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 After furious head scratching, Quin asked: | I believe all error messages from any office program or any windows | program should allow a simple copy and paste of the error message. | This would allow easy Google search for information on errors or | other easy research. | | Many error messages are long and cryptic. If they were easy to cut | and paste there would be more information posted to resolve them and | ACTUAL exact error messages could be posted and reviewed. | | ---------------- | 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...ic.office.misc |
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Windows programs should allow copy and paste of error messages
Please take the time to look up Event Viewer in Windows Help and Support
Chuck wrote: Some only allow a screen capture, and because the window showing the error is a ixed size, the entire eror message cannot be captured. Others (a few) do not activate the text capture feature within the window. This has frusrated me when the error has a long key name or a hex data string. This occurs with some system level errors, and some applications (Non MS usually) "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message ... You already can. -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 After furious head scratching, Quin asked: | I believe all error messages from any office program or any windows | program should allow a simple copy and paste of the error message. | This would allow easy Google search for information on errors or | other easy research. | | Many error messages are long and cryptic. If they were easy to cut | and paste there would be more information posted to resolve them and | ACTUAL exact error messages could be posted and reviewed. | | ---------------- |
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Windows programs should allow copy and paste of error messages
Milly was right. Apparently using shortcut keys CTRL+C I was able to capture
the following error concerning an expired certificate: QUOTE------------------------------------------------------------------------ Error: Certificate Expired. To correct this problem, it is necessary to re-download and re-install the game client from the website. Please visit http://www.stars.com/download/ to re-download and re-install the game program. --------------------------- OK END QUOTE-------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is not intuitive since I could not highlight the error message with the mouse before copying it. Never-the-less CTRL+C captures the message. I tried Bob’s suggestion for the “Event Viewer”. It does not contain the error message. Just to be sure I cleared all logs in the event viewer and intentionally induced the error message again. NOPE… the error message was not contained in any error logs. I have learned something that I will always remember… Try CTRL+C to capture errors. I would amend my suggestion to Microsoft to make error message to allow the error message to be selected with the mouse before performing the copy function. That is more in line with expected behavior for Windows copy and paste. "Bob I" wrote: Please take the time to look up Event Viewer in Windows Help and Support -- Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] You already can. Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 |
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