DownArrow Blues!

EndTime · 12-03-2007, 02:54 PM

I am not sure if this is a component of the WinME OS, or if its from the MSOffice products but, I am so &%*!#@*& annoyed by the stupid down arrow on the dropdown menus. You know the one where you click on ANY menu item and it lists only a partial menu until you hold your mouse on the arrow, then it provides you with the entire list. If I wanted all my programs doing this, I would do it! I'm not mouse button crippled ya know!
Anyway, I'm hoping that someone can tell me how to turn that off. Thanks.

**OldGrayGary** · 12-04-2007, 11:34 PM

Hi EndTime

It's a "feature" of many office programs, and most versions of MS Office feature it as well. For several MS Office programs, you can right-click the program's toolbar, then select "Customize" (usually near the bottom of a long list), then uncheck the box "Menus show recently used commands first", and then also uncheck the box "Show full menus after a short delay" --- these changes will cause full menus to display immediately, each time they are accessed. I find that same "feature" of many Office programs just as annoying as you do: it's one of the first things I change when I install them.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

12-03-2007, 02:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
EndTime Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 48 OS: Win ME	DownArrow Blues! I am not sure if this is a component of the WinME OS, or if its from the MSOffice products but, I am so &%!#@& annoyed by the stupid down arrow on the dropdown menus. You know the one where you click on ANY menu item and it lists only a partial menu until you hold your mouse on the arrow, then it provides you with the entire list. If I wanted all my programs doing this, I would do it! I'm not mouse button crippled ya know! Anyway, I'm hoping that someone can tell me how to turn that off. Thanks.

12-04-2007, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,240 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: DownArrow Blues! Hi EndTime It's a "feature" of many office programs, and most versions of MS Office feature it as well. For several MS Office programs, you can right-click the program's toolbar, then select "Customize" (usually near the bottom of a long list), then uncheck the box "Menus show recently used commands first", and then also uncheck the box "Show full menus after a short delay" --- these changes will cause full menus to display immediately, each time they are accessed. I find that same "feature" of many Office programs just as annoying as you do: it's one of the first things I change when I install them. Best of luck . . . Gary __________________