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My life with office 365 is not richer
And today, I found a uservoice entry for snoozing email (blimey do I miss @inboxbygmail )
I can sign in using google or facebook but not office 365
I have twice given consent for storage of PII but my vote hasn't registered
I can sign in using google or facebook but not office 365
I have twice given consent for storage of PII but my vote hasn't registered
I've just realised that I can "like" an email in Outlook
What am I supposed to imagine happens when I do that?!
Does the other person get an email saying that I've liked a different email? What is it for?
What am I supposed to imagine happens when I do that?!
Does the other person get an email saying that I've liked a different email? What is it for?
Outlook: "try the new focussed inbox. we'll stop moving messages to the 'Clutter' folder"
Me: "What's the clutter folder?" Where is that?! Ugh I guess I'll learn more"
Outlook: "lol video is unavailable. psyche!"
Me: "What's the clutter folder?" Where is that?! Ugh I guess I'll learn more"
Outlook: "lol video is unavailable. psyche!"
Nope, no clutter folder :/
Insert a picture with the cursor in a cell in excel. Adds image at full size.
Insert a picture in a powerpoint slide. Adds image as small as it feels it can get away with.
As a user
I want adding images to be as frustrating as possible
So that I close my laptop and go outside
Insert a picture in a powerpoint slide. Adds image as small as it feels it can get away with.
As a user
I want adding images to be as frustrating as possible
So that I close my laptop and go outside
Me: * I wonder if I can book a meeting with someone
Calendar: I WILL SHOW YOU MYSELF HORZONTL SO ALL TEXT IS HIDDEN. I HALP YOU MAKE A DECIDE
Calendar: I WILL SHOW YOU MYSELF HORZONTL SO ALL TEXT IS HIDDEN. I HALP YOU MAKE A DECIDE
Calendar: "Don't worry some of what you need to click on is off the bottom of the screen but despite it being literally the default behaviour of a web page you can't scroll to it:
Calendar: *holds up hand for high five
Calendar: *holds up hand for high five
The two states of opening an email in Outlook on poor signal
(NB I have gmail open in another window in the same browser. Guess whether it can open my mail)
(NB I have gmail open in another window in the same browser. Guess whether it can open my mail)
Me: find this document
OneDrive: here are some results... including the folder they are in...
Me: oh, useful, can I open that folder from here
OneDrive: No!
OneDrive: here are some results... including the folder they are in...
Me: oh, useful, can I open that folder from here
OneDrive: No!
And just randomly someone else's name is the title of the left hand column of the OneDrive page.
Really is the least discoverable UI I've worked with for quite some time.
Really is the least discoverable UI I've worked with for quite some time.
When the browser tab has this red thing it's Outlook making it look like you've new mail when actually you haven't.
Me: navigates to a week in the calender
Me: "yep, that's the one" *clicks new event
Office 364½: Ah, you must want to default to today not the week you're looking at
Me: "yep, that's the one" *clicks new event
Office 364½: Ah, you must want to default to today not the week you're looking at
My Office 420 session just expired *while* I was typing into a Word document.
It told me to refresh the page.
I did.
3 paragraphs of text gone.
I have literally never lost a character of text in over a decade of using Google.
It told me to refresh the page.
I did.
3 paragraphs of text gone.
I have literally never lost a character of text in over a decade of using Google.
Today in my-life-editing-word-documents-in-chrome the cursor moves around while I'm typing and so every sentence is a battle.
Me: fuck it, ok, I'll open Outlook as a native app
Outlook: you have to quit word first, lol
Outlook: you have to quit word first, lol
Outlook (native app): log in twice now please.
Outlook (native app): click allow or deny on this meaningless tech message.
Outlook (native app): and now here are two appointments in the past that nobody has asked about
#FuckingHell
Outlook (native app): click allow or deny on this meaningless tech message.
Outlook (native app): and now here are two appointments in the past that nobody has asked about
#FuckingHell
Outlook (native app): here're 1664 reminders for the past, human! I am halp
Even though the cursor is in it I can't type in the box to tell them what I don't like...
I don't feel like my feedback is valued.
I don't feel like my feedback is valued.
Me: "please save this spreadsheet with this password to open it"
Me: *pastes password into box
Excel: "please confirm the password into this new box"
Me: *pastes password into box
Excel: "they are not the same"
Me: "I feel like you have secret password format restrictions"
Me: *pastes password into box
Excel: "please confirm the password into this new box"
Me: *pastes password into box
Excel: "they are not the same"
Me: "I feel like you have secret password format restrictions"
Searching in GMail: "did you mean this email that doesn't actually have the words you typed into search but we had a feeling you might actually want?"
Searching in Outlook:
Searching in Outlook:
The mail icon on the left has no little notification. That means I don't have mail. If it had a little notification it would mean I had mail
The mail icon on the right has a little notification. That rarely means I have mail. How is even that little detail so badly implemented?!
The mail icon on the right has a little notification. That rarely means I have mail. How is even that little detail so badly implemented?!
I checked. There was no mail. Now, there's a notification on twitter. I checked. There was something new.
Twitter can get it right and they've made showing a list of snippets of text complicated.
Twitter can get it right and they've made showing a list of snippets of text complicated.
Me: *signs in to Word desktop app
Word: you have to sign in
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: *with no feedback "you have to sign in"
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: *with no feedback "you have to sign in"
...
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: "seventh times the charm" *saves changes
Word: you have to sign in
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: *with no feedback "you have to sign in"
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: *with no feedback "you have to sign in"
...
Me: *clicks sign in
Word: "seventh times the charm" *saves changes
Me: *highlights line of text
Me: *paste
Word: "Don't worry, I've stuck this pasted text as the start of the next nearest heading in the document."
Me: *paste
Word: "Don't worry, I've stuck this pasted text as the start of the next nearest heading in the document."
Me: *clicks a calendar appointment in O365 web calendar
O342: "here's your little white diamond"
Me: "no, that's not what should happen" *clicks again
O213: "yep, little white diamond, as requested"
Me: *waits a minute and clicks again
O420: "your diamond, good sir"
O342: "here's your little white diamond"
Me: "no, that's not what should happen" *clicks again
O213: "yep, little white diamond, as requested"
Me: *waits a minute and clicks again
O420: "your diamond, good sir"
wait, so teams works in the app or in chrome?
sorry, I was late for the meeting. I foolishly thought having two browsers on my computer would be enough
sorry, I was late for the meeting. I foolishly thought having two browsers on my computer would be enough
me: scroll down please
word in the browser: I DoNT sCroLl An1m0r
me: it's just a browser window
word: I DoNT sCroLl An1m0r
me: refreshes window
word: NO SCROLL ONLY RENDER
word in the browser: I DoNT sCroLl An1m0r
me: it's just a browser window
word: I DoNT sCroLl An1m0r
me: refreshes window
word: NO SCROLL ONLY RENDER
Ha, forking hall MS, One instance of firefox, all tabs scroll except for MS Word tabs. even newly opened ones.
This has happened to multiple open tabs (and now any new tabs) at the same time.
Office 365 must be a burning nightmare of a code base.
This has happened to multiple open tabs (and now any new tabs) at the same time.
Office 365 must be a burning nightmare of a code base.
Oh, my bad, it was Chrome not firefox. Teams can't do video in Firefox so I have to run two different browsers.
I have the outlook calendar integration in Slack now. It's great except...
slack: you have a meeting!
me: * clicks link
link: * opens in my default browser
teams: I can't a video in this browser
me: * copies link from browser URL bar
me: * pastes into Chrome
1/2
slack: you have a meeting!
me: * clicks link
link: * opens in my default browser
teams: I can't a video in this browser
me: * copies link from browser URL bar
me: * pastes into Chrome
1/2
teams: You want to open in app or browser?
me: IN THE BROWSER
teams: would you like to join this call
me: * clicks join now
in another timeline
me: * clicks link
zoom: * want to join call?
me: * clicks join now
2/2
me: IN THE BROWSER
teams: would you like to join this call
me: * clicks join now
in another timeline
me: * clicks link
zoom: * want to join call?
me: * clicks join now
2/2
Me: highlights text at the beginning of a bullet point and presses delete
Outlook: I R DELETE THE BULLET POINT AND NOT THE WORDIES AS PER YOUR RECENT REQUEST
Outlook: I R DELETE THE BULLET POINT AND NOT THE WORDIES AS PER YOUR RECENT REQUEST
ORGANISE WHAT MESSAGES, OUTLOOK?! YOU ARE LITERALLY TELLING ME THERE ARE NO MESSAGES AND THAT I SHOULD ORGANISE THEM
How I make a line chart in excel (web version) where the first column should be the Y axis values.
1) copy data to google sheets
1) copy data to google sheets
me: open the next email, please
outlook: here you go
me: close email
me: oh, actually, open email again
outlook: I can't display that email
me: but... but...
outlook: here you go
me: close email
me: oh, actually, open email again
outlook: I can't display that email
me: but... but...
powerpoint: "Here's how text selection works"
me: "Yes, that is what I expected"
narrator: "It was not what he expected"
(look at the difference in the same key commands when the cursor is on "predictable" vs. when it is on "Not")
me: "Yes, that is what I expected"
narrator: "It was not what he expected"
(look at the difference in the same key commands when the cursor is on "predictable" vs. when it is on "Not")
After I stopped recording the screen I deleted the text by holding down backspace. Sometimes the cursor moved left without actually removing the character to its left.
This is fine becuase text editing is new
NB it is not new and not fine
This is fine becuase text editing is new
NB it is not new and not fine
me: *typing in box
teams: wHy NoT rEfErsH teH paJ
teams: wHy NoT rEfErsH teH paJ
Let's not worry about the fact that while Teams wants me to refresh the page cos I'm not connected to the internet. I can toot from the same computer.
TIL: https://Twitter.com runs on my laptop
Turns out it's called teams cos it's teeming with bugs
TIL: https://Twitter.com runs on my laptop
Turns out it's called teams cos it's teeming with bugs
Me: ...
Me: ...
TeAmS: I HAVE ANTICIPATED YOUR NEEDS AND MUTED THE LIVE STREAM AGAIN FOR YOU HUMAN. NO NEED TO THANK ME
Me: ...
TeAmS: I HAVE ANTICIPATED YOUR NEEDS AND MUTED THE LIVE STREAM AGAIN FOR YOU HUMAN. NO NEED TO THANK ME
This isn't just an Office 365 complaint. But look at all that unused space... What are all of those buttons?!
Can we just all agree that icons need to have text alongside them?
Can we just all agree that icons need to have text alongside them?
I don't have the energy for snark today
fucking teams!
fucking teams!
I've edited text in probably 10 applications already today. In all bar one of them the only thing that has caused mistakes is my fat fingers
I'm on my fourth attempt trying to edit a line of text in powerpoint and whole blocks of the text keep disappearing
I'm on my fourth attempt trying to edit a line of text in powerpoint and whole blocks of the text keep disappearing
Award for the most value-less interruption ever goes to...
*opens golden envelope
message to say that you clicked on a link for content you have access to and would you like to go to that content?
*opens golden envelope
message to say that you clicked on a link for content you have access to and would you like to go to that content?
Kid in the same room playing an online game, I'm watching a video, and using Slack. My house couldn't currently have more internet.
Me: * clicks a link in Teams
Teams: "I don't feel too well"
Me: * clicks a link in Teams
Teams: "I don't feel too well"
me: "I'd like to edit this bulleted list"
outlook: "gotcha"
me: "new line please"
O: "starts with a bullet"
me: *tab
O: *move the bullet in
me: *repeats 3 times
me: "new line please"
O: "starts with a bullet"
me: *tab
O: "move the cursor leave the bullet, gotcha"
outlook: "gotcha"
me: "new line please"
O: "starts with a bullet"
me: *tab
O: *move the bullet in
me: *repeats 3 times
me: "new line please"
O: "starts with a bullet"
me: *tab
O: "move the cursor leave the bullet, gotcha"
Teams: works on chrome desktop but it turns out not on chrome mobile. Works in Firefox including video for live events but not video for meetings
#NewMicrosoft my arse
#NewMicrosoft my arse
So, you can close the Teams app window on Mac by pressing CMD + W when you think another window has focus and not be able to get it back without restarting
What I like in a tool is when there are multiple sharp edges to cut myself with when I use it
What I like in a tool is when there are multiple sharp edges to cut myself with when I use it
And, yes, it's possible in other applications.... but they also don't dump you in a dead end.
1. open email
2. save to onedrive
3. view in onedrive
4. download
Thanks O3.65 I'm glad there's not a download attachment button
2. save to onedrive
3. view in onedrive
4. download
Thanks O3.65 I'm glad there's not a download attachment button
I googled yammer, got to a website, clicked start using yammer, I am logged in to O3.65 and have access to Yammer
Oh, forking hell. Joining a teams call UI is like the space shuttle
join teams call without audio
means literally without audio, it doesn't mean "join muted" which is a useful setting but instead "join without being able to hear" which doesn't seem useful to me
join teams call without audio
means literally without audio, it doesn't mean "join muted" which is a useful setting but instead "join without being able to hear" which doesn't seem useful to me
me: *cmd + tab
teams: "your invisible notification window, as requested"
me: "that's not right"
me: *clicks "calendar" in the window menu
teams: "your calendar, you should have said first time, here you go"
(nb if I move my mouse around I get the calendar items' hover text)
teams: "your invisible notification window, as requested"
me: "that's not right"
me: *clicks "calendar" in the window menu
teams: "your calendar, you should have said first time, here you go"
(nb if I move my mouse around I get the calendar items' hover text)
Me: presses space
Almost every program playing video: *toggles play/pause
MS stream not full screen: *toggles play/pause
MS stream in full screen: I AM EXITING FULL SCREEN AS ANYONE WOULD EXPECT
Almost every program playing video: *toggles play/pause
MS stream not full screen: *toggles play/pause
MS stream in full screen: I AM EXITING FULL SCREEN AS ANYONE WOULD EXPECT
Me: *I wonder if @HollyDonohue01 is on this call?
Teams: *offscreen "Calling her in to this meeting for you"
Teams: "Hey Holly, Paul is inviting you to join these 85 people on a call"
Me: "Argh, that's not what I meant! How do I cancel this?"
Teams: "What is a cancel?"
Teams: *offscreen "Calling her in to this meeting for you"
Teams: "Hey Holly, Paul is inviting you to join these 85 people on a call"
Me: "Argh, that's not what I meant! How do I cancel this?"
Teams: "What is a cancel?"
Me: *signed into teams and using it
Me: *clicks a button
Teams: YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN INSIDE THE WINDOW EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN TO SEE THE WINDOW. I AM A SECURE
Me: *clicks a button
Teams: YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN INSIDE THE WINDOW EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN TO SEE THE WINDOW. I AM A SECURE
For three weeks I've been off work and I didn't notice the feeling cos it was an absence of a thing
The absence of being amazed at how bad something is... I've not noticeably waited for a computer to do something
And now? "Crashing" back into using O3.65
The absence of being amazed at how bad something is... I've not noticeably waited for a computer to do something
And now? "Crashing" back into using O3.65
Me: please open this spreadsheet
Teams: allow me to present an onboarding journey you don't need and can't interact with that freezes your browser
Teams: allow me to present an onboarding journey you don't need and can't interact with that freezes your browser
Oh nice, no option to mark all as read in Teams. Thank fork there are only 26
As a business owner
I want to pay my staff to have to click on every conversation
So that I know they are engaging
pro tip if you click through them quickly they don't actually get marked as read
As a business owner
I want to pay my staff to have to click on every conversation
So that I know they are engaging
pro tip if you click through them quickly they don't actually get marked as read
I have six applications that are using the internet successfully. But not Outlook 
I'm lucky my calendar and mail aren't trapped in that burning building of a system, eh?
I'm lucky my calendar and mail aren't trapped in that burning building of a system, eh?
Thanks powerpoint
Office 3.64 spell check now takes my northern accent into account
Every Monday Outlook does a "cute" thing where it recreates a meeting series for me so that I can say I don't go to it anymore.
It takes maybe 30 seconds. If it's doing that for 1% of employees that's 5 hours a week.
That'd be 8 weeks FTE over the year. #HiddenCosts
It takes maybe 30 seconds. If it's doing that for 1% of employees that's 5 hours a week.
That'd be 8 weeks FTE over the year. #HiddenCosts
For weeks now Teams has been "opening" a "notification" window on my Mac. It isn't viewable and only has the effect that I can no longer CMD+Tab to Teams cos that invisible window gets "shown"
The "fix" is to restart Teams when I notice it
(lifehack: just close it instead)
The "fix" is to restart Teams when I notice it
(lifehack: just close it instead)
Sharepoint: THIS IS NOT SAVED
Also Sharepoint: YOU SHOULD REFRESH TEH PAGE
Me: *please save the page
Sharepoint: HAVE A FREE STACK TRACE. I AM A WEB
Also Sharepoint: YOU SHOULD REFRESH TEH PAGE
Me: *please save the page
Sharepoint: HAVE A FREE STACK TRACE. I AM A WEB
And, yes, reader, when I refreshed the page all my edits had gone. Sharepoint has one purpose and cannot do it
It's like Wordpress having a bad trip
It's like Wordpress having a bad trip
