Office 2003 Standard and Windows Messenger

[Lori]

I just read a post that seems to imply that Office 2003 uses Windows
Messenger. I just loaded MSN Messenger figuring that I had a new Media
Center PC so I would load the newest version of MSN Messenger.

Does Office integrate with MSN Messenger? If no, how do I uninstall MSN
Messenger so everything on Media Center PC works properly again?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

It can use both actually, but it's really only used for the people smarttag; which really
isn't that useful.

What kind of "integration" are you looking for?
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[Guest]

Can I uncheck the smart tag box in Office 2003 if I am using Windows
Messenger? I do not know what the smart tags do, but if I do not need this
checked for anything on my Media Center 2005 PC, I would like to get rid of
it.

What is the actual purpose of the Smart Tag checkbox in Outlook 2003?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

You sure can. Of course within Office Smart Tag's are actually quite useful (I'd suggest you
look in the Office 2003 help for a detailed explanation of what they can do).
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.