Why won't Outlook 2003 tool bars stay where I put them?

[Guest]

Despite repeated attempts, my the tool bars in Outook 2003 go back to thier
original position when Outlook is restarted. Is there a fix for this?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

What toolbars are you concerned about? Those from add-ins are under the control of the add-in developer, not the user, as a general rule.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Roady [MVP]]

What toolbars are we talking about? If from third party add-ins then no;
Outlook doesn't control the location of these toolbars but the add-in does.
Contact the supplier and ask if the location should be remembered.

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[Guest]

I agree with this post.

Why are there "Mandatory" uncontrollable and un-customizable tool bars built
into the default Microsoft Outlook 2003 application???

For example:

There is a Business Contact Manager Tool Bar which can not be customized or
removed and when you attempt to move it, it takes up an entire line, even
though it only contains a few icons. It can not be turned off or controlled.

In Outlook 2000 I could customize and position all of the tool bars, but not
so in Outlook 2003. Plus, the menu items and their placement are just
different enough to make it an irritating task to find what you are looking
for.

Why, in Office 2003, are we being required to set-up and work with the
applications the way the programmer thinks we should have to???

What happened to the concept of allowing the user to have a user friendly
application that can be configured to work the way the user works???

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The BCM toolbar is not built into the Outlook application. BCM is a separate application using the Outlook COM add-in architecture. It has its own discussion group (microsoft.public.outlook.bcm). IMO, its UI, at least in the current version, is poorly designed for the reasons you cite and others.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers