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nikitonsky: List of folders without names, but with sizes. Only at Microsoft

Thanks Gamlor for the picture

#Microsoft #Sharepoint #Folder

nikitonsky: Microsoft Word text selection in dark mode is... too subtle

Thanks @Spirtirs for the video

#Microsoft #Word #Selection #DarkMode

nikitonsky: Anyone knows why Microsoft made it impossible to draw straight arrows in Word? What’s the thinking behind this?

Thanks @iworld2rist for the video

#Microsoft #Word #Windows #Grid #Arrow

dmitriid: Microsoft remains Microsoft even through many iterations of their software. Why not give the option to sign in or create a new account as the first step? "Sign in or create"... create what?

nikitonsky: Oh, Microsoft. You still haven’t learned how to web

nikitonsky: still puzzled with these three buttons on my Microsoft keyboard. Any ideas?

nikitonsky: Erase your comment or erase your comment? The choice is yours!

Thanks @relishux for the picture

#Microsoft #PowerPoint #Form #UserData

dmitriid: It's 2020 and Microsoft is still Microsoft.

- The intro dialog contains a link to open privacy preferences

- The link leads to a webpage

- The webpage tells you that you should open privacy preferences in the app

- Preferences are disabled until intro dialog is dismissed

- Opening up preferences automatically creates an empty workbook

Compare to the obvious path:

- The intro dialog contains a link to open privacy preferences. It opens the privacy preferences

nikitonsky: Microsoft, no. Button text must be centered. In a world where any control can look like anything, this is the final rule that distinguishes one rectangle from another.

#Button #MicrosoftStore

nikitonsky: If you implement a dropdown menu, make ONE and shove everything into it. No one will remember how you decided to split it between four dropdowns.

Thanks Joe for the video

#AzureDevOps #Microsoft #Dropdown