Drag and drop on pocket outlook?

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r.p.mcmurphy - 27 Sep 2004 22:18 GMT

this is one feature that would realy make life easier! any plans to make it
on the next vesion? or anyone know of an ap that does?

thanks

steve

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Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] - 27 Sep 2004 22:52 GMT

drag what from where to where?

Since only one window can be open at a time, the only workable option is
to cut and paste which works fine... for example you can paste a
contacts entire record into a word document with three steps.

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r.p.mcmurphy - 27 Sep 2004 23:04 GMT

for draging information from one field ie first name to midle name, at the
minute i have to press on one field to select the item, then press and hold
and select copy, then press and hold and select cut, then press on the field
i want the text moving to, then press and hold and select paste!

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Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] - 27 Sep 2004 23:37 GMT

think your frustration may come from only using the tap/hold controls

coupla suggestions

Suggest doing these types of edits in outlook on the pc after you
sync... in the case of your example, is it because a large number of
contacts had these names switched?

There are other cut/paste options that are significantly faster... in
addition to the app's menu options such as edit/cut, using the keyboard,
you can use <ctrl-X> and <ctrl-V>

Your's is the first post in three years that I have seen feeling that
this is a significant need for the platform to support dragging
functionality... the platform is limited and for situations where a
large number of similar operations need to be done, most of us have
found that it is much easier to sync, make the changes on the pc, then
sync again.

From a completely different perspective, I can also envision where
someone using "drag" operations extensively would also experience screen
degradation much earlier than normal as well.

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r.p.mcmurphy - 27 Sep 2004 23:55 GMT

yeah i kinda agree, i do do most of my editing on the pc and then sync, but
i was wondering if this added functionality is planed any time in the
future...but obviously not! but as pdas bcome more sophisticated i imagine
it will appear. It is in outlook calender so it would make sence to
gradualy implement it throughout the other aps. yes you are right, i am
having to currently go through my contacts list to move certain info to more
sensible areas because as time went by, any new entrys to my pc outlook
contacts list, was not that important to get all the info needed into the
corect boxes...but now i have a pda-it is esential..hence the need to move
data from field to field. it only needs to be done once i suppose, but it
will take me a couple of days without d&d. thanks for your respose
though...i trust you will keep this post in mind when suggesting inprovments
to the programing team.

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Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] - 28 Sep 2004 05:34 GMT

>> suggesting inprovments to the programing team <<

<LOL> ...because of years of trying to do just that with a raft of other
critical PPC needs...

Some will probably eventually get done, but I'm currently assuming that
I won't be able to hit the screen with a stylus when it finally
happens... assuming that I can remember how to turn it on if I'm able to
find it!

MVP is an honorary award for recognition of _past_ community support.

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r.p.mcmurphy - 28 Sep 2004 08:39 GMT

So you dont actualy work for M$ then?

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r.p.mcmurphy - 28 Sep 2004 08:50 GMT

ignore last post....did a quick google to find out what its all about! so
what do you do in real life then that made you a pro with mobile devices
then?

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Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] - 28 Sep 2004 19:00 GMT

>> so what do you do in real life then that made you... <<

used them... and had so much trouble getting started that I began to
post what I had found and helped others here and elsewhere get through
the PPC walls...

...and that pretty much describes all of the Mobile Devices MVP's ...
don't think there is currently a Microsoft employee among them at the
moment, but there was one when I was first awarded.

Tip... [MSFT] behind an email address _normally_ indicates that the
person is working for MS

>> real world? <<

Which life? ;-) ...a little info resides at http://BevHoward.com
...currently just an unemployed old fart.

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r.p.mcmurphy - 28 Sep 2004 20:59 GMT

unemployed or not, looks like you have a busy life! good luck and thanks
for the help... the keyboard short cuts i did not know about...they will
come in useful!

steve

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