That's all well, but just out of curiosity, does Microsoft really listen to
consumers? I ask because I never see any evidence that they do, and find it
difficult to communicate with them regarding this and other issues with their
software. I have seen no instance where complaints on these forums have lead
to meaningful improvements in future updates.

The issue of multiple selection is really very significant. The elimination
of it in Money, Outlook 2007 (no more sending multiple items to Junk Email
Senders and other lists), etc. makes working with these programs much more
cumbersome. I believe that virtually every activity in an application should
be executable on more than one item at a time. After all, what is the
purpose of using a computer if not to streamline activities? Unfortunately,
Microsoft just doesn't seem to get it anymore. They are continually removing
useful functions like multiple selection and replacing them with glitzy junk
like transparent windows and extremely annoying security alerts.

Please pardon my venting, but I am very frustrated after spending $hundreds
on software updates that have only made my work more difficult.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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I think it reappeared in an intervening version for one year, then
subsequently disappeared

--
Michael Gordon


"Bob Peel, MVP" <bob_peel[at]kiandra.freeserve.co.uk.INVALID> wrote in message
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Thanks for your response, but Cash Flow just doesn't do it. It is cumbersome
and difficult to isolate the effect of just a few items as they come up on
there due date. Guess I'm way behind the times, since I upgraded from Money
2000. Still, it is just incredible to my why Microsoft would eliminate this
function. How difficult could it have been to leave it in.

I noticed they did the same thing in Outlook 2007. You can't send multiple
items to the Junk Email Senders List anymore. Items have to be added
one-at-a-time. This gets extremely tedious, when 50 or more spams make it
past your filter, every time Outlook is opened. Why can't the simple act of
multiple selection be left alone? I just don't get it!

"Bob Peel, MVP" wrote:

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I think that was last there in 2004.

Does Cash Flow give you what you want?

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Regards
Bob Peel,
Microsoft MVP - Money

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"DMTurn" <DMTurn[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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So far upgrading to Money 2007 has not caused any serious problems for me.
However, I am extremely disappointed with Microsoft's decision to eliminate a
very simple, useful function. In past versions one could highlight multiple
items in the Bills section and easily determine how the account balance would
be affected if the selected bills were paid.

I have discussed this problem with several friends who also used the
function extensively. For this reason alone, most of them will not upgrade.

Has no one out there noticed the deficiency, or is it just something my
small group of friends used? Is there another method, of which I am unaware,
to accomplish the same thing? That is, monitoring the changes in account
balances resulting from paying more than one bill. Otherwise, I'll have to
dust of my calculator.