Review: A Comprehensive Look At Microsoft Office 2007

ronjor · Nov 21, 2006

With this version, Microsoft has completely revamped the familiar Office interface. Gone are the toolbars, the drop-down menus, and the side-of-the-window Task Panes. In their place, Office users who upgrade will see the now-famous (or infamous) Ribbon. Stretching across the top of several of the new applications (a few, such as Publisher, still offer the older interface), the Ribbon divides features into categories which, Microsoft hopes, will make it easier for users to find some of the tools that were previously hidden inside the menus.
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Mrkvonic · Nov 22, 2006

Hello,
Why do they have to take a perfectly functional layout and turn it into a mad crayon fest of colors and functions? It seems that MS is going more for the dumber and dumber audience.
Mrk

InfinityAz · Nov 22, 2006

I spend a great deal of my time every day using Office and having used the beta for a while can actually say that the new ribbon is a huge usability improvement for both noobs and advanced users. Overall, I would say this is the first truly useful upgrade/update to MS Office in a very long time. It is also the first version or update, in a long time, that is worth purchasing.

No, I don't work for MS.

Peter2150 · Nov 22, 2006

InfinityAz said:

I spend a great deal of my time every day using Office and having used the beta for a while can actually say that the new ribbon is a huge usability improvement for both noobs and advanced users. Overall, I would say this is the first truly useful upgrade/update to MS Office in a very long time. It is also the first version or update, in a long time, that is worth purchasing.

No, I don't work for MS.
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I totally agree. I have also run the beta and I do indeed like it.

Pete

kdm31091 · Nov 22, 2006

Mrkvonic said:

Hello,
Why do they have to take a perfectly functional layout and turn it into a mad crayon fest of colors and functions? It seems that MS is going more for the dumber and dumber audience.
Mrk
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Totally agree. They think we're all stupid.

lucas1985 · Nov 22, 2006

This new Office is another example of "hate it or love it"

rdsu · Nov 22, 2006

I still didn't try it, but the GUI seems really nice...

But I'm also very happy with OpenOffice, so...

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