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- dongiaconia, on 10/12/2007, -9/+105Depends on which Mortal Combart Charactor you are using to fight the Paper Clip...
- dongiaconia, on 10/12/2007, -17/+93Looks kinda nice, except I am wondering why they aren't calling it "Office: Bigg Ass Buttons Edition"
- gxti, on 10/12/2007, -5/+75It died a horrible brushed-metal death. And there was much rejoicing.
- sigginike90, on 10/12/2007, -14/+36Office is like a fat friend who's gotten thinner, and we're all proud of him but he's still fat and ugly...
- sunnyd, on 10/12/2007, -7/+28"Looks kinda nice, except I am wondering why they aren't calling it "Office: Bigg Ass Buttons Edition""
because Office: BABE would get too many people's hopes up - fishymusic1, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23Ooh I like the word count on the bottom of the MS Word. That will save me a couple extra clicks.
- fastfood15, on 10/12/2007, -12/+30Seems like its cumbersome and annoying. At some point you have to draw the line between beauty and functionality. But personally i am starting to get an pissed at all this shiny acrylic stuff. oh and with stuff like that coating every button i bet its and even bigger system hog
- chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Thank god, now we don't have to search through a billion drop-down menus to find what we're looking for. I for one like this new version of office (atleast from the screenshots/videos I've seen).
- Agent_M, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17Probably is. I'm sure I'm not the only one here not feeling all the captions on the buttons. Looks way too busy.
For those not liking the baby blue, well, there are other options:
http://blogs.msdn.com/photos/jensenh/images/547386/original.aspx
It looks really good in black. I'm glad they didn't go for brushed metal, because it's overrated. I'd rather have glass. - tsupersonic, on 10/12/2007, -18/+33Very nice screenshots, it is looking good.
- MikeSD34, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14When I say that something like this looks good, I don't just mean visually, but functionally as well. Like when you stand back from a piece of code you've been working on for a while, it works, it compiles, you're happy with yourself, so you say, ah, that looks good. Personally I find it quite nice that Microsoft is trying something actually new and innovative, rather than the hum drum usual toolbars we've become so accustomed to. If they can manage to expose the entire functionality of office, without overwhelming the user and making their eyes bleed, more power to them. I hope it works quite well, but can't actually say for myself till I sit down and use it. I can say however that I am looking forward to seeing this come out.
- dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15So what changes would you propose? It's easier to criticize than fix...
- thewebguy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17am i the only person that doesn't want save, undo, and redo in my title bar?
it is silly little things like this that keep me so annoyed, partially because it's annoying to change, but mostly because every one i know over 45 will call me to ask where the save button is. - aaeyers, on 10/12/2007, -10/+20Word already has had a word count on the bottom of the page for some time now, at-least on the mac version.
- macenthe, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13Digg for the screen shots. It's about time MS really changed the UI of office to something more modern and functional. The only big UI change (in my opinion) from '97 through 2003 was the introduction of the "personalized" menus. Of course you can turn it off, but that's a UI feature I wish could be uninvented.
- agent237, on 10/12/2007, -7/+17Wow, very clean looking. It might be a pleasure to write documentation with menus and toobars setup like this.
- Thumper13, on 10/12/2007, -7/+16You guys do realize that this is the full, large size toolbar version that your grandma uses. I'd like to see what it looks like when you make the toolbars smaller, for those of us that know what we are doing. Looks fine to me though. Oh, and I am sure the colors can be changed with whatever theme you are using. Good god people, it's like you've never used these products before.
- tzmguitarist, on 10/12/2007, -8/+17Why can't we make more constructive criticism on digg rather than "this makes my penis soft"?
- geminitojanus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"Why can't we make more constructive criticism on digg rather than "this makes my penis soft"?"
Thank you. I wish more digg users would be proactive about being good digg users, it would really bring up the whole environment. And I know, I've been known to say evil things here on digg too, but it really is part of the environment; when you percieve it as hostile, you act hostile.
Hopefully comment moderation will help too, but we shouldn't rely on it.. just be more friendly everyone. This interface is a good step up from where Office was in the past. - spam4jan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14Hmmm.... I'm sitting here looking at OS X and WinXP and you are calling OS X a kiddie interface? Nothing says mature like big fat blue borders does it.
- lionwilson, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14Honestly, I am greatly impressed with what Microsoft is doing with Office 2007. For those of you who don't know, it's not just a pretty new skin for Office 2003 - they've completely ripped out all the old stuff and rebuilt it basically from the ground up. It's really great to see them finally stepping up and doing something like that... something that Windows has needed since 98.
That said, it's going to be a big jump to get used to it. Not only am I a college student who basically lives in Word, I'm also MOUS Certified, so Word 2003 is basically burned into my brain. The biggest new feature I'm excited about is the new document styles it looks like they're offering. We've been stuck with the same bland table and chart styles since... well, a long time.
Overall I'd say it's good stuff. - LeFrenzy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8at the end of the day, it's freaking Office. It's not Unreal Tournament 2007. Why should it cost more than a freakin' PS2? That's why I've been toying with OpenOffice lately...not as pretty but I can edit word files for free.
- Knoton, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10In the beta version it was stuff like locking the document
- cfazzini, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10Am I the only one that didn't mind the UI of Office 97/2000?
This just looks like too much eye candy. - aemaeth7, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I actually welcome this new interface.
It might seem obvious to us all that it's quite a lot of buttons, but how many times have you tried to explain to a person (who might not be as savvy in computers or applications as you/us) where to locate that one feature? I would beleive this update would help enhance the appearance of documents to appear more professional in the work place where education on MS applications is limited to the general workforce. - danielthor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Stuff like this...
Inspect Document
Helps check the document for inappropriate or private information
Restrict Permission
Grant access to specific users by verifying their log-in credentials
Add a Digital Signature
Add a signature that is not visible within the content of the document
Mark as Final
Lets readers know your document is final and make it read-only - aMillionAndNine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7You aren't kidding, it looks a LOT better in black.
- DigitalDaiquiri, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I would have to agree. Its nice to see that Microsoft finally realized that most of its old products including its flagship OS and Office need a total re-hall in order to compete in terms of functionality, and GUI with OSX and Unix. Over the last decade or so it seams as if Microsoft's business model was to release an "updated" version of its products with few new features, and force the rest of the Windows world (by not providing patches/updates and costumer support) to comply and make the purchase. Hopefully we will see Microsoft's first real attempt at both the OS and office market within a decade with the release of Vista and Office 12. (But who's to say we can't still be disappointed as we were with the last few installations of Windows and Office?)
- Kebie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9It looks nice but sort of too many buttons on the screen. On the email the cliboard button is bigger then the send and so on. I hope they are highly customizable.
- noseeme, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"Linux" does not have a user interface.
Maybe you're talking about GNOME or KDE or something. - kyc050564, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The last screenshot has a black skin which looks way better
- jeolmeun, on 10/12/2007, -8/+14What happened to the brushed metal?
- jeolmeun, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11I wonder what's in the Finish menu.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Just because you put frosting on the cake, doesn't make it any less of a cake. Can anyone find a list of actual "office" changes made. Cuz unless their autocomplete function can actually auto complete my work, I remain unimpressed.
- sublimethinker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"The traditional menus and toolbars have been replaced by a set of Command Tabs. Presented graphically, Command Tabs display the commands that are most relevant for each of the task areas in Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or Access. For example, Word has Command Tabs for writing, inserting, page layout, working with references, doing mailings, and reviewing documents. Excel has a similar set of Command Tabs that make sense for spreadsheet work: creating worksheets, inserting objects like charts and graphics, page layout, working with formulas, managing data, and reviewing. These Command Tabs simplify accessing application features because they organize the commands in a way that corresponds directly to the tasks people perform in these applications."
This is the big improvement they have been touting? If it seems obvious, that's because it's already been done. I'll stick with OpenOffice, thank you very much. - fa_pa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Ok am I the only person that wants other improvements than just a new UI every release?
Because basicly that is the only thing that changes in every Office release the UI and a few menu options change their place. I guess the problem here is that they have so much code that they are actualy afraid to make changes to it and just tinker with the UI.
Another thing that really annoys me about every Office release is that they get bigger and bigger and bigger in size. Yes file size matters too and MS is great in making everything bigger and bigger every release even just for the same functions. Just compare Office 2000 and 2003 there is about 1GB in file difference.
What about improvements and REAL changes in the Office. For example when will they finaly be able to fix the 65k line limit in Excel?
And last but not least this looks like it has so much UI and is so bloated it will be even with OpenOffice starting times and probably I will have to update my computer again just to run Office.
Meh I guess I will stick with OpenOffice.org on my laptop and office 2000 for school (believe it or not it is the best office product from MS it is fast doesn't have a bloated UI and most of the annoying features are not implemented in 2000) - xboxing, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9maybe i've been using os x too long, but why can't they anti-alias the corners of the windows yet? everything else is aa'd.
- iobuffa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6As long as it has a non Playskool mode, I'll likely have to use it at work. Yay? Meanwhile iWork + OpenOffice @ home.
- norick, on 10/12/2007, -7/+12nice, but I won't pay for this, even if it's beautiful. I keep my OpenOffice.
- aMillionAndNine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I don't care for the buttons on steroids look. As a power user I want as much screen real estate as I can get. I still use the Classic version of the interface on XP.
Hopefully there will be an option to switch to normal sized buttons for those of us that don't need an inch wide button to do a paste operation that can be done much easier with ctrl+v.
Outlook is the only office that I really care about anyway, I use OpenOffice for most everything else. - DrGamez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Welcome to the Future!
(please pick up your gradients, rounded corners, and light blue shades to the left) - devoinregress, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Lay out an intuitive UI first based on functionality and ease of use and then polish it. For best results start from the ground up and scrap the old layout completely if it is too cluttered. These are things Microsoft doesn't do well. Gradients can look good if done right but with small buttons or tabs are involved a clean solid background works best. I want that big button in the corner to go away. The undo button deserves to be bigger than that big button because it is likely to be used more. You should use keyboard shortcuts anyway.
Too much of that blue, its driving me crazy.
A friend of mine called WinXP "The Fisher Price desktop" and I must agree that Microsoft's designs are looking cheesy and Fisher Price like. The way they round corners is so tacky. - geminitojanus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That's the first thing I noticed as well. I'm sorry, but I just don't see my mouse as an effecient means of cut and paste (though highlighting to do those tasks, I can understand). I also really don't like the Undo/Redo/Save buttons crammed into that top-left corner.
Other than that, the button grouping seems to be a bit more sensible than toolbars, though the borders and strange looking icon that I interpret to mean "undock"/"disconnect" seem.. out of place. The buttons, while better labeled than in the past, seem very large (which some would say lends more to the Fisher-Pricyness of Windows XP Luna theme).
There is a definite improvement there. The layout seems to be more human, the rounded corners make the application seem less jagged and rigid, though the eye is attracted to the top corner that doesn't fit the same curve as the rest of the corners. The zoom controller in the bottom right seems to be a definite boon, as does the smaller help button instead of a whole menu dedicated to confusing menu options.
It's a step up. I'm not sure if it's a reason to upgrade (just for an interface?), but it's definitely a step up. - oneMadRssn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7does anyone want to point out the fact that this looks like office 2004 for mac ported over to windows. the only difference is everything that was on the right toolbar in the mac is now on top (which is stupid, you have available space to the sides of the document, but not on the top or bottom) and there was a nice blue tint applied to everything.
- Kazbaeden, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I used the last word beta for writing a research report. It made my life so much easier. Here are some new features which please me:
Very robust equation editor - It appears like you'll be able to have a library of equations, but in the beta you can't save or move them. So far so good though.
CSSesque Stlyes - You can apply styles to your existing text with definintions like header, body, sidetext. Then you can change the entire style of the page with the click of a button. Likewise, there are special styles for for cover-pages, footers, headers, table of contents, etc.
New UI paradigm - As you can see it not only looks better but it provides much more functionality. All the tools I want are always there for the section I'm working on. If i'm working with a graph, all the graph tools are there. If I'm working with a picture, all the picture tools are there. It's simply so intuitive.
So there are a couple new features. Excel has some new ones too. Same with power point. Same with one note. Same with all the office apps. Honestly, I've been using OOo for a while now but it is just so far behind compared to this new office suite.
Anyone who says Microsoft can't come up with something new just refuses to come out from behind their Mac. - joshduck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I like this version more, the previous one looked like it was trying to be Apple-ish.
- Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Ugly. And why the hell does Microsoft insist upon using non-standard UI elements in Office (specific beef: the title bar)?
- pathfinder2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Prettier doesn't mean better. It just looks way too busy. And buttons take up way too much room.
- kkapoor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Looks a little to 'cartoony', not like the professional application it is. Not liking the rounded edges. This first Office 2007 screenshots that were released last year had a more professional look to them while maintining the new Ribbon interface.
- jordy777, on 10/12/2007, -23/+27I think they should come out with two editions, Office 2007 Douchebag Edition (shown here), and the Office 2007 Everyone Else Edition (not shown but identical in form and function without all of the shading, rounded edges, and other processing waste BS.)
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