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    Office 2007

    ermmmmm is there a way to turn how it looks back to the classic office look over this new fangel look ?

    I've been given the unenvious task of testing office 2k7 before we deploy it and tbh i can not recommend it currently due to the way it looks



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    Not so much fearing it, i have to support this and tbh i don't like the way it looks and i can see this causing no end of issues for training.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Apex View Post
    Not so much fearing it, i have to support this and tbh i don't like the way it looks and i can see this causing no end of issues for training.
    much like IE7, the new interface is mandatory, there to make your life better, according to microsoft. don't like it? use a different product

    i've actually heard very little negative about it, after an initial adjustment period

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    I've just finished rolling out office 2007 and apart from a few "Where has the button for X gone?" questions it's been absolutely fine. I included the save as PDF add-in and it has been very useful for our staff.

    The only thing is the default file format is xlsx which is not compatible with older version so you might want to set the default to .xls with a GPO until the deployment is finished.
    Last edited by mark19632; 22-06-2007 at 08:59 AM. Reason: I can't spell

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    It's much easier to work with - it's miles ahead of other office-type products now..
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    Can anyone tell me what are the latest features in it ????


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jenny_me View Post
    Can anyone tell me what are the latest features in it ????


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    just go to office's website.
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    I prefer 2003 tbh but am forcing myself to learn 07 as it is the new standard at work and uni . Its when you try to do some function and you're like, uhhh, where is it?

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    I agree with Hex and the others when I say that 2007 is very good on the whole. Yes the new interface is different and takes a little getting used to, but trust us when we say it's not worse, it's much better, just different. Take the time to figure it out.

    Also the help is pretty good, so if you can't find a function you're used to just by looking, a quick search will reveal it.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jenny_me View Post
    Can anyone tell me what are the latest features in it ????
    To be honest, there aren't many (if any) new features to shout about, but then there weren't really new features in office 2003 or 2000 either, which is why Open Office caught up so well. Personally I can't wait for Open Office to copy the new interface (I still use OOo at home) , although I might be considered a traitor for saying that.

    Also, Outlook 2007 (apart from the poor rendering of HTML / CSS emails by the word engine) is much nicer than 2003. Proper search (MS bought up the company that made the Lookout search plugin) Categories vaguely a-la Gmail, and a general spit and polish all over. Again, I'm looking forward to the calendars from the Mozilla project maturing so I can run my home life from Thunderbird like I run my work life from Outlook.
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    did see torrent about while ago that put the meus back too like in 2003/97 look

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    It really is a better interface, MS have the ability too spend millions on user research (as a developer who read up on the 'ribbon design guidelines' its apparent they have!) and throw it away without even thinking. They would only keep it if it genuinely seamed better (often this is focus group + expert based).

    I used this interface in an App i wrote for one of our more illiterate users. They love the ribbon, after i hasen to add, a nasty peroid of words thrown about how too find things.

    It really does work well once the inital learning curve has been overcome.

    If only bloomberg and Reuters support excel, if only MS had made a proper interface for Real Time Data..... idoits, or a proper .net API rather than some horrid wraped com thing. Thats what too moan about imo.
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    I think my main gripe is that I'm used to office 03 and it was very similar to previous versions so there was no extra learning, just new features. With 07 really you almost need to learn over again, so for the time being I'm much more productive using 03

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    the features arent very new but its a lot easier and saves a lot more time when you have to add lots of data, pictures or even references. i like the new version although its kinda buggy when the file gets to around 50mb

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    I swear by the new interface. Presents things I didn't even knew were there, much nicer to work with than tons of menus.
    Will probably be getting this on my st00d licence
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    I wouldn't mind the new interface if it didn't use cleartype.

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