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redman042
11/18/09

In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Is Now Available
The ribbon would be far easier to get used to if they added a "quick search" feature like they have in the Start menu on Win Vista and Win 7. Imagine if you couldn't remember where the "show header and footer" command was, but you could just start typing "header..." and get quickly taken to the command.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
11/18/09

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..if its the best selling software...why does it need a new version! /sarcasm
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floman
11/18/09

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The ribbon pissed off a lot of seasoned users of Word. What they should have done, like other software companies, is offered the old interface for experienced people who did not want nor need to change to an interface for children. But nooooo...... Twats.
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jamjen
11/18/09

@floman: Well, although I agree the ribbon interface was a pain at first, I like it now, and can't stand 2003 anymore (which is on my Citrix server, so I do run into it daily). And I'm pretty sure everyone in my office would agree these days (not to say there wasn't some issues on roll out). It took some time to get used to, for sure. The ribbon is more efficient, and hot keys still work the same. If you don't like it, stay with 03 I say.
My 2 cents
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Asherek
11/18/09

@floman: You know you can revert to the classic interface right?
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redman042
11/18/09

@Asherek: How exactly? I don't see any option for that in '07.
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Asherek
11/18/09

@redman042: My apologies, I installed an add-in a while ago and forgot that it's not available in the default interface.

Here are 3 options for doing so:

[www.megaleecher.net]

Hope that helps.
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nowayman
11/18/09

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Once I got used to the ribbons in Word, I was able to put through some slick marketing presentations at work that eventually got noticed by a couple district managers. I found I was using more design options than before, to produce something that looked professional. The ribbon made learning how to use Word far more organic than in my previous ten years of the software, and that's saying something.

My only problem with Office 2007 is (aside from ridonkulous pricing) that in Word text boxes are the glitchiest fucking mess ever. I can't remember the last time I had to "fight" a piece of consumer software to move a box around.
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Noobs-R-Us
11/18/09

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I hate ribbons! Whoever came up with that at MSFT should be shot.
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FezDaStanza
11/18/09

@Noobs-R-Us: I think the ribbon is the most productive thing Microsoft has ever done (thats original, atleast). For me it made word as, if not more, powerful than Publisher in design and the formatting options (so easy to use) make everything stunning.
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Noobs-R-Us
11/18/09

@FezDaStanza: Holy crap! You're the first person I have ever heard say that they actually like ribbon. R u sure you're not a MSFT employee?I can't find seem to find the functions that I want with it buried in different boxes.
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SnusBeorn
11/18/09

@Noobs-R-Us: I guess I'll be the second person then, because it's difficult for me to imagine a scenario in which I'd willingly return to using the old (IMO clunky and non-intuitive) menu system. I've been using the 2010 technical preview for a few months now, and despite the glitches that remain in Outlook, the same is true for the ribbon implementation in that part of the suite. And in Excel and PowerPoint for that matter.
I use this software a lot (every day, except for PowerPoint, which is more like once every couple of weeks), and the ribbon has not only made my usual tasks easier to perform, it's also allowed me to make regular use of features that I'd either forgotten about, didn't know how to use, or didn't even realize were there. With the ribbon I find it easier to apply conditional formatting to cells in Excel, for example, or to create a table of contents in Word, or even to access EndNote commands when I'm compiling research citations. The addition of Quick Steps to the Outlook 2010 ribbon is also extremely handy--I can apply a complex set of rules and actions to a message that I'm reading by clicking a button I've created on the ribbon. I have one button and a keyboard shortcut to email all of my students (I'm a college instructor), others to email all students in an individual course or section, and another that opens up a reply to the current message, then categorizes and sorts the original.

And no--I have no stake whatsoever in Microsoft's success (or failure), except as an end user of their products. I just really like the ribbon interface.
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Noobs-R-Us
11/18/09

@SnusBeorn: I guess I'm the only one here it seems. Weird.

I guess am I the only one who hates the new Fred Flintstone start menu when it transitioned in XP? I've been running every OS after that with the classic start menu so it looks more like the 2000.

Am I wrong to assume that if you like the ribbon that you also like the new Flintstone menus?
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SnusBeorn
11/18/09

@Noobs-R-Us: I'm not sure what you mean by "Flintstone" but you could probably call me indifferent about the Start menu. In general, I prefer clean and shiny to cluttered and grey, but I don't experience a significant difference in usability with the Start menu set either way. And while the new menu may be "shiny" it doesn't really meet my definition of "clean" looking.

FWIW, you are far from the only person who likes the old menus better. The #1 thread on the 2010 technical preview discussion board has been made up largely of posts asking for a way to revert to the old system--and it's been that way for months. So far, MS has categorically refused to provide such an option, pointing out that the endeavor would make Office much larger than it already is, would likely require reworking parts of the ribbon interface, and would duplicate functionality already available from third-party software companies.
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crackel
11/19/09

@Noobs-R-Us: Microsoft did not invent the ribbon. [kdedevelopers.org]
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Noobs-R-Us
11/19/09

@SnusBeorn: Flintstones, as in big, chunky, kindergarten looking icons. Makes me feel like someone who rides the small bus to school and not a wall street exec.
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Miraj Wanaguru
11/18/09

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is this a public beta? where do you get it?
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Monty
11/18/09

@Miraj Wanaguru: It does not appear to be linked on that page yet. Perhaps later in the day we will get the link for the download. Hopefully.
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eg3
11/18/09

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I still prefer the 2003 to the confusing & unnecessary 2007 & 2010. No thanks MS.
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dagamer34
11/18/09

@eg3: You're just afriad of change!
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NurseDave
07/28/09

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When was the last actually interesting and/or useful news from Microsoft?
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Dallifornia
07/28/09

@NurseDave: Not fair, how can you make MS Office exciting at all?
I'd guess around E3 when they unveiled the Zune HD and the revamped XBOX Marketplace.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/28/09

@NurseDave: Natal is pretty exciting. Window 7 is pretty exciting. The Zune HD having an OLED screen is exciting.
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commentotron
07/28/09

@Lite: is on a boat.:

Media Center in 7 with Dishnetwork support is pretty cool. Decoupling CableCard from OEM and silly PID requirements is cool (and yes, it is happening).
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NurseDave
07/28/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: You all need to get out more.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/28/09

@NurseDave: I would love to, but I'm chained to a damn desk for the next 4 days due to pending software release at work.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/28/09

In reply to Microsoft Office 2010 Click-to-Run Lets You Stream... Office
World of Warcraft started doing this a while ago.
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madara
07/09/09

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Better than Transformers 2. ***
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Kaiser-Machead
07/09/09

@madara: You're right. So right in fact, that I'm clicking that little heart.
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discounteggroll
07/09/09

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agreed...the only good thing to come out of office. Gave me a good laugh though
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midiac
07/09/09

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Seriously, MS tries and tries and tries. . . to be cool. . . when I just found this F'n stupid. . . Fail.
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billc124
07/09/09

@midiac: This is far more creative and innovative then the stupid Mac vs. PC ads or the same old crap that Apple puts out for the iPhone. You obviously don't understand good advertising.
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Kaiser-Machead
07/09/09

@billc124: Maybe you should look again at those uncreative Mac ads that lack innovation. My opinion, as well as your opinion on the advertisements they dole out is meaningless when confronted with the fact that they remain some of the more recognizable and memorable commercials aired on TV. Even if you hate them with every fiber of your being, they're pretty much signature, and have spawned a plethora of parodies on the internet. They were enough for Microsoft to respond to, so that's saying something.
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TheSonOfKrypton
07/09/09

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lmao. Win Microsoft. That had me rollin laughing
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frigg
05/12/09

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New product launch, that's all I'm allowed to say. Hold off from buying rabbit sperm/nasal spray. :)
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fastharryDOTcom
05/12/09

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Notice how they did not mention holding off buying a Storm?....I guess they figured everyone knows not to buy that POS...
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OMG! Ponies!
05/12/09

@fastharry: Hey, no dumping on the Storm.

Just because it follows in the LG Chocolate's footsteps of promising much and delivering little and just because it got slammed by every reviewer and just because it does not work as advertised is no reason to mock the Storm.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
05/12/09

@OMG! Ponies!: It was advertised as having anti-theft ability?

I thought only Sprint supported that feature.
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