Next MS Office carries totally new interface

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited November 2005 in Science & Tech
PC Magazine has tested Office 12 Beta 1, and reports about the new, more intuitive, tabbed interface that the software features.
Microsoft says it had four overall goals in developing Office 12: First, create a user interface that's intuitive for beginners and experts, unlike the often incomprehensible tangle of earlier versions. Second, improve collaboration for workers who need to share their documents with others or follow company-wide guidelines. Third, tighten corporate control, including easily managed review workflows, easier tracking of document content from centralized management software, and more ways of removing embarrassing or confidential information from files before they're made public. Fourth, offer simpler and more extensive development tools and a more transparent XML document format that gives developers and managers greater control over what goes into their files.
Source: PC Magazine

Comments

  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited November 2005
    pretty snazzy looking. Gonna have to see if I can get it off MSDN.
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited November 2005
    It looks like the new tabs take up a lot of work space. I know with high-resolution monitors it won't be a big deal but hopefully they're have a sizing feature for the tabs. I think it looks good :thumbsup:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Looks nice. Quite like the graphite colour scheme.
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    I think it will alienate most of my office users and make it hard to justify upgrading.
    Regular non IT people just want their software to be consistent and a major change in the user interface is not a "feature" that I need. I just need a more stable product.
  • MiracleManSMiracleManS Chambersburg, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    To me, it looks much more intuitive for the basic features of the product. I'm not sure how the advanced things may work, but everything you need just seems to be there.
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited November 2005
    woowweee thats a huge change :thumbsup:
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    I'm not sure how the advanced things may work, but everything you need just seems to be there.
    I hope that's right. My Office installation is circa 2000, and it has way more features than I will every use. I don't need more features. It sure would be nice though, to find what I need easily.
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