[Liontamer]

JMB
I can relate to your frustrations. And I can offer you this piece of
advice. Everything takes time. Unfortunately, when it come to computers
everything is an exact science. There's always an answer for some issue or
concern. Your prior experience will help you digest new stuff. It may not
always work the same way. But at least you've got a sort-of head start. You
know something about the language being used, so you might have some insight
on how to proceed or what to look for in an answer. Look, I am also dealing
with a learning curve too. And I just can't believe how much information
there is to learn and comprehend. However, here's something I find helpful.
When things really start to "burn your brain" take a break! Get away from it
all. Come back later. You'll be refreshed and feel better. I used to teach
in the computer field a few years ago. And you don't lose stuff you've
learnt in the past. It just helps you learn new stuff in the future. Be
patient with yourself. You'll figure it out. It just takes time.

"JMB" wrote:

I'll make an honest attempt to give this question/feedback a positive twist.
I have been using Word/Excel etc. for years now and consider myself somewhat
of an expert user. Now I have a new computer with Vista and Office 2007. And
I essentially find myself facing this predicament of going up an enormously
steep learning curve, i.e. relearning how to wordprocess and spreadsheet
almost from scratch all over again. The new and improved of Office 2007 apps
may look much more "politically correct" than in previous versions, but so
far my experience has been that it can hardly get any less user friendly and
more convoluted than this. I'm giving it a very serious try here, but I'm
also beginning to think about throwing in the towel. Anybody out there that
can offer any useful advice as to how I can actually start using the Office
2007 applications without letting all my previous experience and know-how
completely go to waste?
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JMB