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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Almost everything is worse. Word 2003 was just about perfect. I
cannot understand the reason for any of the changes. |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
See the "Why the New UI" series at
http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv..._/default.aspx (start with Part 1, of course). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Reporter" wrote in message ps.com... Almost everything is worse. Word 2003 was just about perfect. I cannot understand the reason for any of the changes. |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
On May 6, 9:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
See the "Why the New UI" series athttp://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/tags/Why+the+New+UI_3F00_/defau... (start with Part 1, of course). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Reporter" wrote in message ps.com... Almost everything is worse. Word 2003 was just about perfect. I cannot understand the reason for any of the changes.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like most of what Microsoft did in the past. I have always loved their languages and other products. There is simply no excuse for how BAD this product is. |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Give it a little bit of time. Many of us hated it at first, but after
customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it even though the buttons from my custom toolbars addin that were previously, conveniently arranged down the left and right sides of the screen, now all appear in a chunk of the Add-ins tab/ -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Reporter" wrote in message oups.com... On May 6, 9:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See the "Why the New UI" series athttp://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/tags/Why+the+New+UI_3F00_/defau... (start with Part 1, of course). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Reporter" wrote in message ps.com... Almost everything is worse. Word 2003 was just about perfect. I cannot understand the reason for any of the changes.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like most of what Microsoft did in the past. I have always loved their languages and other products. There is simply no excuse for how BAD this product is. |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
It's growing on me. I no longer hate it but because I haven't played with it
a lot, I can't say that I love it......yet. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... Give it a little bit of time. Many of us hated it at first, but after customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it even though the buttons from my custom toolbars addin that were previously, conveniently arranged down the left and right sides of the screen, now all appear in a chunk of the Add-ins tab/ -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Reporter" wrote in message oups.com... On May 6, 9:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See the "Why the New UI" series athttp://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/tags/Why+the+New+UI_3F00_/defau... (start with Part 1, of course). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Reporter" wrote in message ps.com... Almost everything is worse. Word 2003 was just about perfect. I cannot understand the reason for any of the changes.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like most of what Microsoft did in the past. I have always loved their languages and other products. There is simply no excuse for how BAD this product is. |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Hey Doug,
If the Ribbon is minimizing, what is making stuff easier to do? I thought the changes were all about an adaptive ribbon that offered exactly the applicable commands. Daiya Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: Give it a little bit of time. Many of us hated it at first, but after customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it even though the buttons from my custom toolbars addin that were previously, conveniently arranged down the left and right sides of the screen, now all appear in a chunk of the Add-ins tab/ |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Hi Daiya,
The Quick Access Toolbar is what makes things easier to do. I hardly ever use the Ribbon. Now if I could only customize the icons on the Quick Access Toolbar ... -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message ... Hey Doug, If the Ribbon is minimizing, what is making stuff easier to do? I thought the changes were all about an adaptive ribbon that offered exactly the applicable commands. Daiya Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: Give it a little bit of time. Many of us hated it at first, but after customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it even though the buttons from my custom toolbars addin that were previously, conveniently arranged down the left and right sides of the screen, now all appear in a chunk of the Add-ins tab/ |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Dear Doug,
You are right, that is also what I am doing at the moment. However, you do realise, of course, that what you are saying is that we should reject and ignore the new much-vaunted interface and try to recreate a pseudo-2003 look. It doesn't say much for Microsoft that one of their employees (I think?) is recommending this solution. I hate the Ribbon because it is so rigid and non-customizable. It has a host of options I will never use (Word is a word processor not a DTP program) such as an automatic Japanese greeting, and I am forced to sift through a jungle of icons to find what I want. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: . . . . . .after customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it . . . . |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Doug is not a MS employee.
| pseudo-2003 look. It doesn't say much for Microsoft that one of their | employees (I think?) is recommending this solution. | |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
No-one posting here is a Microsoft employee. This is a user peer group
forum. Most of the problems of the new interface are caused by unfamiliarity. I am told that it becomes much better with familiarity. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org A. Vella wrote: Dear Doug, You are right, that is also what I am doing at the moment. However, you do realise, of course, that what you are saying is that we should reject and ignore the new much-vaunted interface and try to recreate a pseudo-2003 look. It doesn't say much for Microsoft that one of their employees (I think?) is recommending this solution. I hate the Ribbon because it is so rigid and non-customizable. It has a host of options I will never use (Word is a word processor not a DTP program) such as an automatic Japanese greeting, and I am forced to sift through a jungle of icons to find what I want. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: . . . . . .after customizing the Quick Access Toolbar so that it gives me most of what I want, and Minimizing the Ribbon, I do find a lot things easier to do and am quite happy with it . . . . |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
On Sun, 6 May 2007 22:56:10 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote: See the "Why the New UI" series at http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv..._/default.aspx (start with Part 1, of course). In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us with no option to stay with the old interface. I have a lot of work to do and right in the middle of it, I have to spend valuable time learning a enw interface. This is either complete arrogance or it's a maintenance strategy. Either way, it is not my interests that were behind it. -- Running Word 2000 SP-3 on Windows 2000 |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
"LurfysMa" wrote in message
... On Sun, 6 May 2007 22:56:10 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See the "Why the New UI" series at http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv..._/default.aspx (start with Part 1, of course). In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us No it wasn't - you were NOT forced to use it.... |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
On Mon, 7 May 2007 14:38:24 +0100, "Gordon"
wrote: "LurfysMa" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 6 May 2007 22:56:10 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See the "Why the New UI" series at http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archiv..._/default.aspx (start with Part 1, of course). In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us No it wasn't - you were NOT forced to use it.... I meant that the new styles were forced onto me once I upgraded to Office 2007, but then you already know that. Of course I was not forced to upgrade. My alternate options a 1. Stay with an older version until it no longer works or I start receiving documents from newer versions that are not compatible or I need to do something that the older version can;t do or ... 2. Switch to some other office product and endure endless migration headaches and incompatibilities and ... 3. Toss the whole thing out the door and go back to paper and pencil and abacus. 4. ??? I see now that I was completely out to lunch. I was not forced at all. -- Running Word 2000 SP-3 on Windows 2000 |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
4. Papyrus and scribe.
5. Rock and chisel 6. Dye on cave walls (not very portable option though) -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP Of course I was not forced to upgrade. My alternate options a 1. Stay with an older version until it no longer works or I start receiving documents from newer versions that are not compatible or I need to do something that the older version can;t do or ... 2. Switch to some other office product and endure endless migration headaches and incompatibilities and ... 3. Toss the whole thing out the door and go back to paper and pencil and abacus. 4. ??? I see now that I was completely out to lunch. I was not forced at all. -- Running Word 2000 SP-3 on Windows 2000 |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
Sun, 06 May 2007 22:44:29 -0700 from LurfysMa
: In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us with no option to stay with the old interface. sarcasm Unlike every other piece of software, where you get to pick and choose which changes you accept? /sarcasm I hold no brief for Microsoft, as regulars know. But come on! Microsoft doesn't force anyone to adopt the new version. If you don't like the interface, don't install the new version. If your workplace has imposed it on you, talk to your boss about the impact on productivity. Be prepared to explain why you can't learn the new interface. You may or may not come to like the new interface in time, but I'm really getting tired of all the ****ing and moaning. Might as well complain about the weather! -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
So, this is the situation. Microsoft sets up a "discussion group" to
supposedly help its clients, let them express their opinion and talk about the products they have bought. Except..... Except that these opinions have to be favourable. Anyone who does not drool over "The Ribbon" and does not go into ecstacy about the new frills is immediately set upon and, basically, told to shut up. Well dear Stan Brown, nobody is forcing you to be on this discussion group, so if you are "getting tired of all this ****ing and moaning" you can go take a walk. You are not contributing anything useful to the people who post their legitimate problems except, of course, your own ****ing and moaning. "Stan Brown" wrote: Sun, 06 May 2007 22:44:29 -0700 from LurfysMa : In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us with no option to stay with the old interface. sarcasm Unlike every other piece of software, where you get to pick and choose which changes you accept? /sarcasm I hold no brief for Microsoft, as regulars know. But come on! Microsoft doesn't force anyone to adopt the new version. If you don't like the interface, don't install the new version. If your workplace has imposed it on you, talk to your boss about the impact on productivity. Be prepared to explain why you can't learn the new interface. You may or may not come to like the new interface in time, but I'm really getting tired of all the ****ing and moaning. Might as well complain about the weather! -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ |
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I REALLY do not like Word 2007
If by discussion group, you mean this forum, then it has little to do with
Microsoft apart from their hosting it. Of course you can moan about whatever you want, but it is not actually going to achieve anything. If you have issues that you cannot resolve, fellow users are more than willing to offer guidance, but whinges about the new interface here are not even going to be seen by Microsoft. I don't much like the new interface either. It gets in the way of (my) productivity, but I am not beating myself up about it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org A. Vella wrote: So, this is the situation. Microsoft sets up a "discussion group" to supposedly help its clients, let them express their opinion and talk about the products they have bought. Except..... Except that these opinions have to be favourable. Anyone who does not drool over "The Ribbon" and does not go into ecstacy about the new frills is immediately set upon and, basically, told to shut up. Well dear Stan Brown, nobody is forcing you to be on this discussion group, so if you are "getting tired of all this ****ing and moaning" you can go take a walk. You are not contributing anything useful to the people who post their legitimate problems except, of course, your own ****ing and moaning. "Stan Brown" wrote: Sun, 06 May 2007 22:44:29 -0700 from LurfysMa : In my opinion, the issue is not whether this is good or bad or even whether I will eventually love it. It was forced onto us with no option to stay with the old interface. sarcasm Unlike every other piece of software, where you get to pick and choose which changes you accept? /sarcasm I hold no brief for Microsoft, as regulars know. But come on! Microsoft doesn't force anyone to adopt the new version. If you don't like the interface, don't install the new version. If your workplace has imposed it on you, talk to your boss about the impact on productivity. Be prepared to explain why you can't learn the new interface. You may or may not come to like the new interface in time, but I'm really getting tired of all the ****ing and moaning. Might as well complain about the weather! -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ |
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