I'm now reviewing Word 2007. I must say that I find I spend too much time
looking for how to do things through several ribbons. I suppose I will learn
it as I use it. The older versions had a simpler look and a configurable tool
bar so I could have what I use right there all the time. I know there is a
quick access bar but it cannot contain all I would like to see.

I use user-defined templates and styles. I find this version more cumbersome
than the last one for this type of thing. First, if you load a user-defined
template the styles you have created for the template do not load into the
style area of the ribbon - why not??? Second, if you go to the trouble of
removing all the unnecessary default styles and loading in the ones you
created it does not update the template. I had to open the template and make
the adjustments there. The words defining the style in the gallery do not
wrap so it is hard to read it... and if you put your mouse over it, it still
does not give the whole description.

When in the document and on a paragraph which has a style not in the active
window it does not show. You should be able to see the style you are working
with at all times.

I'm thinking that MS has tried to accommodate desk-top publishing needs and
has forgotten about the rest of us. We can also be accommodated through the
use of templates if they are made easier to use than this version.

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This does sound like a real showstopper to me, as I use a lot of custom
templates and styles.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Ron" wrote in message
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I'm now reviewing Word 2007. I must say that I find I spend too much time
looking for how to do things through several ribbons. I suppose I will
learn
it as I use it. The older versions had a simpler look and a configurable
tool
bar so I could have what I use right there all the time. I know there is a
quick access bar but it cannot contain all I would like to see.

I use user-defined templates and styles. I find this version more
cumbersome
than the last one for this type of thing. First, if you load a
user-defined
template the styles you have created for the template do not load into the
style area of the ribbon - why not??? Second, if you go to the trouble of
removing all the unnecessary default styles and loading in the ones you
created it does not update the template. I had to open the template and
make
the adjustments there. The words defining the style in the gallery do not
wrap so it is hard to read it... and if you put your mouse over it, it
still
does not give the whole description.

When in the document and on a paragraph which has a style not in the
active
window it does not show. You should be able to see the style you are
working
with at all times.

I'm thinking that MS has tried to accommodate desk-top publishing needs
and
has forgotten about the rest of us. We can also be accommodated through
the
use of templates if they are made easier to use than this version.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


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