Understand. This explains a lot about the UI. Sad that so much has gone into
a flawed approach that won't lead to the "great concept" of MS. I just hope
others will make the effort to not go the lazy route.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I am not disagreeing with you. But I can tell you that when the Word MVPS
had a LiveMeeting with one of the UI designers, I had to ask him
specifically to display text boundaries so I could see what was going on on
his screen. Apparently this was a new concept to him.
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"UDHSS226" wrote in message
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This is a reason why documents don't usually have professional layouts. I
teach Professionalism with Precision using Word 2003. It is a very
accurate
layout program to within 0.02". The knowledge of how to do precision
layout
teaches students both: how Word works and how to have the mindset of
caring
about the final product. Relating everything in the layout to the text
boundary makes an intelligent procedure for accurate layout with a
balanced
look. I see Word 2007 as an attempt to do this with a cookie cutter
approach.
But this means, even more so, everyone's work will look like everyone
else.
It will foster more lazy work. MS templates should be used only as
references
to developing an individual look or "Personal Brand." If this cursor
hiding
in the text boundaries is not fixed, it will make my effort more difficult
but I will adapt my students to it. I am slowly finding ways to make Word
2007 do the easy individualism of Word 2003. Thanks to the beta, by the
time
my university adopts it; I will be ready with the tips and tricks to teach
individual Personal Branding of products with Word 2007.
From what I see of the new UI, it is a step in the wrong direction. Word
2003 doesn't need the UI to do better work. The canned styles/template
approach of Word 2007 only moves to the lowest common denominator. All the
improved collaboration of Word 2007 is fine, but the new UI is not needed
to
use it.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I can tell you that apparently no one who was designing the new UI ever
displays text boundaries or nonprinting characters.
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"UDHSS226" wrote in message
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When text boundaries is ON, the cursor gets lost in the boundary.
Revise the action like Offive XP or 2003.
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