[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I suspect that the next version of Word may take some "backward" steps to
accommodate those who were not ready for it. Holding fast with Word 2003 now
and then upgrading to Word 14 may be the best plan.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Larry" wrote in message
...
There are a lot of people frequenting this group who want to say what I'm
saying, but comments like the above make them afraid to say it. There's
an
orthodoxy shaping up here that is intended to cow anyone from criticizing
Word 2007. I respect all the Word MVPs, but I will continue to criticize
Word 2007 as I see fit.

Suzanne says that Word 2003 is the alternative to 2007. But as everyone
knows, as hardware and software continue to "progress," or at least to
change, it gets harder to keep using old programs, and there is a
continual
pressure to adapt to the most recent programs. How long can people go on
using 2003, before it is left behind by, say, further changes in Word's
programming language, which will force them to use some "descendant" of
Word
2007 that has Word 2007's interface?

Speaking of grousing about Microsoft's latest generation of "innovations"
which includes Word 2007 and Windows Vista, over at the Windows Vista
group
there is fierce outspoken protest against Vista coming from a lot of
parties. However, I'm not recommending that this group become like that
group, where there is a lot of nastiness.

Larry


"Stan Brown" wrote in message
t...
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:57:34 -0400 from Larry :

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
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Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007
is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a
broken
record.

That's a cheap shot, Greg, and it's beside the point. I'm not a
software
designer. My criticisms of the Word 2007 monstrosity stand.

I'm sure Greg can defend himself, but for the record I think he's
spot on. If I had written the comment, I'd have said the same thing
but would have omitted "are beginning to".

Word 2007 is what it is, like it or not. I don't say everything about
the Ribbon is better than everything about the old menus. But if you
devote half as much energy to getting comfortable with the Ribbon as
you have to kvetching about it, you may find that it's not as bad as
you think, *and* you'll probably become an expert.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/