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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like
style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
Déjà Vu.
Look up through the previous postings for comfort in that you are not alone. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Kentb" wrote in message ... trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
I cannot get into my office today as I am having some plumbing work done, so
I have been using my laptop to access the newsgroups. That laptop has the trial version of Office 2007 installed and I thought I would use it to check on the construction of an on-line form in response to a user query. I must have been delusional. After half an hour of hair tearing I gave up. This is something I could have completed in moments with Word 2003. I am not sure that I really want to learn this stuff all over again just to use a word processor -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Terry Farrell wrote: Déjà Vu. Look up through the previous postings for comfort in that you are not alone. "Kentb" wrote in message ... trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
It wears off. Most of us hated it at first, but once you get the hang of it
.... -- 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 "Kentb" wrote in message ... trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
That's why I'm using it at home with the ribbon. Better to learn it now at
my leisure than have to learn it when I have a deadline to meet and my boss breathing down my neck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... It wears off. Most of us hated it at first, but once you get the hang of it ... -- 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 "Kentb" wrote in message ... trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
We have a new sample of our Word CBT availible online at
http://www.brainstorminc.com/cbt/msw2007/index.html that might be of interest. It discusses the new interface. Good luck! -- Todd Keith Microsoft Desktop Specialist http://www.brainstorminc.com "Wasted end-user time due to lack of training accounted for the biggest piece of the spoftware spending pie" -Gartner "Kentb" wrote: trying to crank out a proposal and find myself fighting Word 2007 issues like style and headers/footers. Perhaps the structure of the user interface is efficient for users that are new to Word, but a 15 year word user, this is worse than going to a new competitive product. With brand new product I would have the expectation that I had to learn everything over. The new Word 2007 is just different enough that my efficiency is in the dumper and my frustration through the roof. Good thing I still have my old XP/2003 system so I can get some work done. I'm sure the PC makers are thrilled by this. |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
I think we've all felt that way, Graham, give it some time.
I took me about a solid week of forcing myself to use Office 2007 and not revert to previous versions (nor would I allow myself to use VBA if I couldn't find something g) before I started feeling comfortable with it. The biggest thing to keep in mind is "under the Ribbon" Word is still the same. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... I cannot get into my office today as I am having some plumbing work done, so I have been using my laptop to access the newsgroups. That laptop has the trial version of Office 2007 installed and I thought I would use it to check on the construction of an on-line form in response to a user query. I must have been delusional. After half an hour of hair tearing I gave up. This is something I could have completed in moments with Word 2003. I am not sure that I really want to learn this stuff all over again just to use a word processor |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
I know I can (and probably will) learn this application all over again. That
is not the issue. The real issue is why I should have to. Virtually all other business software (and some leisure software) applications use the same standard layout so that you can transfer from one to the other without a major mindset readjustment. If I had wanted to completely relearn how to do the most basic things, there are plenty of other choices I could have made. There were improvements and changes between (say) Word 97 and 2000 or 2000 and XP - even XP and 2003, but you could step from one to the other and continue working without any loss of productivity. Not so the change to 2007 Those individuals and businesses who put time and money into training will have wasted much of that money and will have to start all over again. There are benefits from moving to the XML format, but the presentation is for quite a lot of people an unneccessary triumph of style over common sense. This is Word for the dabbler, for the occasional home user, for the novice newcomer. It is not Word for anyone who has to earn a living from the use of the product. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Beth Melton wrote: I think we've all felt that way, Graham, give it some time. I took me about a solid week of forcing myself to use Office 2007 and not revert to previous versions (nor would I allow myself to use VBA if I couldn't find something g) before I started feeling comfortable with it. The biggest thing to keep in mind is "under the Ribbon" Word is still the same. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... I cannot get into my office today as I am having some plumbing work done, so I have been using my laptop to access the newsgroups. That laptop has the trial version of Office 2007 installed and I thought I would use it to check on the construction of an on-line form in response to a user query. I must have been delusional. After half an hour of hair tearing I gave up. This is something I could have completed in moments with Word 2003. I am not sure that I really want to learn this stuff all over again just to use a word processor |
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WORD 2007 Takes too much effort
On Mon, 7 May 2007 07:45:38 +0300, "Graham Mayor"
wrote: I know I can (and probably will) learn this application all over again. That is not the issue. The real issue is why I should have to. Virtually all other business software (and some leisure software) applications use the same standard layout so that you can transfer from one to the other without a major mindset readjustment. If I had wanted to completely relearn how to do the most basic things, there are plenty of other choices I could have made. There were improvements and changes between (say) Word 97 and 2000 or 2000 and XP - even XP and 2003, but you could step from one to the other and continue working without any loss of productivity. Not so the change to 2007 Those individuals and businesses who put time and money into training will have wasted much of that money and will have to start all over again. There are benefits from moving to the XML format, but the presentation is for quite a lot of people an unneccessary triumph of style over common sense. This is Word for the dabbler, for the occasional home user, for the novice newcomer. It is not Word for anyone who has to earn a living from the use of the product. I could not agree more. Well said. Even if I end up deciding (in a few months) that I can't imagine how I ever lived with the old interface, I will still be resentful about the way it was shoved down my throat. Now I'll buy the $30 tool to give me back the old interface and dabble with the new interface when I can. I am really, really angry right now. I have a ton of work backed up and don't have time to screw around learning a new interface. I have work to do. This is not a toy for me. I fully intend to punish Microsoft for this to whatever extent I am able. -- Running Word 2000 SP-3 on Windows 2000 |
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