First look at Word 2007 Preview
Written by andy on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 in Software.
A whole slew of new Office applications and tools were made available for the general public to take a look at.
Right off the bat, you will notice that the new user interface, (aka “Ribbon”) will be featured by the core applications of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and the mail editor of Outlook.
In previous releases of Microsoft Office, people interacted with the applications through a system of menus, toolbars, task panes, and dialog boxes.
While this system successfully provided access to a wide variety of features, it became increasingly challenging to add capabilities in a way that made it easy for people to take advantage of them. The goal for the new UI is to deliver a user interface that enables users to be more successful finding and using the advanced features of Microsoft Office.
An additional important design goal was to preserve an uncluttered workspace that reduces distraction for users so that they can spend more time and energy focused on their work. With these goals in mind, we developed a results-oriented approach that simplifies how users achieve results when working in Microsoft Office.”
