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31st May 2006, 6:19pm
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#1 | | Registered User
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| Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
Currently available in pre-release beta form and is looking pretty damn cool for once.
Total re-design of the UI. 
Word 12. 
Excel 12.
I can see this selling rather well. | 
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31st May 2006, 6:21pm
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#2 | | You look lovely today. SuperMod
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
Selling, downloading, whatever. 
Aye, does look pretty, though. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:23pm
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#3 | | Registered User
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
I'll take some grabs of Powerpoint, Outlook, Access or the new Picture Manager thing if anyone is that interested in them. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:25pm
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#4 | | Forever Waiting.
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
some of it looks not bad, however, isn't one of the benefits of microsoft software that it uses a consistant menu layout / ui so that you know where everything is?
for example where is the file menu exactly? to save-as etc?
i can see the save button, but not everything else.
i guess its something that you have to use to get used to it.
I like the idea, and graphically it looks pretty good, however the layout of the menu items just seems a bit strange.
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31st May 2006, 6:28pm
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#5 | | Grouchy Moderator
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
Looks nice! MS look like they are pulling out all the stops recently. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:32pm
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#6 | | Registered User
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
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Originally Posted by johnnie walker  some of it looks not bad, however, isn't one of the benefits of microsoft software that it uses a consistant menu layout / ui so that you know where everything is?
for example where is the file menu exactly? to save-as etc?
i can see the save button, but not everything else.
i guess its something that you have to use to get used to it.
I like the idea, and graphically it looks pretty good, however the layout of the menu items just seems a bit strange. | The save options/e-mail options have all been refined.  | |
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31st May 2006, 6:33pm
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#7 | | Whoa Black Jesus
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
Stew, batter up an Access image so I know what to expect at work. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:34pm
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#8 | | Forever Waiting.
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
that does look not bad.
i might try and get a hold of the beta to see what its like.
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31st May 2006, 6:34pm
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#9 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
is there a limited number of invocations on the trial? | |
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31st May 2006, 6:37pm
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#10 | | Registered User
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
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Originally Posted by Zippy Stew, batter up an Access image so I know what to expect at work. |
Welcome screen. 
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31st May 2006, 6:38pm
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#11 | | MacGuyver
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
Early reviews that I've read have said predominantly one thing: ‘very pretty, but how the actual fuck do I find what I'm after?’.
I'm sure it's great if you've never used Office before. Or indeed any Windows application (UI guidelines? HELLO), but it's all somewhat counterintuitive.
Plus, you can't shrink the ribbons vertically, as far as I'm aware, which is a bugger for those running at less than 1280x1024. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:38pm
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#12 | | Registered User
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
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Originally Posted by Largest of Gregs is there a limited number of invocations on the trial? | I don't have a trial copy, I have a beta version -- beware though. There are currently two beta versions, "a" and "b". "A" is highly unstable from what I've heard from some guys at work who've been testing it out too. | |
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31st May 2006, 6:40pm
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#13 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
christ, beta then. you know what i mean | |
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31st May 2006, 6:41pm
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#14 | | Registered User
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
I'm sure there will be a trial version out soon, apologies.
Nope, it's all fine and dandy if you are a legit user with a serial code for a beta version.  | |
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31st May 2006, 6:47pm
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#15 | | Forever Waiting.
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| Re: Microsoft Office 12 [2007]
all it requires to get a beta serial code is an live id (passport addresses such as msn messenger accounts are accepted) it seems.
im downloading office pro beta and visio beta (i use visio in work a lot)
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