MS Office 12

syke · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:31

Anyone going to get it? I've got a version of it now and its brilliant. Worth the wait if you ask me

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Conrad11 · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:47

So this is the one after Office 2003 Pro?.........or is it something totally different?

Thanks

benjo plz. · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:48

Syk3 said:
Worth the wait if you ask me .

The new "ribbon" layout is wiered tbh, I don't like it as much as the 2003 layout.

syke · 19 Feb 2006 at 16:01

I like it, i mean its complex yeah, but it looks nice. The only thing i got annoyed with was the fact it stopped me from using the older Excel and also the Outlook that it comes with is pretty annoying

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5tephen · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:17

Syk3 said:
I like it, i mean its complex yeah, but it looks nice. The only thing i got annoyed with was the fact it stopped me from using the older Excel and also the Outlook that it comes with is pretty annoying .

The interface is a step in the right direction. When I was browsing around it for a while, I noticed that menus that previously took several clicks to access are now accessed from very logically correct places. Takes a bit of getting used to though, given that the Office UI hasn't changed since...well since the day it was first released

I love the right-hand pane in Outlook showing the calendar and tasks. I hate the fact that the version I used, on 2 different computers, cannot even open an email without completely crashing :mad:

|Show| · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:31

i wouldn't mind a version...it looks cool from the M$ press releases i've seen and the screenshots look very apple...fancy, modern silver toolbars...

dalepearson · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:32

When is the official release date for this?

antc · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:38

|Show| said:
i wouldn't mind a version...it looks cool from the M$ press releases i've seen and the screenshots look very apple...fancy, modern silver toolbars...

any links to these press releases mate?

|Show| · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:41

indeed there is -

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/sep05/09-13OfficeUI.mspx

Kerplunk · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:42

Looks sweet tbh.

antc · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:11

yeah that does look very nice indeed

when is it released in the uk anyways???

Duke · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:58

Looks... interesting. Probably take a while to get used to (bit like IE7).

5tephen · 19 Feb 2006 at 20:02

Oh and forgot to mention...you'd buy it for the carbon-fibre Word background alone

benjo plz. · 19 Feb 2006 at 20:06

Carbon fibre? Looks nothing like carbon fibre. :confused:

tolien · 19 Feb 2006 at 20:52

Think it's great (though a bit unstable, but it is Beta 1). Beta 2 due towards the end of this month IIRC.
This is an interesting read:

My name is Jensen Harris and I'm a Lead Program Manager on the Microsoft Office "user experience" team.

Sone · 20 Feb 2006 at 13:02

does this up the vba to vb.net?

afraser2k · 20 Feb 2006 at 13:45

It's going to be fun trying to learn the new interface that's supposed to come with it, especially if it customizes. I just hope that it doesn't proove too confusing for the average user, like some of the people I deal with on the current version.

As it's part of my job to support Office I'll be getting it on release, if work is still under core product license scheme that is.

Baz · 20 Feb 2006 at 13:55

I would imagine, like most other MS products, that you can probably tick a box somewhere to revert back to the old interface, so it doesn't prove too tricky for most users.. (I hope!)

Gman · 20 Feb 2006 at 14:24

Baz said:
I would imagine, like most other MS products, that you can probably tick a box somewhere to revert back to the old interface, so it doesn't prove too tricky for most users.. (I hope!)

nope the boffin sat MS have already stated there will be NO clasic mode

Baz · 20 Feb 2006 at 14:40

Gman said:
nope the boffin sat MS have already stated there will be NO clasic mode

Bugger, thats gonna make my job harder i reckon