Is this true for _all_ kinds of users, e.g. basic users (produce/edit only "simple" documents), intermediate users, and advanced users (use all sorts of bells and whistles in the application? Is this true for both folks who "spend all day" working with Word documents, and those who use Word once a month or less? If you know where all the features you need are located in the old program, and use Word only once a month (e.g., as the secretary of some board to prepare minutes, or whatever), the time taken to get used to the new interface is a huge requirement. Most good applications have the option of using a legacy interface for the application.
Fred Holmes At 10:29 AM 3/24/2009, Chris Dunford wrote: >I wasn't going to say anything, but since you did: I agree with this >completely. The ribbon interface is a little disconcerting the first time >(or first few times) you use it, but it very quickly becomes second nature, >and I find it easier to work with overall. MS research has confirmed this to >be true for most users in a quite lot of consumer testing, and Office 2007 >consistently gets higher overall UX (user experience) ratings than the >earlier versions. Contrary anecdotal evidence from some members of this list >notwithstanding, the ribbon interface is very well-liked. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
