That is part of my point. I use Word almost everyday.
Some days it is simple edit print. Other days it is a mail merge,
envelope addressing.
Maybe another day laying out a form etc.
I know where to look when I want to do what I want to do.
When I went to Office 07 I immediately felt lost. I did not know
where to find some simple commands and key strokes I was used to
doing. (I am not one who creates Macros)
I tweak line spacing, lay out etc. If I have to spend my time
looking up how to do all this it is a waste of my time.
Stewart
At 11:04 AM 3/24/2009, you wrote:
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.
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