I thought this comment might amuse y'all. It's forwarded with permission from one of the pre-eminent Word support lists; note the "Congratulations..." comment... They're chatting about the Office 2010 Beta.
-----Original Message----- From: Word-Pc List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: FW: [WORD-PC] Nit-picking Word 2010: Bookmarks on the ribbon Works great! I added Bookmarks to the References tab, gave it an icon, rearranged the command groups, etc. Congratulations to Word 2010 (for restoring Word 2003 functionality). > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Goldstein > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:46 AM > To: 'Word-Pc List' > Subject: RE: [WORD-PC] Nit-picking Word 2010: Bookmarks on the ribbon > > Hi Martin, > > You're right -- I'm wrong -- this is great news: > > http://www.word-2010.com/customize-the-ribbon-in-word-2010/ > > Thanks, > > Dan (still picking nits) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ru$hton, Martin > > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:33 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [WORD-PC] Nit-picking Word 2010: Bookmarks on > the ribbon > > > > I am led to believe some customization is possible to the ribbon in > > 2010. I can't confirm it first hand though. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Word-Pc List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dan > > Goldstein > > Sent: 28 April 2010 14:29 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Nit-picking Word 2010: Bookmarks on the ribbon > > > > As a keyboard-centric writer, I was initially skeptical of > the ribbon, > > but it's honestly a great thing for keyboardists. > > (Keyboarders? > > Keyboardites?) For example, the keyboard prompts that are displayed > > when you press ALT are much better than the old mnemonics. > > > > So here's a nitpick: Why on earth wouldn't they put > bookmarks on the > > References tab by default? I mean, you've got your TOC, > your indices, > > your footnotes and endnotes, your captions... but no bookmarks, at > > least not by default. (Yeah, I know, you can put 'em on the > QAT, but > > the rest of the family is down there on the References tab, > laughing > > at them.) > > > > (Notice how I avoided mentioning the huge, *huge*, HUGE > defect in Word > > 2007/2010 -- namely, that the ribbon itself can't be customized. > > That's a disaster that I can't even begin to measure.) > > > The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
