On Jan 7, 2008, at 10:53 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: >> While I am not a fanboy, Office 2007 is the first version since >> probably >> Office 97 that I would pay to upgrade to. >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > I was told to switch and find that it is better at a few things. It's > visual presentation of what to do for one thing.
I posted about this a while ago -- I love it for my wife and kids -- they are finding (and using) features that have long been there but they didn't know about. For me -- I despise it: I can't find *anything* and don't use it enough to learn where stuff is now. I end up swearing and saying "figure it out yourself." I am a menus kind of a guy, as are most of you. We are unafraid to see a menu item and say to ourselves "I wonder what *that* does" and actually *try* it. Most people are not like that. They are not curious, and do not dig around in a program. If they happen across a menu item that they don't understand, they are still afraid to try it lest it ruin their work, or launch a random ICBM attack. As I have said a few times, I have returned to teaching application software one or two days per week, so I see "real users" quite often. It is amazing how intimidated many still are by these machines, even folks with many years of experience. Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
