Under the Hood of Office 12 348
An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet has posted an FAQ on Office 12, plus a quick preview of Office 12 pre-Beta 1. From the review: Microsoft Office 12.0 pre-Beta 1 drastically revamps the interface layouts of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. More than a year before the final product will hit the shelves, a pre-beta version of Microsoft Office 12.0 is revealing radical interface changes and user paradigm shifts that recall the overly ambitious Microsoft Office 97 update of the past."
Re:Clippy? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Where is office 11 ? (Score:2, Informative)
Office 2003 == Office 11
Screenshots (Score:5, Informative)
Microsoft's Screenshot [microsoft.com]
Zdnet series of screenshots [zdnet.co.uk]
Plus it takes loads of screen real-estate.
Re:Awesome new feature!! (Score:5, Informative)
It is one of those That is *so* obvious features that ends up in every product because it is just so *DUHHH* after someone popularises the concept.
Re:Why exactly is it called Office 12? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Hey dude, (Score:3, Informative)
Re:I want a copy! (Score:2, Informative)
Re:I want a copy! (Score:2, Informative)
There are some here [xbetas.com]
Re:Hey dude, (Score:3, Informative)
Office 98 = Office 97 for Mac OS 9
Office 2004 = Office XP for Mac OS X
the comparisons are in feature sets and document formats, I don't believe there's much code in common.
Re:Competition driving innovation (Score:5, Informative)
And to head all of the jokes about bugs that I'm paying for, I'm saying that Office is better.
Office 97 - no license key (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Competition driving innovation (Score:4, Informative)
I know it's easier to use a tool that you already know than to learn a new tool but it's time for spreadsheet users to grow up. You really need a relational database.
Re:Competition driving innovation (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Competition driving innovation (Score:1, Informative)