One Easy Upgrade: Office 2007
from many users, another major Microsoft upgrade has gone more smoothly: Office 2007. And that’s despite the kind of look-and-feel changes that usually make consumers jumpy. If you’re pondering an upgrade, here are some of the pros and cons:
It looks different.
The new Office has an entirely different appearance, moving functions onto a “ribbon” that fills the top of the screen with icons instead of the familiar drop-down menu choices. Whoa–that messes with nearly two decades of ingrained habits, and it takes getting used to. Plus, the new look is not yet universal across all the Office components. But once you’ve learned how to use the ribbon, Office is easier to use–especially for newcomers unfamiliar with prior versions of Office.
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