Office 2010 – that from the coming year?

Sergei — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:51:51 +0000

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In late July, Microsoft has officially submitted a preliminary version of Office 2010. However, it is not always stable, and not all the features of the new Office are workable. But despite this, we decided to see what has changed in the office suite Microsoft.

Ribbon Interface (Ribbon)

Office 2007 in our opinion was the most controversial office suite for all time – the new file formats of documents and, most importantly – the new, nothing on a similar interface. Rejecting the concept of the classic menus and toolbars, Microsoft did something mean. Novelty really liked one, and it was literally met with hostility by other users.Until now, many prefer Office 2003 – the latest version of the classic interface. After Office is not just a software package is actually a daily tool. And the fact that this tool is so seriously altered, it has become for some users insurmountable problem.

I’ll be back the classic interface in Office 2010? No! Moreover, now Ribbon appeared in such products Office, as Visio, Project, as well as special versions for the Web.

In Office 2007 you can only make frequently used features on the Quick Access Toolbar to get analog panels from previous versions of Office. In Office 2010 you can make your bookmark with the functions that are used most often.

In addition, you can change existing bookmarks. Output settings can be saved to a file and use on other computers.

ECCO (Backstage)

Providing us with a package Office 2010 is not localized. Therefore, for some functions no Russian names. So we offer own, without claiming to be the truth.
Earlier in the Office focused on working with the contents of the document. Operations with the document itself (open, save, print) are equivalent to the functions of editing.
Office 2010 offers a new approach to the work: all operations with the document and settings in a separate interface called Backstage ( «Behind the scenes"). This allowed to make some of them more visible.

For example, in Office 2010 revised printing function. Now no need to open the preview window to check how the document will look like after printing. The relevant portion Backstage immediately visible "list" of the document and all the basic settings.

Check document

It’s no secret that the documents can remain confidential data – comments, marks and names of authors, the rough versions and so on. Office 2010 allows you to check whether the document such information. For example, with Office 2010, you can avoid a situation in which as the name of the author of your course-name is specified odnogruppnitsy, or report the Chief comments were colleagues with whom prepared the document.

Set limits for document

In Office 2010 you can limit the work with the document, password protect it. In addition, Office 2010 allows you to specify exactly what changes could make these or other users in a shared document.

Formatting when inserting

Even before the development of a new version of Office 2010, Microsoft held a series of studies. The result showed that users often click Cancel after you paste the clipboard contents.

Now when you insert content, just press Ctrl, to get quick access to the functions of formatting. Using the context menu, you can format the content before, as it will appear in the document.

64-bit version

Previous versions of the office worked on the 64 bit versions of Windows, but in compatibility mode, but now available in full on 64 bit versions of products. This will run faster and with far larger amounts of data in applications such as Access and Excel.

Word and Excel 2010

Externally, the new Word and Excel is practically no different from their previous versions of Office 2007. The most notable innovation – the appearance of additional tools for the processing of documents and tables.

These tools not only to resize photos and cut out part of the picture. Directly in the text or spreadsheet you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the image, and add various effects. For example, shadows, borders, reflection.

In Excel 2010 the function appeared Sparkline. With the help of Table Editor creates miniature graphics directly into the cells. Also in Excel 2010 has several new features for the segmentation and data processing.

In addition, the Office 2010 system improved spell checker. Something concrete about it is hard to tell, because the Russian dictionary in the office suite available. Before the release of localized versions of Microsoft would have to believe in the word.

PowerPoint 2010

In PowerPoint 2010 expanded opportunities to work with video. Now, in a presentation can not only embed videos, but also to process them. For example, change the frame style, and add various effects and so on.

In addition, PowerPoint now supports the new features for working with images, graphs and diagrams that have appeared in Word 2010 and Excel 2010. Is there a collective mode of the document, including through the Internet.

Outlook 2010

The new Outlook noticeably easier to work with multiple mailboxes. Microsoft also upgraded to work with contacts. For example, when you hover over the name in the address book in Outlook 2010 can be in one click to call people or send them a message. But, unfortunately, in general, work with almost took a step forward. Only half a step.

Opinion

Constantine 25 years old, web designer
Every day, deals with Office

From the new Microsoft Office, I was interested only in Outlook – it is his, I use most often in the work. A quick look at less frequently used MS Word and MS Powerpoint showed that the situation is similar to e-mail program.

I must say that still the most effective tool for working with mail in Windows is Outlook. Therefore, the new version (I’m working with office Pact of 2003 is the year) I was expecting a rather simple and banal things: the label of letters (in the conventional sense), sorting mail by subject.

Install was quick and painless (and XP, and Win 7).

Outlook Interface, as expected, was on a level above the previous versions of saturation and clearance. But not on convenience, unfortunately.

All the same conglomeration of rare and obscure ipolzuemyh Controll. Although their location should be at the most useful and frequently used actions in the client. There is not much, so that the first screen could significantly simplify and build an impression of a shell program. It seems that we are still sitting in front of the instrument panel of a spaceship.

As expected by me Fitch – human tags and grouping messages by topic of conversation – in the first case Autluk did not move, in the second – coped half.

Let’s start with the tags. The letter continues to be noted color label. Or create your own label with his name. But does not prescribe the letter gathering of a few key words. In this part of a complete disappointment. Alternatively, such a scenario the user’s actions by developers has not been, or is their omission.

As for convenient sorting of letters – in the form of conversation – I must say that the result of several pricked. Are sorted by topic and only with incoming messages (your answer on the topic you will not see). A slight disappointment with hope for the best.

From pleasant: finally become easier to search by mail, and most importantly – for all letters (incoming, outgoing, etc.). Of the unpleasant: no improved work with filters (sorter).

Rating: with new office suite will be pleased to work with than their predecessors. But in general, user-friendly product remains at that level. However, it is possible that the final version of the product will be more convenient.

As befits a prerelease version, Office 2010 has become unstable. Sometimes he braked and hang. But if we discard these disadvantages, which obviously will not be in the final version, the new office suite Microsoft has been very good.

He knows everything that predecessors, and even a little more. New features will make a more colorful and vivid presentation, not spending them additional strength.

In terms of design of Office 2010 – is the evolution of Office 2007. It became clear that the tape from the panels can not escape. But working with them has become easier.

It is expected that the full and final version of Microsoft Office 2010 will be released in the first half of 2010. It is possible that by this time he will be a couple of interesting features.

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