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"There aren't words to describe how little I like this" on by bishop74
Pros: Honestly? I can't think of anything worth mentioning.
Cons: Damn near everything.
Summary: There has never been a program that I have used that I have hated enough to warrant writing a review until now. I have been using Word 2007 for several months and I am constantly annoyed by it.
Maybe I am too set in my ways, but navigation of the program is counterintuitive. I can never seem to find what I am looking for. Microsoft's apparent need to cater to the near-blind and/or illiterate has led them to give each function a pretty thumbnail graphic of what it does. As such, what has been a simple pull down list of a few items in the past is now a row of pictures of functions that I never use that only serve to clutter up what should be relatively simple. It seems like I have to click three times what I used to do in one. Add to this the compatibility issues, and I just don't see how this is a step forward.
On the bright side, I haven't seen an animated paperclip or dog, so I guess it's not a total loss.
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I agree completely. You have to wonder how such a big, experienced company like Microsoft could do something so stupid as the new Word interfaces.
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This reflect exactly my experience. I know how to get at the 30-40 commands I use most in Word. I can't find them anymore! The features I seldon use take up a rediculous amount of space and I can't get rid of them. I don't need 'styles', I know how to fo 'find replace' etc. It is so bad that I have taken the time to register for CNET and write this review. I even tried to roll back to the previous version but now that failed I have decided: If I have to totally re-learn an editor I will try open office. (And NO I am NOT a Microsoft hater...) To me the bottom line is: If you know how to use word DON'T GO TO WORD 7! If you wan to try make sure you can go back to the previous version because I think you will want to.
