Microsoft Word users rejoice! Getting the "biggest boosts to your daily productivity," as this author suggests, makes me want to give Word 2007 a try:
"We love it, we hate it — we can’t work a day without it.
"I’ve witnessed more people gnash their teeth over Microsoft Word than probably any other software application. But no matter how many times we cuss at the automatic bulleting/numbering feature, we will continue to use Word to edit documents.
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"The Ribbon has become the de facto moniker for the new look of the Office 2007 products, including Word 2007. For years, we’ve been programmed to use the ‘File,’ ‘Edit’ and ‘View’ toolbar commands at the top of Word. That’s where things belong.
"The Ribbon in Word 2007 — nobody choke here — nullifies that bygone line of commands with an incredibly functional row of controls unfurled before our eyes.
"I know what you’re thinking — the same worries crossed my mind about how I finally learned how to use styles and create a table, and now Microsoft goes and changes everything. You won’t believe me until you actually use Word 2007 for yourself, but the Ribbon could provide one of the biggest boosts to your daily productivity than you’ve seen in a long time."
Author Brett Burney writes a monthly legal technology column for LLRX.com and contributes to ALM’s Law.com Legal Technology section and Law Technology News magazine.