The whole UI for Office 12 has been overhauled. The main user experience is codenamed “ribbon” and will provide the central place for users to author documents they’re currently working on. Microsoft are removing the stack of task panes and menus/toolbars to look through, instead giving the user one place to look for commands.
A new feature named “galleries” gives users a visual representation of the kinds of formatting choices they can make in their documents. The galleries also offer “live previews†in many instances, so you can see exactly what the document is going to look like before you make the choice, which makes it easier to experiment and change content.
Here ya go…check out these pictures…I like the new UI a lot. I can’t wait to get the beta for this.
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