headermask image

Business Tools Blog

Microsoft 2007

I finally did it, I converted to Microsoft 2007.  And frankly, I have never been so unproductive.  I’ve heard from others that I will eventually see Microsoft’s vision and think 2007 is the cat’s meow.  But for now I’m too crabby in my little unproductive world to care.

Is it just me, or have other’s felt the same when they converted?

If you liked my post, feel free to subscribe to my rss feeds

Money Making Options

Post meta

This entry was written by Sandi Mays and posted on June 9, 2009 at 12:18 am and filed under Other Microsoft. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment(Latest is displayed first) or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

Share with others

Post Microsoft 2007 to digg. Post Microsoft 2007 to Reddit add to stumbleupon Google Bookmark myweb bookmark on del.cio.us newsvine Tailrank magnolia Furl co.mments shadows simpy blinklist

5 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

  1. Rach -

    I hear you. There are some things that are better … the colors and graphics rock, but the ribbon doesn’t. I think Microsoft could have made the improvements without dumbing it down.

    1. Sandi Mays on June 9th, 2009 at 8:54 am

  2. So I will probably be the unpopular one here and maybe you would not consider me “credible” or a “super user” but I love 2007. You do become much faster and you will realize the ribbon actually cuts down clicks and cuts down the search time to figure out what file menu you need to look at for your command. I have found many tasks to be easier, but with anything new, it is hard to get used to change; however, once you master it, I think you will really like it :-). One simple example is on a filter, you no longer have to do greater than x and less than y to get a return, you can just pick and chose what you want to see in a filter, i.e. all dates are grouped by year, quarter, month, etc…very easy…

    2. Rach on June 9th, 2009 at 8:29 am

  3. I don’t know any power users who are thrilled. UGH! I agree, it certainly seems like 2 clicks became 4 or 5 …

    3. Sandi Mays on June 9th, 2009 at 7:23 am

  4. Sandi, I’ve told you for years that Excel users would hate 2007 the most. I’ve used Office 2007 (mostly Access) since the day it was released. Hated it then. Hate it now. But, I have gotten used to it. My dad used to say “When all you’ve got is a hammer, the whole world is a nail.” I’ve looked at several other hammers since 2007 was released and haven’t found another one that can do all of the things that Access can do. Some have more features. Some have better features. But, when considering all aspects of the software, I stick with my hammer. I’ll bet advanced Excel users will come to the same realization. This voice from the cheap seats thinks that pivot tables are better and can handle alot more data than the old versions. Is that enough to make you stick with 2007? I’ll bet you try others but come back to Microsoft.

    4. Wes on June 9th, 2009 at 6:24 am

  5. Who told you that you’d eventually see Microsoft’s vision? Anyone credible from outside Microsoft? Does anyone credible from outside Microsoft think 2007 is the cat’s meow? “Credible” includes being a full-time user. The ribbon is like Short Menus without the ability to change the defaults.

    I’ve found the ribbon and the other new user interface changes to be productivity-robbing. One click became three, two clicks became six. In 2003, format the lines and markers of a line chart series: you can stay on one dialog tab to accomplish this. In 2007 you need to move between SIX tabs. How does this improve productivity?

    Insanity.

    5. Jon Peltier on June 9th, 2009 at 4:45 am

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*