[AccessD] OT: Word help

Don't get me started on the ribbon!

I was testing on a box using 2007 and that thing
  1. takes up a lot of real estate.
  2. I could not figure out how to switch windows (Alt -W, pic a form or
report you want to switch to)
  3. When a report opened up, you have to click close on the ribbon (I didnt
see it at first), unlike forms which display an X in the upper right hand
corner, Reports dont display an X in the upper right hand corner. If you
close that X, the whole MDB/ADP closes.


Another thing to rant about Word: (Or is it me, am I getting too old?)

In all older versions of word (or notepad/Wordpad). if you type the
following:

Hello World

Double click on the word World (or highlight the word by any other means),
then proceed to type "Friend" over "World", you would overwrite the word
with the new text.

In Word 2003 & 2007, it seems to insert your new text just before the W then
shift the word "World" to the right with each character that you type.
Why did they change the way that this has worked since the stone age?

David


On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Charlotte Foust
<cfoust at infostatsystems.com>wrote:

> Don't blame Word itself, Darryl.  The 2007 implementation of Office was
> evidently designed to reduce experienced, fully competent computer users
> to a state of complete despair and utter confusion.  Things you need are
> on non-intuitive context menus instead of on the ribbon.  The ribbon
> isn't there when you need it because *IT'S* context-sensitive.  All the
> essential basics are hiding behind something that doesn't even look like
> a button.  And the whole thing makes my head ache.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darryl
> Collins
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 6:29 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Word help
>
>
> My gut feel on this David, it sounds much more like 'bad UI design' than
> 'dumb user'.  Glad I am not alone in loathing MS Word. I only use it
> when I am desperate...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2008 8:53 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Word help
>
>
> Boy, don't I feel stupid. I was looking through menus and help.
>
> And it was just a toggle button. lol
>
> Thanks!
>
> D
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > It's in a bad spot if you ask me. I do it all the time and it annoys
> me.
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
> >
> > > I've done that too. As Susan has said, hit the button again and it
> > > will switch back.
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