Office 2010 Technical Beta released today

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

This goes to a link where access is denied. Would you mind posting
something a bit more useful? Thanks.

Craig

Cherie Ekholm wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.

Works for me, you have to create a user name and password.

--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/

"Craig Schiller" wrote in message
...
This goes to a link where access is denied. Would you mind posting something a
bit more useful? Thanks.

Craig

Cherie Ekholm wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of Publisher
2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.

Have they "improved" it so that anything I manage to get used to in
O20007 -- that's different from what I'd been using in O2003 -- will in turn
have to un-learned?
bj

"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in message
...
Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta
has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures
at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

Here's a better link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...r/default.aspx. Not sure why
th first one came through so oddly.

BJ, I'm not certain I understand what you are asking. If you are wondering
if we've changed the UI for 2010, the answer is Yes. We're now using a
Ribbon interface like the rest of the Office applications. Yes, there is a
learning curve to finding where all the features are. I think we've done a
good job to make that as painless as possible and to locate the features in
places that make the most sense. I know that I have had a steep learning
curve for finding my favorite features in other applications when those
changed in 2007, so know it can be frustrating at first. If we haven't made
the Ribbon in Publisher intuitive, I hope our beta participants will tell us
that so that we can make the right changes.

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Cherie Ekholm" wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

Do you have a link for Excel? replaced publisher with excel in your current
link....no go
"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in message
...
Here's a better link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...r/default.aspx. Not sure
why
th first one came through so oddly.

BJ, I'm not certain I understand what you are asking. If you are
wondering
if we've changed the UI for 2010, the answer is Yes. We're now using a
Ribbon interface like the rest of the Office applications. Yes, there is
a
learning curve to finding where all the features are. I think we've done
a
good job to make that as painless as possible and to locate the features
in
places that make the most sense. I know that I have had a steep learning
curve for finding my favorite features in other applications when those
changed in 2007, so know it can be frustrating at first. If we haven't
made
the Ribbon in Publisher intuitive, I hope our beta participants will tell
us
that so that we can make the right changes.

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Cherie Ekholm" wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta
has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures
at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

Try: http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Meebers" wrote:

Do you have a link for Excel? replaced publisher with excel in your current
link....no go
"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in message
...
Here's a better link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...r/default.aspx. Not sure
why
th first one came through so oddly.

BJ, I'm not certain I understand what you are asking. If you are
wondering
if we've changed the UI for 2010, the answer is Yes. We're now using a
Ribbon interface like the rest of the Office applications. Yes, there is
a
learning curve to finding where all the features are. I think we've done
a
good job to make that as painless as possible and to locate the features
in
places that make the most sense. I know that I have had a steep learning
curve for finding my favorite features in other applications when those
changed in 2007, so know it can be frustrating at first. If we haven't
made
the Ribbon in Publisher intuitive, I hope our beta participants will tell
us
that so that we can make the right changes.

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Cherie Ekholm" wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical Beta
has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of pictures
at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

TY...
"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in message
...
Try: http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Meebers" wrote:

Do you have a link for Excel? replaced publisher with excel in your
current
link....no go
"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in message
...
Here's a better link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...r/default.aspx. Not
sure
why
th first one came through so oddly.

BJ, I'm not certain I understand what you are asking. If you are
wondering
if we've changed the UI for 2010, the answer is Yes. We're now using a
Ribbon interface like the rest of the Office applications. Yes, there
is
a
learning curve to finding where all the features are. I think we've
done
a
good job to make that as painless as possible and to locate the
features
in
places that make the most sense. I know that I have had a steep
learning
curve for finding my favorite features in other applications when those
changed in 2007, so know it can be frustrating at first. If we haven't
made
the Ribbon in Publisher intuitive, I hope our beta participants will
tell
us
that so that we can make the right changes.

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher


"Cherie Ekholm" wrote:

Hi all -

Just popping in to let you all know that the Office 2010 Technical
Beta
has
been released and that we have a new blog post up with highlights of
Publisher 2010. You can read all about it and see a couple of
pictures
at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/b...postid=9832028

Thanks for reading! I hope to see lots of feedback and comments from
everyone.
--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

"Cherie Ekholm" wrote in
message ...
Here's a better link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi...r/default.aspx. Not
sure why
th first one came through so oddly.

BJ, I'm not certain I understand what you are asking. If you are
wondering
if we've changed the UI for 2010, the answer is Yes. We're now using
a
Ribbon interface like the rest of the Office applications. Yes, there
is a
learning curve to finding where all the features are. I think we've
done a
good job to make that as painless as possible and to locate the
features in
places that make the most sense. I know that I have had a steep
learning
curve for finding my favorite features in other applications when
those
changed in 2007, so know it can be frustrating at first. If we
haven't made
the Ribbon in Publisher intuitive, I hope our beta participants will
tell us
that so that we can make the right changes.

--
Cherie Ekholm
Senior Test Lead
Publisher

Hmm. Remind me, the advantages of the ribbon are?

--
Wisdom and experience come with age, they say, but I wish I could
remember the darn question

"GbH" wrote in message
...

Hmm. Remind me, the advantages of the ribbon are?


I think it's to confuse people who, for whatever reason, don't think things
belong or are to be found where Microsoft thinks they ought to be. (thank
goodness for the quick-icon bar, even if they are awfully small icons)

Also to take up more room on the screen, leaving ever less for actual work.

Oh, and let's not forget the potential sales of all the new how-to books for
the totally-lost&confused among us!
bj