2007 Office User Interface Fact Sheet
05-27-2006
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2007 Office User Interface Fact Sheet |
The 2007 Microsoft® Office system will introduce a redesigned user interface (UI) to make it easier for people to get better results faster. The new UI replaces traditional menus and toolbars found in previous releases of Microsoft Office with a results-oriented design that enables people to focus on what they want to do rather than how to do it. New features will help organize and more effectively present application tools and capabilities. As a result, customers will find it easier to quickly discover and use more of the capabilities that Microsoft Office applications offer, enabling them to produce their best work more efficiently.
Based on detailed usability studies and extensive customer research, Microsoft Corp. consistently heard that the existing UI model hides features under the top-level menu structure and has too many places for people to go to find functionality. Customer input helped make it clear that a new user interface was needed to empower people to work more productively with the powerful Office tools at their disposal. This led to four major design goals for the new UI:
1. Make the overall software experience easier
2. Reduce design clutter and interruptions
3. Increase feature and capability discoverability
4. Support the creation of great-looking documents