Feb 16th, 2007
More on Office 2007
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Despite my earlier rant about the slowness of Outlook, which is slightly better with a lot tweaking, there are some things about Microsoft Office 2007 that are pretty cool, but with a caveat.
As has been duly noted by many reviewers, the ribbon interface is a good thing. What I really enjoy about it is that using Office is actually fun. Maybe it’s just the newness factor, but it’s fun to click around the ribbon thing and find little nuggets of functionality. But the one new thing that I find truly useful is the smart art feature. It let’s me instantly turn any list into a cool 3-d chart of my choosing. The effects are pretty good and add a lot of pop to slide decks or documents. Once everybody starts using Office 2007, smart art graphics won’t be a big deal. For now, however, I’m loving having the coolest PowerPoints around.
The caveat? Unfortunately, slides that incorporate the smart art, can’t be edited by anyone using older versions of PowerPoint. In any sort of collaborative environment, this is a problem. But, I’m still using the Smart Art.
When I get a chance, I’ll put up a few examples.
In any sort of collaborative environment, this is a problem. But, I�m still using the Smart Art.