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When making Office 2007, the MS Office team had the problem that 99% of their feature requests were for features already existing. Users couldn't find them. Th
by stephengillie 10y ago
When making Office 2007, the MS Office team had the problem that 99% of their feature requests were for features already existing. Users couldn't find them.
Their solution was a UI change, from menus and toolbars, to the oft-maligned Ribbon. Advanced settings were kept almost the same as in previous versions, and the button to access those was an arrow in the section containing common settings.
- ourmandave 10y agoUsers couldn't find them. That's my problem with the oft-maligned Ribbon. It changes it's appearance based on the window width. So the first time an option might be a large-icon-with-text. The next time you look for it, it may be a small icon, have no text, or be completely hidden. That's 4+ visuals for the same option. </rant>
- digi_owl 10y agoNever mind that menus could be navigated by keyboard. You hit alt, then either the highlighted letters or used the arrows to move around. Do it frequently enough and you can pretty much do it blind.