   Microsoft Office 12
  Has anyone tried the beta? I'm downloading now but I've seen some videos and it looks really cool, the "ribbon" looks a bit bigger than I would like but I guess it needs to be big for the preview galleries and big icons.You can download the beta here.Also, I can't wait for the Windows Vista public beta in the coming weeks (I hope that means very soon, not in a few months)!!!   
  I have used it for a few months.  It really pumps up the usability.  Was about time an office suite tried it.  (I am, however, mainly a Word user.  Can't really talk about the other products much.)[Edited by - jfclavette on May 23, 2006 8:40:46 PM];  Downloading as we speak. Hopefully it can live side by side with Office 2003...if not, I dunno.   ;Quote:Original post by PromitDownloading as we speak. Hopefully it can live side by side with Office 2003...if not, I dunno.I was also hoping this. When when you install it you can choose from 'upgrade' or 'custom'. Upgrade does what you would expect and custom lets you choose from 'remove previous versions', install along side previous versions, and one other thing which I can't remember so you should be good.Edit: all installed now! Oooh...Ahhh! So cool and sleek and new and easy to use! The new header footer system is really cool. Too much coolness to describe!!![Edited by - DigiDude on May 23, 2006 8:09:51 PM];  Wow. It turned out to be quite a bit different from what I expected. It's pretty cool, actually. I guess we'll see how it turns out in the long run with time.   ;  Is installing this going to pooch my outlook 2003 pro install(along with word/etc)?   ;  Woah, people praising Microsoft! What the hell is the 'ribbon' mentioned above?   ;Quote:Original post by d000hgWoah, people praising Microsoft! What the hell is the 'ribbon' mentioned above?This isn't slashdot; We aren't all MS haters [wink].I think I may end up downloading this. My laptop has Office 2003, but I don't have anything on my desktop...   ;  BTW Office developer Jensen Harris has a series of blog posts discussing the new UI. It's quite a fascinating description of the work that goes into Office UI.My favorite new feature is the To-Do Bar in Outlook 2007 and the revised interface for managing tasks.   ;  A cool new feature would be if the new Word could handle long documents without all sorts of problems and bugs!!! >_<Oh, and of course, if it would use only open formats for all files.   