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Divvy · 07:29 PM

Lol Kim Jong Un

Word reading mode is pretty sweet.

rozay · (07-16-2012, 07:36 PM)

Is the download up yet?

TTOOLL · (07-16-2012, 07:40 PM)

Really excited about it, downloading already.

Microsoft kicking some butts with these W8 revamps.

Zaraki_Kenpachi · (07-16-2012, 07:41 PM)

That filling for excel is pretty sexy if it actually works that well.

metalslimer · (07-16-2012, 07:44 PM)

Wow, Windows 8 actually looks great. I had written it off months ago.

Zaraki_Kenpachi · (07-16-2012, 07:48 PM)

Haha, that writing in onenote notetaking during the meeting totally didn't work.

Mr. F · (07-16-2012, 07:51 PM)

Originally Posted by Zaraki_Kenpachi:

Haha, that writing in onenote notetaking during the meeting totally didn't work.

That was awesome, I cringed pretty hard.

Zaraki_Kenpachi · (07-16-2012, 07:53 PM)

Originally Posted by Flip175:

That was awesome, I cringed pretty hard.

I felt so bad, that's always the worst when something doesn't work during a presentation.

Divvy · (07-16-2012, 07:53 PM)

These testimonials are so totally lame.

Zaraki_Kenpachi · (07-16-2012, 07:54 PM)

Originally Posted by Divvy:

These testimonials are so totally lame.

Ya, why are they doing it?

Edit: Did he just say office 15?

SCHUEY F1 · (07-16-2012, 07:54 PM)

Just downloaded the preview. Really digging it.

Divvy · (07-16-2012, 07:56 PM)

Originally Posted by Zaraki_Kenpachi:

Ya, why are they doing it?

Edit: Did he just say office 15?

Why is he giving his own testimonial? He's the goddamn CEO of the company. His testimonial is worthless.

poppabk · (07-16-2012, 07:57 PM)

Originally Posted by DennisK4:

Is PowerPoint 2010 a 64bit application? Slow as fuck when using lots of video and animations.

I hope they do something make it take better advantage of modern hardware.

lol, more transitions, just what we need!

Hopefully it embeds videos properly, videos in powerpoint are a pain in the ass.

Greyface · (07-16-2012, 07:58 PM)

I'm glad to hear there will be a metro version of one note. Now we'll just have to see the devices on offer

Originally Posted by Steelyuhas:

Radial menu is great. Looking forward to this new Onenote, as I use it all the time for school.

Microsoft would be the biggest fools on the planet if they don't have a Windows RT tablet with pen support announced or on the market in time for the back to school rush. I can't believe Microsoft is selling pen support as a Pro only feature for their Surface tablet line. Maybe Samsung will save us.

AstroNut325 · (07-16-2012, 07:58 PM)

Any mention of the mac version? Excel on mac is terrible. It cannot handle large files without coming to a crawl. Especially when filtering.

Mr. F · (07-16-2012, 07:58 PM)

Steve Ballmer uh isn't, isn't usually uh the greatest speaker, uh but today, today he seems worse than uh usual.

Zaraki_Kenpachi · (07-16-2012, 07:59 PM)

Originally Posted by Divvy:

Why is he giving his own testimonial? He's the goddamn CEO of the company. His testimonial is worthless.

So are the other ones... You think a random college student called it "the POWERFUL microsoft office"? It's all just hogwash, save that for your website if you want it so bad...

catfish · (07-16-2012, 08:00 PM)

Originally Posted by Stumpokapow:

Save as PDF has been standard on Mac office for a while now, and is free in Windows through Bullzip or CutePDF.

that's standard in office 2010. i think 2007 as well, but not 100% sure

rozay · (07-16-2012, 08:01 PM)

Office 15 doesn't work on the win 8 consumer preview. Does it work on the release preview?

Divvy · (07-16-2012, 08:02 PM)

Originally Posted by Zaraki_Kenpachi:

So are the other ones... You think a random college student called it "the POWERFUL microsoft office"? It's all just hogwash, save that for your website if you want it so bad...

Well yeah, they're probably all just related to Ballmer anyways.

catfish · (07-16-2012, 08:02 PM)

Originally Posted by SCHUEY F1:

Just downloaded the preview. Really digging it.

how? I get kicked to a bing search when I try any web link. is this an lol europe deal?

Utako · (07-16-2012, 08:02 PM)

Originally Posted by show me your skeleton:

nice icons.

I was also taken by them. Monochrome, consistent-but-flexible style. Really good.

f0lken · (07-16-2012, 08:04 PM)

Originally Posted by rozay:

Office 15 doesn't work on the win 8 consumer preview. Does it work on the release preview?

Yes, Engadget said that is Win 7 and Win 8 Release preview only

kharma45 · (07-16-2012, 08:07 PM)

Originally Posted by rozay:

Is the download up yet?

It is now

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en

SCHUEY F1 · (07-16-2012, 08:07 PM)

Originally Posted by catfish:

how? I get kicked to a bing search when I try any web link. is this an lol europe deal?

Hmm. http://www.office.com/preview didn't work? I'm in Canada and it worked fine.

catfish · 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by SCHUEY F1:

Hmm. http://www.office.com/preview didn't work? I'm in Canada and it worked fine.

just went live. installing on win 8 right now.

edit: quick install. seems to be pushing cloud/skydrive immediately. could be interesting. want to know how this hooks to enterprise though.

edit: feature tour crashed, haha.

Utako · (07-16-2012, 08:10 PM)

Originally Posted by DennisK4:

Whats the big deal with SkyDrive?

I am already saving my documents straight to both Google Drive and Dropbox........

If you're immersed in the MS ecosystem, SkyDrive is likely going to provide a better experience.

I'm fully Dropbox right now, at 200GB. Feeling out Google Drive, seeing whether it might better integrate with my business.

Road · (07-16-2012, 08:20 PM)

Originally Posted by btrboyev:

don't really understand office updates...I don't really see much use in upgrading from 2007/2010...what new features could possibly worth upgrading? Lot's of people still use 2003 as it offers what most people need.

I have no idea what's better in Word/PowerPoint/Access (except for Ribbon, but some people don't like it), but I really like some of the improvements made on Excel 2007 and 2010

catfish · (07-16-2012, 08:25 PM)

All caps menus ugly as sin.

Also all the text looks weird/jaggy

Zombie James · (07-16-2012, 08:26 PM)

Originally Posted by kharma45:

It is now

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en

So do I have to sign up to get a download link? Clicking on an application and then "Try It" just leads to Office 365.

Divvy · (07-16-2012, 08:26 PM)

Originally Posted by Zombie James:

So do I have to sign up to get a download link? Clicking on an application and then "Try It" just leads to Office 365.

You need a live account.

lunarworks · (07-16-2012, 08:28 PM)

So, this thing will be tied to your Microsoft Account?

Fun.

Zombie James · (07-16-2012, 08:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Divvy:

You need a live account.

I do have a Live account, but all it's talking about is Office 365. Is it because I'm Canadian?

Divvy · (07-16-2012, 08:31 PM)

Originally Posted by Zombie James:

I do have a Live account, but all it's talking about is Office 365. Is it because I'm Canadian?

Oh Office 365 is what you want. It eventually takes you to a download page.

Darkkn · (07-16-2012, 08:31 PM)

They are finally using GPU acceleration(i think, based on FRAPS counter showing up..) and scrolling thru massive documents is buttery smooth. Nice.

Powerpoint seems to have new, really elegant looking templates and transition effects. I like it.

I don't get why hyphenation is still not working out-of-the-box and i can't download my native language dictation pack. sigh.

kharma45 · (07-16-2012, 08:33 PM)

Originally Posted by Zombie James:

I do have a Live account, but all it's talking about is Office 365. Is it because I'm Canadian?

Yeah that's all fine, it's just being integrated in with 365 (at least according to The Verge review).

Just carry on and it'll download at some point.

Wilsongt · (07-16-2012, 08:33 PM)

Has Microsoft fixed the interface so that it isn't hard to find shit like it was in Office 2007 or Office 2010?

dLMN8R · (07-16-2012, 10:11 PM)

Originally Posted by Wilsongt:

Has Microsoft fixed the interface so that it isn't hard to find shit like it was in Office 2007 or Office 2010?

What did you think is hard to find?

pxleyes · (07-16-2012, 10:12 PM)

Originally Posted by Wilsongt:

Has Microsoft fixed the interface so that it isn't hard to find shit like it was in Office 2007 or Office 2010?

Worse if you ask me. This flat Metro design makes it even harder to identify icons or buttons. Everything looks the same!!!!!!

JaggedSac · (07-16-2012, 10:13 PM)

Looks like MS is including Office with all RT tablets, not just the Surface.

Zombie James · (07-16-2012, 10:23 PM)

Originally Posted by JaggedSac:

Looks like MS is including Office with all RT tablets, not just the Surface.

Won't include Outlook, though.

Steelyuhas · (07-16-2012, 10:29 PM)

This is very nice for Win 8 users:

Mecha_Infantry · 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Stumpokapow:

Save as PDF has been standard on Mac office for a while now, and is free in Windows through Bullzip or CutePDF.

It's been in Office since 2007/2010 for Windows

Milchjon · (07-16-2012, 10:39 PM)

Desktop Metro is growing on me. It's still not as perfect as on Windows Phone, but it makes Windows 7 and even other OSs look old.

Windows 8 still looks a bit weird as a concept, but I like how they finally make it a bit more visually appealing.

Trying those previews now.

joshschw · (07-16-2012, 10:42 PM)

I ended up manually syncing them by exporting them from the website, but is there an easy way anyone has discovered to sync your Live contacts to Outlook? This might only apply if you use Live account but don't use a Live email, otherwise they may sync fine.

Quote:

This is very nice for Win 8 users:

I noticed I was getting Win8 notifications for emails, pretty cool.

rozay · (07-16-2012, 10:43 PM)

Originally Posted by Wilsongt:

Has Microsoft fixed the interface so that it isn't hard to find shit like it was in Office 2007 or Office 2010?

Yeah, the fix was to use the ribbon interface for more than 20 minutes before calling it quits

SCHUEY F1 · (07-16-2012, 10:44 PM)

Originally Posted by Steelyuhas:

This is very nice for Win 8 users:

I don't have that option??

Angry Grimace · (07-16-2012, 10:45 PM)

They need to just buy the Reveal Codes feature from Corel.

Lennington · (07-16-2012, 10:49 PM)

Is this screenshot in any way representative of Outlook 2013? It's a goddamn mess, a usability nightmare.

upJTboogie · (07-16-2012, 10:57 PM)

I need to get rid of the smooth scrolling.