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Microsoft Office 14 screenshots leaked
Several screenshots of Microsoft Office 14 - which is currently in alpha testing- have been leaked by Russian site Wzor. Beta versions are scheduled to appear sometime in May with the full release slated for the end of 2009.
The screenshots show a bevy of applications, including Access, Excel, Groove, InfoPath, InterConnect, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, SharePoint Designer, Vizio, and Word. Server components were also released to some customers for alpha testing last week.
It looks as though the UI will remain similar to Office 2007's. As for the changes under the hood, the rest of us will have to wait. At least for a little while.
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mko said 6:58PM on 1-15-2009
I'm sorry Groove?
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suicycle.com said 12:38PM on 1-16-2009
What I am really waiting for is the end (or, at least, conversion) of some of these discrete applications. I'm not saying Microsoft can't or shouldn't sell them separately. However, if I am buying Microsoft Office as a package, then I would like to be able to create a fiel/document where each page is whatever I want it to be. Each page would be a tab (like in an Excel workbook), but could be a Word doc, or an Excel spreadsheet, or a Visio chart, or something from Publisher. All of this could be opened from the same file. It cannot really be a memory issue because multiple Office applications open at once right now. You could also use the tabs if you were just creating a file/document of only one type. For example, a Word document could have multiple tabs allowing you to access different sections/chapters of the document with just one click. (I haven't used Lotus WordPro in years, but it had this functionality.)
mvp said 7:35PM on 1-15-2009
Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it called Office 14?
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Chris said 7:36PM on 1-15-2009
The 2007 version was version 12, and Microsoft is too superstitious to create an Office 13.
Jash Sayani said 9:49AM on 1-16-2009
Because they released Windows 7 and office is the 2nd best selling product.
So, 7 x 2 = 14. Got it??
Phoenix said 11:14PM on 1-17-2009
Ummm.... Office 2000 was Office 10, Office XP (2002) was Office 11, and Office 2003 was Office 12, so Office 2007 was Office 13. That is why the next one is Office 14.
KeegdnaB said 10:14PM on 1-18-2009
@Pheonix
Actually Office 07 was Office 12. They're skipping 13 because it could piss people off, like skipping the 13th floor of a building.
Brent Schmidt said 7:40PM on 1-15-2009
That's so crazy it's gotta be true...
just like elevators.
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Peter said 9:07PM on 1-15-2009
They have publicly stated that. Also, lots of people wouldn't buy a product that was version number 13.
cammerv8 said 11:32PM on 1-15-2009
i would!!!
Night Owl said 8:44PM on 1-15-2009
@Lee Mathews:
The title should say "screenshots" instead of "screeshots".
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Lee Mathews said 8:45PM on 1-15-2009
I was going to include it, but I'm too superstitious to put n's in my titles...
But seriously, nice catch...fixed!
LonnieDvD said 8:39PM on 1-15-2009
Are you kidding me? I just bought Office 2007 for $120, and a new version is coming out this year! Grrrrrrrr.......
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Peter said 9:00PM on 1-15-2009
Well you shouldn't have waited 2 years to buy it. It's not like Office 2007 came out 2 months ago.
Toledo Guy said 10:17PM on 1-15-2009
Why worry? I'm still running a cracked copy of Office 2000 on all my PCs. For the vast majority of users there haven't been that many updates to justify the expense. You'll still be able to create a Word doc or spreadsheet for years to come.....
CubicleGangsta said 3:02AM on 1-16-2009
Sucks dude.
Ever tried OpenOffice.org? It's free. I use it to write term papers frequently and am very pleased with its functionality. And did I mention it's free?
LOL
Rocketboy said 10:15PM on 1-15-2009
Maybe they'll have an option to turn off Ribbons.
But I'm not holding my breath.
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Aalaap said 1:21AM on 1-16-2009
Visio, not Vizio
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Curt said 7:35AM on 1-16-2009
Uhhhh....here is the problem with skipping version 13: as any triskaidekaphobic person will tell you you'll have to skip version 14 as well and wait for 15 as 14 "is really" 13 since they skipped it. Trust me - I have a friend who won't stay on hotel floor 14 if the hotel skipped 13 as he "knows" its really 13.......
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Jamus said 9:42AM on 1-16-2009
So I wonder if MP4 or video podcast embedding would be too much to ask for this one? That would make some presentations so much easier without having to convert them to a Redmond-blessed format first.
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