https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/ User Experience Design, Research & Good Old Fashioned Usability Wed, 01 May 2019 06:22:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-139895 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:50:30 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-139895 It is shocking how poorly the ribbon is designed. It sucked when it was launched, it sucks now that I’m used to it, and it will still suck when it’s gone.

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-119337 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:37:58 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-119337 […] I’ve had more than a couple of people e-mail to ask how they can open these .docx files. The .docx format was introduced by Microsoft beginning with Office version 2007 (that’s the version with the ribbon, rather than the toolbar; more info here). […]

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-104904 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:18:35 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-104904 The ribbon sucks. And just when we get use to it, MS will change it again ):

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-101070 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:45:25 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-101070 I have been using the for two years and I still cannot quickly find things do to this ribbon BS. Today I am making the change to open office good riddance MS Office

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-63832 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:01:59 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-63832 […] The Story of the Microsoft Office Ribbon by Jensen Harris […]

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-53100 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:21:42 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-53100 I followed Jensen’s blog for a while and found a lot of the articles about redesigning word fascinating; the “Why the new UI” series in particular is a highlight. Great to see he’s sharing those early drafts ….

]]> https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-50299 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:18:56 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2008/03/20/the-story-of-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-by-jensen-harris/#comment-50299 […] The Story of the Microsoft Office Ribbon by Jensen Harris- 90 Percent of Everything […]

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