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waphleFeb 27th 2007 2:37AM

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I agree that "regular users" are going to have an easier time learning how to use Office 2007 than power users, rather than harder. The ribbon categorizes things in a location manner and makes many functions more accessible. You say that "these things were always available and regular users could always do them," but the problem is that regular users didn't know where to find "these things" or even if they existed. The barrier was not always their ability to actually understand how to do something. Furthermore, the revamped tool tips help regular users make use of features. There will undoubtedly be a bit of a learning curve (I personally had a little trouble finding the word count dialog box), but I think it's far from steep or slippery. After that learning curve is overcome, I believe the new interface will save people time, and provide a ROI.

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