Microsoft's next version of its Office suite, Office 15, is
currently available as a private preview for beta testers. However, a reviewer
not bound by Microsoft's non-disclosure agreement claims to have used a copy,
and he says the new version has a Metro look and feel to it that ties in Office
to the minimalist aesthetics of Windows 8.
The changes to Office make it seem as though the product
received a revamp to be a Metro app, even though it was designed for the
desktop, according to Paul Thurrott in a review on his Supersite for Windows.
He tested a desktop app of the product running in the consumer preview of
Windows 8, which is an open preview available to everyone.
Microsoft Word in particular underwent a few changes. The
Ribbon, or the command strip atop the document, is still there, but it is
minimized by default to create the cleaner design pattern resembling Windows 8
and Metro.
Microsoft Word is also now available in touch mode. That
option, as well as the full-screen mode for documents, is what Thurrott
categorize as a nod to tablet computers.
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