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Office 14 Alpha screenshots leak

Tom Warren
15 January 2009 - 11:00
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Russian site Wzor has leaked some screenshots of the Office 14 alpha build that was handed out to select testers this week.

The build is pictured below installed onto Windows 7 and it doesn't appear like the UI has been overhauled yet and remains very similar to Office 2007.

We revealed a possible Office 14 concept screenshot earlier this week before alpha testers received the official build. According to Alpha testers Microsoft is targeting a 2009 release and Office 14 could still be named Office System 2009.

Below you can see Word 14 in the first screenshot (click to expand):

Excel 14 (click to expand):

About Office 14 (click to expand):

Comments (80)

  1. Chaks - 15 January 2009 - 11:05

    Cool! Cant wait for the web version of Office 14!

  2. Steven77 - 15 January 2009 - 18:02

    Can't wait for the stripped down piece of junk version?

  3. geekypc - 15 January 2009 - 18:53

    Steven77 said,
    Can't wait for the stripped down piece of junk version?

    Can't wait for an asshat to make smart ass comments to a legitimate response to a news story?

  4. +Berserk87 - 15 January 2009 - 22:08

    cant wait for someone to make a post then someone troll them, then they continue posting.

  5. bloodrain - 16 January 2009 - 16:41

    So, what does this offer than will make me upgrade? So far it looks like I'll stick to 2007.

  6. +mad_onion - 15 January 2009 - 11:05

    so atm it's virtually identical? ok

  7. +d3bruts1d - 15 January 2009 - 11:31

    Looks like it... a few minor tweaks to the "ribbon" which I still cannot stand.

  8. iamwhoiam - 15 January 2009 - 12:51

    d3bruts1d said,
    Looks like it... a few minor tweaks to the "ribbon" which I still cannot stand.

    You're not alone.

    I also don't get why the publish UI guidelines for developers to follow if they don't follow the same guidelines. Nothing they make is consistent.

  9. Magallanes - 15 January 2009 - 13:08

    And about to follow the guideline about UI, Visio 2007 and Project 2007 are still using the old-good menu system.

  10. +Kirkburn - 15 January 2009 - 14:23

    Btw, if you've seen the screenshots of the ribbon in Windows 7 apps, you'd notice this is basically an update to that standard.

    See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Win7wordpad.png

  11. +d3bruts1d - 15 January 2009 - 14:32

    Kirkburn said,
    Btw, if you've seen the screenshots of the ribbon in Windows 7 apps, you'd notice this is basically an update to that standard.

    See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Win7wordpad.png


    Thankfully notepad, so far, has been untouched by the ribbon. Paint wasn't so lucky.

  12. Betaz - 15 January 2009 - 14:37

    d3bruts1d said,

    Thankfully notepad, so far, has been untouched by the ribbon. Paint wasn't so lucky.

    Well, hopefully it will be soon. The ribbon is far superior to previous toolbars, and it needs to become the standard in Windows 7. They do, however, need to design some sort of mini ribbon. Apps like Paint and Notepad, hell, really even Wordpad, none of them even have enough buttons to fill out a ribbon to the point where it's useful how it was designed. And rather than having a fat ribbon bar, just for the sake of having a ribbon, they need to design a small single or double line version to save space.

  13. tiagosilva29 - 15 January 2009 - 15:08

    Betaz said,
    The ribbon is far superior to previous toolbars (...)

    Not really. The ribbon is a perfect example of context browsing done wrong.

  14. Betaz - 15 January 2009 - 15:35

    tiagosilva29 said,
    Not really. The ribbon is a perfect example of context browsing done wrong.

    In what way?

  15. +Shadrack - 15 January 2009 - 15:49

    d3bruts1d said,
    Looks like it... a few minor tweaks to the "ribbon" which I still cannot stand.

    Me either. I tried to get use to it and had it at the office and at home, but I find that it lags me in Word. I asked for a downgrade at work to Office 2003.

  16. C_Guy - 15 January 2009 - 15:58

    Oops! The ribbon is far superior to the dated drop-down menu system. You just have to be willing to spend 5 minutes learning how it makes your workflow faster and easier. I guess we don't all have 5 minutes to do that....;)

  17. Athernar - 15 January 2009 - 18:25

    Betaz said,


    Well, hopefully it will be soon. The ribbon is far superior to previous toolbars, and it needs to become the standard in Windows 7. They do, however, need to design some sort of mini ribbon. Apps like Paint and Notepad, hell, really even Wordpad, none of them even have enough buttons to fill out a ribbon to the point where it's useful how it was designed. And rather than having a fat ribbon bar, just for the sake of having a ribbon, they need to design a small single or double line version to save space.


    Notepad doesn't need the Ribbon or even a Mini-Ribbon, the application is nothing more than a textbox with wordwrapping and print/save/etc.

    All it needs is that horrifically ugly blue-ish topbar gradient to be changed to the new Windows 7 style, but so do alot of apps.

  18. tiagosilva29 - 15 January 2009 - 19:00

    Betaz said,
    In what way?

    Small example: Save context navigation | save button.

  19. Betaz - 15 January 2009 - 20:19

    tiagosilva29 said,
    Small example: Save context navigation

    What? I'm not sure that makes sense to me. The save button is always at the very top in the title bar, as well as in the orb. So really, there is nothing context about saving. Not sure what you're getting at.

  20. kyller - 15 January 2009 - 20:23

    Athernar said,

    Notepad doesn't need the Ribbon or even a Mini-Ribbon, the application is nothing more than a textbox with wordwrapping and print/save/etc.

    All it needs is that horrifically ugly blue-ish topbar gradient to be changed to the new Windows 7 style, but so do alot of apps.


    Indeed... the color of the background is ugly!!!!!!!!

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