Re: Upgrade Mac MSO v.X To Mac MSO 2004 To Mac MSO 2008 ‹ Correction

Hi Kurt,

while it is impossible not to agree with Bob, as usual, you may find it interesting to know that there is a feature in Word 2004 (and 2008, according to the preview on <http://www.macoffice2008.com/> ) called Notebook layout view which presents your document in a layout that mirrors the looks of an actual notebook, and this document view actually contains tabs. However, Bob hasn't mentioned it because it isn't a word processing feature per se; it's more like some kind of stripped-down outliner with a healthy (over)dose of eye candy (I like it nonetheless!). This view won't help you if you need to write long documents or flowing text; however, if all you do is take notes and structure them, the notebook layout view may come in very handy.

<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/word2004/highlights.aspx>

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Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

***Always reply to the newsgroup.***

CyberTaz wrote:
Just a follow-up thought on why I believe this will never be functional in a
Word Processing Program - if for no other reason:

On 1/5/08 6:42 PM, in article
5644d18b-edd3-409f-b600-4b51230f0591@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"kurttodoroff@xxxxxxxxx" <kurttodoroff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

2: Does Word 2008 and Powerpoint 2008 support tabbed sheets as Excel
has for quite some time?

[First, I'm not sure why PPt was included in the mix - the windowing of
individual slides - one at a time - is about as close to *** tabs as you
can get:-)Better, in fact, because it's more focused than a huge work***.]

<Begin Rant>

In a spread*** your content is placed within the grid on a specific
***... And it stays there. Entering & removing content *does not* cause
the remaining content to shift unless you insert or delete cells. Even if
you do, the content of one *** doesn't shift to another.

In a word processor your content is a continuous flow from beginning to end.
Therefore, any time you add or remove content, change formatting or impose
any number of other changes the pagination is affected accordingly. IOW, the
content on "tab XYZ" may not be on that tab the next time you go to it.

The tab effect would only prove usable in a finalized project [i.e.,
facilitating navigation for a reader] - for which there is already a viable
& more appropriate solution [as opposed to the software engineering need to
add such functionality to Word] - it's called PDF:-) For ongoing revision or
editing purposes there is also the realm of DTP software - of which Word
*isn't* a part - where content "stays where you put it" so you can click a
tab to go back to it. Even so, in a DTP program you may become a bit
misdirected if you employ Linked Text Frames... Even though the frame stays
on page X the content within it may very well not be the same after revising
the story.

Furthermore, for comparable & more accurate functionality Word already *has*
a number of navigation features that serve the same purpose even more
effectively. If a doc is properly constructed, using the Document Map,
Outline View, Browse Options, Bookmarks, TOC, Index & Footnote/Endnote
hyperlinking, etc. will all do a far more efficient job of getting you where
you need to go than clicking a tab that represents an assumed location where
you "thought" the stuff you're looking for used to be:-)

Not to offend anyone, but I truly believe that those who call for this type
of feature have simply not yet been able to come to grips with the fact that
there are no _physical pages_ in a Word doc (although most users 'think' in
those terms). Quite frankly, Word is - IMHO - junked up enough with
superfluous fluff that deceives & confuses & misleads... Not to mention
adding to the fragility of a file. Adding more crutches for those who
choose to use only the most obvious & convenient "features" thrown in their
faces won't make it a better program:-)

<end of Rant:)>

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac

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