command sets or groups?

L

laurie_g

Hi
I have found 2 different references to the new interface in Office 2007. As
my company develops learning projects that use Office products, it is
important that we use the correct terminology. As we are currently developing
projects to use with Office 2007 can you tell me the correct terminology for
the following:

I take it the entire area where the "toolbars" once were is now referred to
as the "Ribbon".

is the tab on the ribbon actually called a "Command tab" or just a "tab"?

Each section of a "tab" - is this a "group" or a "command set"?

the individual tools on the ribbon - are these "tools", "buttons" or
"commands"?

the Help feature in Excel 2007 BetaTR refers to the above as "tabs",
"groups", and "commands", however, the ebook "First Look 2007 Microsoft
Office System eBook" (pub 06/06), refers to these areas as "command tabs",
"command sets", and "tools".

thank you
Laurie_g
 
B

Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Laurie,

Some of the terminology for the 'parts' of the 2007 Office System interface continued to evolve well after the 06/06 ebook you
mentioned. There will likely be a few more minor 'tweaks' between Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh and the released product.
You shold be able to access the updated documentation and helpfiles online soon. You may want to visit the 2007 Office System
Learning Portal at http://microsoft.com/learning/office2007 (it should also be an updated site in the very near future).

For more on the terminology you may also want to visit the User Interface team's blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh for more
information and background.

The term 'Ribbon' applies to both the overall top area of the new interface in the Office key apps, but also to the individual
'ribbons' within the Contextual and Command tabs. If you use, from inside Office 2007 B2TR, the online help content, that should be
the one being kept the most up to date at present.

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Hi
I have found 2 different references to the new interface in Office 2007. As my company develops learning projects that use Office
products, it is important that we use the correct terminology. As we are currently developing projects to use with Office 2007 can
you tell me the correct terminology for the following:

I take it the entire area where the "toolbars" once were is now referred to as the "Ribbon".

is the tab on the ribbon actually called a "Command tab" or just a "tab"?

Each section of a "tab" - is this a "group" or a "command set"?

the individual tools on the ribbon - are these "tools", "buttons" or
"commands"?

the Help feature in Excel 2007 BetaTR refers to the above as "tabs",
"groups", and "commands", however, the ebook "First Look 2007 Microsoft
Office System eBook" (pub 06/06), refers to these areas as "command tabs",
"command sets", and "tools".

thank you
Laurie_g >>
 
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