Microsoft to tie a ribbon on Office 12
CRN.com | at | by Mike
When Office 12 comes down the pike in a year or so, it will have a new look and feel aimed at exposing a user's favorite features.
Specifically, Microsoft is working on a "ribbon" concept in which the user would get a different strip or ribbon of icons depending on the task at handwhether it's a simple note, a fancy document, a graphical presentation, multimedia or a spreadsheet, said a source familiar with the plans. That ribbon would expose only the tools relevant to the current job.