Microsoft Office Button (2007)

[Vikram Tayde]

Hi Everyone,

The Beta and Beta 2 (BT2) releases of Microsoft Office 2007 products had
Microsoft Office Button (top left corner). Has it been renamed to Office
Button (without the word 'Microsoft') in the Beta 2 Technical Release
(B2TR)? The tooltip says so. Is this rechristening deliberate or just an
overlook that will be corrected when the Office products are actually
launched in the market?

Regards,
Vikram

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

No one here has seen any later build of Office 2007 than B2TR. So we
have no idea what it will be called in the RTM version. AFAIK, it has
been called Office Button all along, or at least everyone referred to it
as such (without the prefix Microsoft). I personally would consider the
prefix of Microsoft to be unnecessary.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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[Vikram Tayde]

Thanks Patrick,

I agree that the prefix 'Microsoft' is unnecessary. But the tooltips (when
the pointer hovers on the button) in Beta 1 and Beta 2 say 'Microsoft Office
Button' unlike in B2TR where the tooltip says 'Office Button'. Also, all the
supporting documentation, including the Help files (B1, B2, & B2TR) and the
demo animations on the Microsoft Web site refer to the button as 'Microsoft
Office Button'. So, only the B2TR tooltip referes to the button as the
'Office Button'. Any thoughts/confirmations?

Regards,
Vikram

No one here has seen any later build of Office 2007 than B2TR. So we have
no idea what it will be called in the RTM version. AFAIK, it has been
called Office Button all along, or at least everyone referred to it as
such (without the prefix Microsoft). I personally would consider the
prefix of Microsoft to be unnecessary.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Hi Everyone,

The Beta and Beta 2 (BT2) releases of Microsoft Office 2007 products had
Microsoft Office Button (top left corner). Has it been renamed to Office
Button (without the word 'Microsoft') in the Beta 2 Technical Release
(B2TR)? The tooltip says so. Is this rechristening deliberate or just an
overlook that will be corrected when the Office products are actually
launched in the market?

Regards,
Vikram

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Vikram,

In the 2007 Office release product help files and tutorials at http://office.microsoft.com/help it's called the "Microsoft Office
Button".

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Thanks Patrick,

I agree that the prefix 'Microsoft' is unnecessary. But the tooltips (when
the pointer hovers on the button) in Beta 1 and Beta 2 say 'Microsoft Office
Button' unlike in B2TR where the tooltip says 'Office Button'. Also, all the
supporting documentation, including the Help files (B1, B2, & B2TR) and the
demo animations on the Microsoft Web site refer to the button as 'Microsoft
Office Button'. So, only the B2TR tooltip referes to the button as the
'Office Button'. Any thoughts/confirmations?

Regards,
Vikram >>

 

[Beth Melton]

Are you certain you are seeing this in B1 and B2?? I'm fairly certain
that prior to B2TR the screen tip read "File Menu" in most, if not
all, of the Office applications. What application are you using to
display the screen tip?

In any case, officially it's called the "Microsoft Office Button". How
it reads in the screen tip is simply a matter of space.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Microsoft Office MVP

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Thanks Patrick,

I agree that the prefix 'Microsoft' is unnecessary. But the tooltips
(when the pointer hovers on the button) in Beta 1 and Beta 2 say
'Microsoft Office Button' unlike in B2TR where the tooltip says
'Office Button'. Also, all the supporting documentation, including
the Help files (B1, B2, & B2TR) and the demo animations on the
Microsoft Web site refer to the button as 'Microsoft Office Button'.
So, only the B2TR tooltip referes to the button as the 'Office
Button'. Any thoughts/confirmations?

Regards,
Vikram

No one here has seen any later build of Office 2007 than B2TR. So
we have no idea what it will be called in the RTM version. AFAIK,
it has been called Office Button all along, or at least everyone
referred to it as such (without the prefix Microsoft). I personally
would consider the prefix of Microsoft to be unnecessary.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Hi Everyone,

The Beta and Beta 2 (BT2) releases of Microsoft Office 2007
products had
Microsoft Office Button (top left corner). Has it been renamed to
Office
Button (without the word 'Microsoft') in the Beta 2 Technical
Release
(B2TR)? The tooltip says so. Is this rechristening deliberate or
just an
overlook that will be corrected when the Office products are
actually
launched in the market?

Regards,
Vikram