Comments on: Google Docs Gets A Visual Overhaul, Now More Office Like http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:32:01 -0800 hourly 1 By: www.teletubis.info » Blog Archive » Little By Little, Google Docs Gets More Office Like http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2056474 www.teletubis.info » Blog Archive » Little By Little, Google Docs Gets More Office Like Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2056474 [...] by the ever vigilant Philipp Lenssen, the new drop down menus join the new Google Docs Toolbar added in February. Combined the service now looks more and more like Microsoft Office (pre 2007) and is no doubt [...] [...] by the ever vigilant Philipp Lenssen, the new drop down menus join the new Google Docs Toolbar added in February. Combined the service now looks more and more like Microsoft Office (pre 2007) and is no doubt [...]

]]> By: Little By Little, Google Docs Gets More Office Like http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2054529 Little By Little, Google Docs Gets More Office Like Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:02:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2054529 [...] by the ever vigilant Philipp Lenssen, the new drop down menus join the new Google Docs Toolbar added in February. Combined the service now looks more and more like Microsoft Office (pre 2007) and is no doubt [...] [...] by the ever vigilant Philipp Lenssen, the new drop down menus join the new Google Docs Toolbar added in February. Combined the service now looks more and more like Microsoft Office (pre 2007) and is no doubt [...]

]]> By: Gravity http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010865 Gravity Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:27:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010865 nice! nice!

]]> By: Stacy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010588 Stacy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:30:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010588 I do like some of the changes and have found it easier to work with today. I only use it for some multi-user editing docs though, when I want to create something of any substance I don't touch it - it always does something weird with my formatting. I do like some of the changes and have found it easier to work with today. I only use it for some multi-user editing docs though, when I want to create something of any substance I don’t touch it – it always does something weird with my formatting.

]]> By: mathew http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010436 mathew Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:17:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010436 Does it have paragraphs yet? I get tired of checking every time they waste time on bling. Does it have paragraphs yet? I get tired of checking every time they waste time on bling.

]]> By: Tryphoon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010317 Tryphoon Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:02:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010317 Correction, it seems that only Google Document (part of Google Docs) received the design treatment. Presentation and Spreadsheet haven't Correction, it seems that only Google Document (part of Google Docs) received the design treatment. Presentation and Spreadsheet haven’t

]]> By: Diego http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010264 Diego Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010264 The one thing Google docs does easily (and why I sometimes use it) is the multi user editing. That rocks. Other than that, Microsoft is WAY ahead. The one thing Google docs does easily (and why I sometimes use it) is the multi user editing. That rocks. Other than that, Microsoft is WAY ahead.

]]> By: Rian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2010263 Rian Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:29:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2010263 Googledocs is provides 5% of functionality that is really useful and I use it daily, but I'd never publish and print out a real document in there. It's more like wordpad than word. If MS put wordpad online and I'd probably use it instead. Googledocs is provides 5% of functionality that is really useful and I use it daily, but I’d never publish and print out a real document in there. It’s more like wordpad than word. If MS put wordpad online and I’d probably use it instead.

]]> By: FrozenCricket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009675 FrozenCricket Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:49:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009675 @ Anatoly, I see what you did there. ;) @ Anatoly,

I see what you did there. ;)

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009636 Matt Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:33:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009636 lol @ #13... i doubt Google issued a press release for this. lol @ #13… i doubt Google issued a press release for this.

]]> By: Martin_Australia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009465 Martin_Australia Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:26:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009465 Nice to see another website publishing useless propoganda from Google. A recent NPD report in the USA says: 94% of US consumers have never tried a Web based productivity suite. A mere 0.5% have actually substituted web based suite for desktop suites such as MS Office. But NPD feel globally the figure will be dramatically lower. You would think that from the characterisation of the writer of this article that Google was winning market share and succeeding! FFS stop simply putting out press releases for Google and Apple on this site. Nice to see another website publishing useless propoganda from Google.

A recent NPD report in the USA says:
94% of US consumers have never tried a Web based productivity suite.
A mere 0.5% have actually substituted web based suite for desktop suites such as MS Office. But NPD feel globally the figure will be dramatically lower.

You would think that from the characterisation of the writer of this article that Google was winning market share and succeeding!

FFS stop simply putting out press releases for Google and Apple on this site.

]]> By: pink iphone http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009380 pink iphone Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:57:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009380 Yeah, I think I'll stick to excel, last thing I want google knowing is my own data. Yeah, I think I’ll stick to excel, last thing I want google knowing is my own data.

]]> By: Michael Kariv http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009371 Michael Kariv Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:42:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009371 Not only the look has changed. The "Save" button has become an icon. Spreadsheetsn and Google Documents List (The list of all Docs, SPreadsheets and Presentations and Folders) also retains the old blue ribbon. My guess it will change. I don't know what will happen with the Spreadsheets Save button. Save is different in Spreadsheets. There it is auto saved much more often then in hte Docs, virtually every change is saved. So the old Save button was also an idicator of things being saved. It was convenient. I guess I like the new look. Even more so, I like the fact the applications are being worked on. New features (and not only look, which some commenters argue does not deserve a blog post) come in all the time. I do miss some Word functionality in GD. Mostly I miss Numbered headers and keyboard control of the hierarchical lists and shortcut access to my custom designed styles. But I guess everyone has his favorite one or two misses. All in all, GD is something I can use for most of the documents I write recently, and I feel more then compensated by the ability to share them. I am not throwing my Word, far from it, but things that are likely to need sharing i write directly in GD. Not only the look has changed. The “Save” button has become an icon.
Spreadsheetsn and Google Documents List (The list of all Docs, SPreadsheets and Presentations and Folders) also retains the old blue ribbon. My guess it will change.
I don’t know what will happen with the Spreadsheets Save button. Save is different in Spreadsheets. There it is auto saved much more often then in hte Docs, virtually every change is saved. So the old Save button was also an idicator of things being saved. It was convenient.

I guess I like the new look. Even more so, I like the fact the applications are being worked on. New features (and not only look, which some commenters argue does not deserve a blog post) come in all the time.

I do miss some Word functionality in GD. Mostly I miss Numbered headers and keyboard control of the hierarchical lists and shortcut access to my custom designed styles. But I guess everyone has his favorite one or two misses. All in all, GD is something I can use for most of the documents I write recently, and I feel more then compensated by the ability to share them. I am not throwing my Word, far from it, but things that are likely to need sharing i write directly in GD.

]]> By: Mitch the Bitch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009336 Mitch the Bitch Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:44:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009336 Google = Libtard crapweasels.... Google = Libtard crapweasels….

]]> By: Anatoly http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009333 Anatoly Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:40:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009333 5% functionality is the magical amount, just enough to hook ya, not enough to lay you out. The magical amount... 5% functionality is the magical amount, just enough to hook ya, not enough to lay you out.

The magical amount…

]]> By: get real http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009304 get real Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:01:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009304 what ever game google playes it has to follow the leader what ever game google playes
it has to follow the leader

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009301 Matt Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:59:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009301 so did Presentations get the new menu or is it from Presentations? And why then is Spredsheets lagging behind... it seems backwards to me, the small fry does crap like that and they get raked over the coals but Google does it and it's a big deal that 2/3 of their RTE toolbars are consistent... yay!! the slack should go to the small fry and this reprehensible behavior ought to get Google berated and shunned!! hehehe... ok, so i exaggerated, but still.. it;s irritating that All of googles "Word" apps aren't consistent... if they could communicate internally and unify their products' brands then they might be able to start talking about being "usable" to the mainstream. so did Presentations get the new menu or is it from Presentations? And why then is Spredsheets lagging behind… it seems backwards to me, the small fry does crap like that and they get raked over the coals but Google does it and it’s a big deal that 2/3 of their RTE toolbars are consistent… yay!!

the slack should go to the small fry and this reprehensible behavior ought to get Google berated and shunned!! hehehe… ok, so i exaggerated, but still.. it;s irritating that All of googles “Word” apps aren’t consistent… if they could communicate internally and unify their products’ brands then they might be able to start talking about being “usable” to the mainstream.

]]> By: Prasid http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009281 Prasid Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:40:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009281 I have no doubt Google gears will give Google Apps the ability to work offline soon enough. Then they will be competing head to head on features & innovation. And then we will see what happens to adoption. I have no doubt Google gears will give Google Apps the ability to work offline soon enough. Then they will be competing head to head on features & innovation. And then we will see what happens to adoption.

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009234 Chris Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:00:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009234 @1 Yeah, only the 5% that represents 100% of what most people actually do with a word processor. @1

Yeah, only the 5% that represents 100% of what most people actually do with a word processor.

]]> By: yooflix.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009229 yooflix.com Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:55:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009229 Cool :-) http://www.yooflix.com Cool :-)

http://www.yooflix.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009227 Anonymous Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:53:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009227 Dear Mr. Arrington, Google has also slightly changed the color in the letter 'O' in the logo to a bright shade of yellow, perhaps a new blog entry is necessary for that. Stop fucking reporting stupid news. Who cares. Dear Mr. Arrington,

Google has also slightly changed the color in the letter ‘O’ in the logo to a bright shade of yellow, perhaps a new blog entry is necessary for that.

Stop fucking reporting stupid news. Who cares.

]]> By: Technicle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009221 Technicle Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:47:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009221 Paraphrasing ES's don't-fight-the-internet, mightbe wise to also don't-fight-the-[Microsoft-]user-experience... even they compete head-on! And if even giants like Google "copies", at least in this sense, guess it's fair for the analysts and commentators not to fingerpoint the copycats left and right, of the worldwide scale.. in in particular, to those who copy Gmail's UI... Paraphrasing ES’s don’t-fight-the-internet, mightbe wise to also don’t-fight-the-[Microsoft-]user-experience… even they compete head-on!

And if even giants like Google “copies”, at least in this sense, guess it’s fair for the analysts and commentators not to fingerpoint the copycats left and right, of the worldwide scale.. in in particular, to those who copy Gmail’s UI…

]]> By: VentureDeal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/comment-page-1/#comment-2009213 VentureDeal Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:40:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/27/google-docs-gets-a-visual-overhaul-now-more-office-like/#comment-2009213 So...Google Docs 2008 looks like Word 2003. Only you can't do about 95% of what you can do in Word... So…Google Docs 2008 looks like Word 2003. Only you can’t do about 95% of what you can do in Word…

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