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Przemyslaw W
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Nov 18, 2021
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Thick window title bar in office 365 applications

Hello,   My office got updated to 2110 version and with this update something got broken with window title bars in all office apps that I use (Excel, Word... I didn't restart yet OneNote but it'll ...
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    SusanBradleyGeek
    Nov 20, 2021
    In the coming soon section in office (which I’ve found to be turned on) this enables this new look. Click on the megaphone on the upper right corner, scroll to the bottom of the page and disable the preview


    Coming Soon

    Coming Soon gives you an opportunity try new features and share feedback with us before the changes are released to all customers.

    Office has a fresh look. It’s modern and new, designed to help you focus on your best work. This new update includes:

    :black_medium_small_square:Simple, intuitive, and seamless experience across all your Office apps

    :black_medium_small_square:Customizable ribbon that you can change and create shortcuts to everyday commands you use the most

    :black_medium_small_square:Office themes that stay in sync with your Windows light or dark mode setting by default

    :black_medium_small_square:Share your work and collaborate with others in real time by selecting Share and sending your draft to whomever you want.

    Try the new experience

    On

    Turn on Try the new experience to try it and let us know what you think! We’re listening and are making more improvements based on your feedback.
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2408q9uazls
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May 03, 2023

Przemyslaw W 

I just got this update today and I'm amazed at how terrible it is. I had specifically opted out the new redesign but I guess the button switched itself back on because that's how software is these days! Absolutely unacceptable. I'm not sure if anyone here noticed the new Outlook design but **** it's so horrible and robs you of screen space! I don't get it. These are business programs. Why do they have to change the design so radically and make it so unbearably ugly and impractical? We just want to do work nobody cares about the design as long as it looks somewhat ok and works!

 

This new Windows 11 design language is terrible. At least Windows 10's touch-screen-friendly design is passable because A) it actually looks decent B) that blocky design fits well on desktop programs

Like on outlook there's a new curved design bar on the left where you select your accounts that robs like 1/3 of the space there. WHY?

 

I swear to god Microsoft wants to kill off their own products and wants us to switch to MacOS and Linux, there's no other explanation.

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