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0 pointsheretogetout4y ago0 comments

I wasn't a big Word user prior to the ribbon so I can't compare before and after, however I've found applying styles about as easy as it can be (select text, click the style in the ribbon). Were they in a more convenient location before?

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NonNefarious4y ago· 1 in thread

There was always a style drop-down in the toolbar. My experience goes back to Word for Windows (named thusly to differentiate it from the DOS version). Check it out: https://www.idgcdn.com.au/article/images/750x750/dimg/m_img_...

It's the management and use of styles that I find has regressed drastically. When I press the Style drop-down, I want to see only MY styles. I don't want to scroll through a shitload of canned styles that Microsoft has laden the application with, featuring every variety of color and thickness of underline. The last time I tried Word (not that long ago), there was no way to get rid of this huge pile of crap.

Word peaked at version 6, I think. Is there anything important missing from this toolbar? https://www.versionmuseum.com/images/applications/microsoft-...

heretogetoutOP4y ago

I've been fortunate enough that the canned styles have worked for my requirements but I can definitely see how they won't work for every case.

kayodelycaon4y ago

If Word had styles prior to the ribbon, I didn’t know about it.

I imagine very few people knew they existed.

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