Jensen harris walks us through the windows 8 ui channel 9. Change background images in windows 8 techrepublic. Microsoft dumps aero ui in windows 8, metroizes desktop. Microsoft continues to tweak the user interface for office 2007, and has added a new silver theme to go along with the current blue and black color schemes. Jensen harris, who was the director of program management for the windows user experience for windows 8, wrote in a 2012 blog titled creating the windows 8 user experience described. The story of the microsoft office ribbon by jensen harris. The mvp web site par excellence for information about microsoft word was the word mvp site, which was a collaboration of all the word mvps. An office user interface blog most recent most comments.
Microsoft shows off first public demo of windows 8. Long before the launch of the new office product, the baychi community was eager to understand the new. Two wellknown directors from microsofts windows team, who oversaw. Jensen harris 2007 blog ribbon ui rationalizations microsofts traditional windows and office interfaces have grown more complex and inscrutable over time. Jensen harris of the windows user experience team outlined some.
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Microsoft tests aero glass comeback in windows 10 build. In 2006, windows vista substantially changed the visual. The story of the microsoft office ribbon by jensen harris march 20, 2008 this is a great presentation by jensen harris, talking through the history of the ms office ui and the. This is ux week 2012 jensen harris the story of windows 8 by adaptive path on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Today during microsofts keynote at computex taipei 20, the worlds second largest computer show, corporate vice president of microsofts oem division nick parker. It might not surprise you to know that in my line of work i meet a lot of customers who are ready to give me their opinion about microsoft. A former child model, this dallasborn actor burst onto the hollywood scene at age 19 on the daytime soap days of our lives, playing freshfaced eric brady, twin brother of scheming sis sami brady, and netting no less. Latest coronavirus news for every state microsoft news. A toolbar interface, called the ribbon, has been a feature of microsoft word from the early dosbased word 5. Ex microsoft exec jensen harris tweets tips for working at. Harris j dar ummhatil mukminin addeddate 20160614 05. Through a youtube video starring jensen harris, microsofts director of program management for the windows user experience, we finally get a sneak peak of the update. Microsoft always claims it conducts extensive user interface research, but still revamps the ui every chance it gets. Discover whats possible every day with microsoft 365.
Just remember to do all the stuff you can now, because when youre 40 i just turned 44, yikes. What is the font used by microsoft office 2016 menus. Why windows ux leader jensen harris is leaving microsoft to cofound the startup textio by todd bishop on october 6, 2014 at 3. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like jensen harris discover inside connections to. Even more microsoft executive departures mark end of a windows era. Who else will terry myerson force out of microsoft. Jensen harris, microsofts director of program management for the windows user experience team, explained. Jensen harris seattle, washington professional profile. Licensing the 2007 microsoft office user interface. Jensen harris, the director of microsoft mobile labs and a 16year company veteran, is leaving the software giant to pursue a new startup. Come hear the behindthescenes story of how the 2007 office ribbon.
Jensen is a psychiatrist in fort collins, colorado and is affiliated with one hospital. And the reason for such a drastic shift in how windows looks. Jensen harris introduces windows 8s user experience in a widely viewed microsoft video. Harris jensen, md is a psychiatry specialist in fort collins, co and has been practicing for 28 years. Jensen harris tells the story of windows 8 at ux week 2012. Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system that was produced by microsoft as part of the windows nt family of operating systems. A microsoft 365 subscription offers an adfree interface. Jensen harris from the windows user experience team walks us through how microsoft reimagined windows with the new metro ui in windows 8. In computer interface design, a ribbon is a graphical control element in the form of a set of. Media caption microsoft product marketing director jensen harris demonstrates windows 8s features in a company promotional video. As part of a keynote today at computex 20, windows cfo and cmo tami reller announced that outlook 20 rt will be coming to windows rt tablets as part of. Thanks to a neat trick posted by jensen harris and savraj dhanjal, i was easily able to create this panorama of 756 new toolbar icons in office 2007 beta 2 technical refresh click image for.
Over the weekend, jensen harris a former group program manager of microsoft office and microsoft director leading the team working on the redesign of windows 8 took to twitter to come clean. Weve developed a suite of premium outlook features for people with advanced email and calendar needs. Harris sent a farewell note to microsoft colleagues on. Close observers of microsoft saw jon devaans exit from redmond software giant as no surprise. This application has been created by none other than jensen harris. Second, we never rest at microsoft, and when we finish a product, were immediately. In the video demo by jensen harris from the windows user experience team, he shows off a dragon wallapaper. Institutions range from the library of congress to many local public libraries. He joined the company after graduating from college and lead the design and development of wellknown products including microsoft office and windows. Jensen harris 2007 blog ribbon ui rationalizations microsoft s traditional windows and office interfaces have grown more complex and inscrutable over time. View jensen harris professional profile on linkedin. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like jensen harris discover inside. In late september we reported terry myerson forced him out of his position as. Longtime microsoft veteran jensen harris leaves for text.
The american libraries collection includes material contributed from across the united states. Today at the microsofts annual worldwide partner conference wpc in houston, texas microsoft executives took the stage to discuss the companys devices and services. In a massive 11,300word blog post, jensen harris, the director of program management for windows 8s user experience team, said that the. Over the weekend, jensen harris a former group program manager of microsoft office and microsoft director leading the team working on the redesign of windows 8 took to twitter to. The man who later came up with the ribbon and many other ground breaking new user interfaces when he. This 5 and a half minute video montage gives you a good look back at the keynote highlights from build last week. Jensen harris from the office 2007 design team gave a very rare presentation at microsoft s mix08.
Ux week 2012 jensen harris the story of windows 8 on vimeo. View brent jensens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Harris emerges as early biden vp favorite politico some doctors pull back on ventilators the wall street journal. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brents. Jensen harris tells dan about microsoft offices ribbon interface. Change background images in windows 8 by greg shultz in windows and office, in microsoft on may 16, 20, 5. For the last year or so, one of the questions ive been asked again and again has been. You also view the list of all available beta 2 technical refresh updates for client and server by clicking the beta 2 technical refresh link on this page. Outlook free personal email and calendar from microsoft.
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