The ribbon appears to be the main feature of the new look. The changed file extension for the database is another major change. The much-advertised Data Access Pages of the previous versions are not supported. However one may be able to read (read-only) a data access page created using an earlier version.
The idea of the ribbon was to concentrate information that was distributed across the application in earlier versions. However, it does have a cramped look. What used to be Tools-->Options has a changed appearance which is somewhat more appealing. It remains to check other advertised advantages. In my humble opinion, Microsoft should market two items: one for those who use it as a basic word processor ("simple folks") and another for the power users who want all these bells and whistles. I am a home user and I certainly do not care to access a legal document template.
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