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The Microsoft Office Labs 2.0 launched on a Silverlight 2.0 developed website. The site automatically loads the Silverlight version if the computer has the engine installed, and would load the html version if Silverlight is not installed.
The image on the left is the new homepage of Microsoft Office Labs and in a previous post (Office Labs), you can see the old version in a large view. Below is the side by side display of both old and new versions:
When you open the site, the loading page of Silverlight is shown, see image below:
In the old version, you can see that all the projects are listed in the homepage, in the new version the page is divided into two sections—Navigation and Latest Items.
Navigation – The navigation have “Projects”, “Blog”, and the “About” links.
Latest Items – The latest items section have “Most Popular Downloads”, “What’s New at Office Labs”, “Latest Blog” with “Behind the Scenes”.
Microsoft Office Labs Projects
StickySorter
Want a new, easier way to organize information for brainstorm sessions? StickySorter is a community project that offers new idea generation and organizing tools designed to save you time and improve your results.
Touchless
Get multi-touch functionality without touching. How? A webcam is used to track color based markers. This is an Office Labs community and open source project.
Chart Advisor
Want to create charts quickly in Excel? Let Chart Advisor generate graphs appropriate for your data so that you can pick one you like. It’s fun!
Email Prioritizer
Tired of email overload? Email Prioritizer is designed to help you manage email overload with a “do not disturb” feature and email ranking. Works with Outlook 2007 running on Exchange server.
pptPlex
With just a few clicks, transform your PowerPoint presentations into a zoomable canvas. Works with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
Speed Launch
Get quick access to all the documents, files, and websites you use most. Speed Launch is Office Labs’ first community prototype.
Search Commands
Search for commands in your own words and get the button to do it, instantly. Works with Microsoft Office 2007 – Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Community Clips
Find “how-to” videos about Microsoft Office products made by users like yourself. Includes a screen recording application to easily create and share your own videos to help others.
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