在微软通过Insiders计划(Insiders)提供 Windows 11(Windows 11 available)后不久，他们宣布微软 Office 应用程序(Microsoft Office apps)将获得“视觉更新”。
微软(Microsoft)正在转向一种叫做流畅设计原则(Fluent Design Principles)的东西。这是一组四项原则，微软(Microsoft)认为这些原则将“……驾驭永恒的需求和当前现实的关系”。作为微软办公室设计的(Microsoft Office Design)负责(Head)人，乔恩弗里德曼(Jon Friedman)写道。
这四个原则是专为专注、放大、连接和保护或安心而设计的。这些听起来像是空洞的营销术语，但它们确实转化为实用的功能。
如果您不是Microsoft 预览体验计划(Microsoft Insiders program)的成员，Office暂时不会改变。同样(Likewise)，如果您不使用Office 365或Microsoft 365，情况也不会发生任何变化。然而，很少有人喜欢改变，所以让我们为即将发生的事情做好准备。
1.如何打开或关闭新办公室设计(1. How to Turn On or Off the New Office Design)
如果你是Office 预览(Insiders)体验计划的一员，但还没有为新体验做好准备，你可以轻松地关闭和打开它。
- 选择窗口右上角的What's New图标。(What’s New)
- 在“即将推出”(Coming Soon )窗格中向下滚动到“尝试新体验”(Try the new experience)滑块。选择滑块将其关闭。
- 警告窗口显示您必须重新启动应用程序才能应用更改。无需重启设备；您只需要重新启动应用程序。选择确定(OK )以清除警告。
请注意“即将推出”(Coming Soon )窗格中的滑块现在处于关闭位置。退出应用，再打开，新体验就没了。
在当前版本中，即将推出(Coming Soon)功能仅在Word、Excel、Outlook、PowerPoint和OneNote中提供。但是，无法通过Outlook关闭和打开新体验。否则(Otherwise)，一个应用程序中的设置更改将影响所有其他应用程序的体验。
2.默认折叠功能区(2. Collapsed Ribbon by Default)
打开刷新后的Office应用程序时，Office 功能区(Office Ribbon)将折叠并仅显示选项卡。要永久显示功能区，请选择(Ribbon)查看(View)选项卡。将出现功能区(Ribbon)。选择功能区(Ribbon)最右端的向下箭头，然后选择始终显示功能区(Always show Ribbon)。
3.全屏模式(3. Full Screen Mode)
一个选项是选择全屏模式(Full-screen mode)。当然，我们可以看到这如何增加焦点。要退出全屏，请选择三点菜单并返回显示功能区(Show Ribbon )菜单。然后，再次选择全屏模式(Full-screen mode )将其关闭。
4 – 显示快速访问工具栏(4 – Show Quick Access Toolbar)
快速访问工具栏(Quick Access Toolbar)已在当前Office中，默认位于当前(Office)Office应用程序的左上角区域。它可以添加和删除命令，也可以在Ribbon下方移动。
新的快速访问工具栏(Quick Access Toolbar)默认隐藏。但是，使用显示功能区(Show Ribbon)菜单，可以通过在功能区显示选项(Ribbon Display Options)菜单中选择显示快速访问工具栏来显示它。(Show Quick Access Toolbar)
新的快速访问工具栏(Quick Access Toolbar)可以在功能区(Ribbon)上方和下方移动，并且可以添加和删除命令。将新工具栏移动到功能区下方时，(Ribbon)保存(Save )和自动(Autosave )保存命令会保留在标题栏中。
此外，可以删除命令标签，从而获得更清洁、更专注的体验。
5. 匹配 Windows 和 Office 主题(5. Matching Windows and Office Themes)
在当前的Office中，主题不会自动匹配Windows主题。在刷新中，Office将自动匹配您选择的任何Windows主题。(Windows)这消除了跳出Windows主题并进入Office中不同主题的视觉冲击。
微软(Microsoft)似乎正在让Office成为(Office)Windows的扩展，而不是在Windows上运行的应用程序。
6. 协作存在指标(6. Collaboration Presence Indicators)
编辑共享文档时，您是否想知道是否有其他人同时进行更改？在更新后的版本中，右上角的存在指示器非常醒目。文档中还会有合作者正在进行更改的指标，因此您可以知道他们正在做什么。
7. 64位ARM版(7. 64 Bit ARM Version)
在平板电脑、手机和其他便携式设备上使用Office意味着使用(Office)Android、iOS 或 Web 版本。这还不错，但是这些版本可能功能不足，并且使用起来与桌面版本完全不同。
微软(Microsoft)宣布他们将为更新版的Office提供适用于(Office)Windows 11的 64 位ARM安装包。这意味着您可以在这些更便携的设备上执行 64 位Office加载项、共同创作和大型工作簿计算。
8. 样式变化(8. Styling Changes)
其余的变化都是简单但赏心悦目的风格变化。Windows 11的圆角风格现在延续到Office。
您还会注意到滚动条和其他屏幕定位图标更加突出。
还有哪些其他变化？(What Other Changes Are There?)
这只是Microsoft Office视觉刷新的预览。如果您现在使用Microsoft 365套件，您会知道更改可以快速推出，而且您可能不知道它们即将到来。
随着Microsoft(Microsoft)继续将Office转变为软件即服务或Saas，预计快速变化将继续。由于流体设计原则的范围如此之广，在(Fluid Design Principles)Windows 11和更新后的Office公开发布之前，我们可能不会看到Office的所有变化。(Office)
Microsoft Office Visual Refresh: 8 Things to Know
Shortly after Microsoft made Windows 11 available through the Insiders program, they announced that Microsoft Office apps would get a “visual refresh.”
Microsoft is shifting to something called Fluent Design Principles. This is a set of four principles that Microsoft believes will “…navigate the nexus of timeless needs and current realities.” as Head of Microsoft Office Design, Jon Friedman writes.
The four principles are design for focus, amplification, connection, and protection or peace of mind. These may sound like airy marketing terms, but they do translate into practical features.
If you’re not a part of the Microsoft Insiders program, Office isn’t going to change for a while. Likewise, if you’re not using Office 365 or Microsoft 365, things aren’t going to change at all. However, few people are fans of change so let’s get prepared for what’s coming.
1. How to Turn On or Off the New Office Design
If you’re a part of the Office Insiders program yet aren’t ready for the new experience, you can turn it off and on easily.
- Select the What’s New icon at the top-right of the window.
- Scroll down in the Coming Soon pane to the Try the new experience slider. Select the slider to turn it off.
- The warning window shows that you must restart the app to apply the change. Restarting the device is not required; you only need to restart the app. Select OK to clear the warning.
Notice in the Coming Soon pane that the slider is in the off position now. Exit the app, open it again, and the new experience will be gone.
In the current version, the Coming Soon feature is only in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. However, the new experience can not be turned off and on through Outlook. Otherwise, a setting change in one app will affect the experience in all the other apps.
2. Collapsed Ribbon by Default
When opening the refreshed Office apps, the Office Ribbon will be collapsed and only show the tabs. To display the Ribbon permanently, select the View tab. The Ribbon will appear. Select the down arrow at the far-right end of the Ribbon and choose Always show Ribbon.
3. Full Screen Mode
An option is to choose Full-screen mode. We can see how this increases focus, of course. To exit full-screen, select the three-dots menu and return to the Show Ribbon menu. Then, select Full-screen mode again to turn it off.
4 – Show Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is already in the current Office and defaults to the top-left area in current Office apps. It can have commands added and removed, and also shifted below the Ribbon.
The new Quick Access Toolbar is hidden by default. However, using the Show Ribbon menu, it can be revealed by selecting Show Quick Access Toolbar in the Ribbon Display Options menu.
The new Quick Access Toolbar can be moved above and below the Ribbon and have commands added and removed. The Save and Autosave commands stay in the title bar when moving the new toolbar below the Ribbon.
Also, the command labels can be removed, making for a cleaner, more focused experience.
5. Matching Windows and Office Themes
In the current Office, the theme doesn’t automatically match the Windows theme. In the refresh, Office will automatically match whatever Windows theme you choose. This eliminates the visual shock of jumping out of the Windows theme and into a different one in Office.
It appears Microsoft is making Office an extension of Windows instead of an app that runs on Windows.
6. Collaboration Presence Indicators
When editing a shared document, do you wonder if someone else is making changes simultaneously? In the refreshed version, there are presence indicators in the top-right corner that stand out. There will also be indicators in the document where collaborators are making changes, so you know what they’re working on.
7. 64 Bit ARM Version
Using Office on tablets, phones, and other portable devices has meant using the Android, iOS, or web versions. That’s not bad, yet those versions can be underpowered and feel quite different to use from the desktop version.
Microsoft announced they’re going to give the refreshed version of Office a 64-bit ARM installation package for Windows 11. It means that you can do 64-bit Office add-ins, co-authoring, and large workbook calculations on these more portable devices.
8. Styling Changes
The rest of the changes are simple but eye-pleasing, style changes. The rounded corners style of Windows 11 carries over to Office now.
You’ll also notice scroll bars and other screen positioning icons stand out more.
What Other Changes Are There?
This is only the preview of the Microsoft Office visual refresh. If you’re using the Microsoft 365 suite now, you’ll know that changes can roll out quickly, and you might not know they’re coming.
Expect rapid changes to continue as Microsoft continues to move Office to be a software-as-a-service or Saas. Since the scope of the Fluid Design Principles is so vast, we probably won’t see all the changes to Office until Windows 11 and the refreshed Office is publicly released.
