Zoho Debuts Writer 2.0 with New User Interface

Zoho announced Zoho Writer 2.0, the next generation of the company’s online word processor. Featuring MenuTabs, a new interface philosophy that uses tabbed menus to streamline the user experience, Zoho Writer 2.0's new user interface will soon be adopted by other Zoho productivity and collaboration applications. Previously, Zoho Writer displayed all commands at once via a three-row toolbar. However, as functionality was quickly added, the UI became crowded. The crown jewel of Zoho Writer 2.0 is the MenuTab design, which streamlines the toolbar with tabbed menus that not only organize commands in context-based groups, but also provide quick access to commands in other tabs. Users now get the best of both worlds - menus and tabs. The Zoho Writer 2.0 toolbar includes Format, Insert, Review, Share, Views, and Page Setup tabs. Users click on a tab to view all related commands, which are displayed in a single row below the tab. Users can also click on a tab’s down arrow to display the commands in a drop-down menu. The latter option lets users work in one tab yet access commands found in other tabs. Other enhancements to the Zoho Writer 2.0 interface include an enhanced sidebar, improved header/footer with auto-fill, and document info and live word count displayed in the status bar. http://www.zoho.com/