But try it, because it may grow on you. You can not only access an application from the Project Gallery but can also put a document of your own directly into it. Since the Project Gallery is a startup option, you can turn it off at any time, application by application. The Clipboard now stores up to twelve objects, and is shared across Microsoft Office applications. Depending on the type of document you're working on, the palette will change and display the appropriate tools.
All options now appear on a floating palette, rather than in a dialog box.
You no longer have to go to the Tools menu and select Mail Merge three different times to do one task. Also, you can preview each letter before finishing the merge, helping to prevent mistakes. Excel has a new List Manager that makes it easier to work with simple lists. As you enter information, Excel recognizes that the data could be a list and asks if you want to use List Manager. If you say yes, a built-in Wizard asks questions about the data.