Office 2007 Classic Menus
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The Ribbon interface is 100x better than the old one.
It is the best thing MS have done to Office for a long time.
My advice is the same, if it's friends, family, strangers, people at work - take the time to learn the Ribbon.
The interface is going nowhere and once you have taken the time to learn it (give yourself an hour) you'll see just how bad the old interface was.
Answer to actual question - No, not a free way of doing it.
It is the best thing MS have done to Office for a long time.
My advice is the same, if it's friends, family, strangers, people at work - take the time to learn the Ribbon.
The interface is going nowhere and once you have taken the time to learn it (give yourself an hour) you'll see just how bad the old interface was.
Answer to actual question - No, not a free way of doing it.
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As above, the ribbon interface can seem very unfriendly at first but once you get a bit of practice in it's brilliant.
The ribbon 'exposes' a lot of features that where previously tucked away somewhere in the menu's.
I think the only advantage of the 'classic' look, is that the shortcut keys were always displayed in the menus. They're pretty essential for a power user. They're still there with the ribbon but you have to hover over the item and wait for the tooltip to pop up, so you're less likely to pick them up unless you're looking for them.
I think the only advantage of the 'classic' look, is that the shortcut keys were always displayed in the menus. They're pretty essential for a power user. They're still there with the ribbon but you have to hover over the item and wait for the tooltip to pop up, so you're less likely to pick them up unless you're looking for them.
Ta.link theres your 2003 menus backand its free....
Everyone else: No, it's crap. Unintuitive, and MASSIVE. I want it gone.
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ugh, i dont want to start flaming, but the old interface makes my eyes bleed. The new one i can actually see what the controls do and......actually see the controls.
Ta.
Everyone else: No, it's crap. Unintuitive, and MASSIVE. I want it gone.
Agreed, your not the only one
Nice find that knowlesy
Thats true. I was exactly the same when I first started using it but once you get used to it it's so much better.
Simple thing about it is people just don't like change!
I've been using Office 2007 since MSDN launch. It's crap.
^this.
except for outlook 2007, that I enjoy using but surprise surprise it doesn't use the ribbon.
Ive always wondered why it doesn't ?