office 2007

slinxy · 14 May 2007 at 17:07

does anyone know how to get a classic menu for excel and word 2007; simply cos its UGLY in the new verisons and I love the way M$ can't be bothered to use the same layout for all the software in the package.

caithomas44 · 14 May 2007 at 18:09

slinxy said:
does anyone know how to get a classic menu for excel and word 2007; simply cos its UGLY in the new verisons and I love the way M$ can't be bothered to use the same layout for all the software in the package.

it isn't a standard feature but if you browse google ( i don't want to get in trouble for posting links) you can find lots of addons that convert it back for you to the old menu style.

Clarkey · 14 May 2007 at 18:45

dont use 2007 then, the new interface is seemingly the only selling point. It is the same apart from outlook and visio afaik though.

Burnsy2023 · 14 May 2007 at 19:05

slinxy said:
and I love the way M$ can't be bothered to use the same layout for all the software in the package.

HAHAHA!!

It's called an improvement btw

Burnsy

TheVoice · 14 May 2007 at 19:05

The new interface is fantastic - it's one of the main reasons to get Office 2007. Far, far better than having all those features hidden away in obscure menus and dialogue boxes.

Oh, and this:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9257182&postcount=8

Supercow · 14 May 2007 at 19:27

TheVoice said:
The new interface is fantastic - it's one of the main reasons to get Office 2007. Far, far better than having all those features hidden away in obscure menus and dialogue boxes.

Oh, and this:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9257182&postcount=8

Agreed 100%
New interface is so good, really can find the most advance stuff so much quicker, stunning new "templates" for different things | This was only aft 30 mins of use that I was completely sold!

fail at the internets · 14 May 2007 at 19:34

The new office is sexual.

Rebelius · 14 May 2007 at 20:04

for me it's a pain, because I rarely use word or excel but I used to use them a lot so could do everything I needed to fairly easily on the old versions - Now it's all changed and since I use it rarely, I haven't spent the time to adjust. So I'll stick with the old one (also because I don't use it enough to warrant spending the money on it)

however, if I used it a lot, I'm sure I'd get used to it quickly and find it much better. I like change.

[PTG]shogun · 14 May 2007 at 20:27

I used 2003 loads, took me 30 mins to adjust. Love office 07 it is amazing

allosunshine · 14 May 2007 at 20:30

Microsoft have actually released a download to enable the classic menu.
Link

Rincewind · 14 May 2007 at 21:12

i wish visio and publisher had the ribbons implemented, makes my vista look ugly

stoofa · 15 May 2007 at 00:36

It's all about the learning curve.
I wonder how many people installed Vista and immediately made it look like WinXP or even Win2k.
Sure it takes a while to get used to the Ribbon - when Win95 was first released people looked at that compared to the Win 3.1x interface and worried.
Half an hour later and most wouldn't ever be able to go back to the old interface again.