You can of course open a worksheet/book in Excel 97-2003 format, but
that won't change the 2007 user interface. If you want to get some
resemblance of the old menus & toolbars in 2007, download the free
edition of my RibbonCustomizer add-in (link below) and switch on the
classic UI tab for Excel.
You can also install Excel 2003. However, that is going to require that
you first completely remove Office 2007, then install whatever 2003
programs (in your case probably just Excel you want, but I would
recommend installing more, just no Outlook, because it's a pain if you
want to add another 2003 program later), then reinstall 2007 with a
custom install where you choose to keep the 2003 programs. This is a
project for a longer afternoon though...


Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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"Walter Cohen" <w_cohen********.com> wrote in message
news:OF4Q06quHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> I have Vista Home Premium and also Office 2007.
> My wife continues to complain that she has such a hard time in Excel 2007
> with not being [easily] able to find the same buttons and options, etc...
> So, is there a way to uninstall Excel 2007 and install Excel 2003? This
> means I would still keep Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, etc as part of Office
> 2007.
>
> Or alternatively, is there a way to open a new worksheet/book in Excel
> 97-2003 format when I launch Excel 2007? I already have the option set to
> auto-save anything in Excel 97-2003 format (XLS).
>
> Thanks,
> Walter