You sir, are a g*dd*mned genius. It appears to actually work. Thank you for
this little add-in. (You understand, of course, that I must return to curse
you if it somehow damages my machine, but for now at least, you are a great
man.) Thanks again.
--
JL
"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
> 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
>
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