In article <#sfAS7TUJHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, Jgt wrote:
> OK at last!
> For me and everybody I've talked to (I teach at the professional level and
> often ask each class their thoughts on the ribbon) regarding the ribbon they
> hate it - mainly because they cannot find what they want. I for one find
> that I spend a lot of time trying to find some function that I desire
> whereas with the toolbar once customized it is right in front of me via one
> click. I'm open for suggestions, what the heck am I missing regarding the
> ribbon?

I'm the wrong person to ask. I don't much like it and think that it wasn't a
very bright move on MS' part.

There's a lot of info available from MS that describes how it came to be, the
logic and research behind it. I think it works quite well for a certain class
of users, but after Office has been the standard for what, a dozen years now,
it's a little hard to find a total newbie any more.

I have found three possible add-on that will resolve the issue at least for
now. At this time I've not tested any of them thus I cannot state that one
is better than the other or if there are things to be aware of.
http://toolbartoggle.com/ToolbarToggleCompare.aspx this supports Word, Excel
and PowerPoint and cost $20 (US).

Classic Menu for Office 2007 at
http://www.addintools.com/english/me...ce/default.htm or they also offer
Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007 v4.00 which includes the Classic Menu for
Word, Excel®, Access TM, Outlook® and PowerPoint® 2007, cost is $39 (US)

RibbonCustomizer at
http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbon...izer/index.php, as I understand
this add-in it only supports the ribbon bar and will NOT support the classic
toolbar. It cost $30 (US)
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jgt
"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
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> In article <#sfAS7TUJHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, Jgt wrote:
>> OK at last!
>> For me and everybody I've talked to (I teach at the professional level
>> and
>> often ask each class their thoughts on the ribbon) regarding the ribbon
>> they
>> hate it - mainly because they cannot find what they want. I for one find
>> that I spend a lot of time trying to find some function that I desire
>> whereas with the toolbar once customized it is right in front of me via
>> one
>> click. I'm open for suggestions, what the heck am I missing regarding
>> the
>> ribbon?
>
> I'm the wrong person to ask. I don't much like it and think that it
> wasn't a
> very bright move on MS' part.
>
> There's a lot of info available from MS that describes how it came to be,
> the
> logic and research behind it. I think it works quite well for a certain
> class
> of users, but after Office has been the standard for what, a dozen years
> now,
> it's a little hard to find a total newbie any more.
>

In article <eb8IQbmUJHA.5200@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Jgt wrote:
> I have found three possible add-on that will resolve the issue at least for
> now. At this time I've not tested any of them thus I cannot state that one
> is better than the other or if there are things to be aware of.
> http://toolbartoggle.com/ToolbarToggleCompare.aspx this supports Word, Excel
> and PowerPoint and cost $20 (US).
>
> Classic Menu for Office 2007 at
> http://www.addintools.com/english/me...ce/default.htm or they also offer
> Ribbon Customizer for Office 2007 v4.00 which includes the Classic Menu for
> Word, Excel®, Access TM, Outlook® and PowerPoint® 2007, cost is $39 (US)
>
> RibbonCustomizer at
> http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbon...izer/index.php, as I understand
> this add-in it only supports the ribbon bar and will NOT support the classic
> toolbar. It cost $30 (US)

None of them will create a *real* classic menu, since these are no longer
supported in 2007; they probably modify the tabbed interface to mimic the
classic menu bar. I'm pretty sure the last one listed includes a set of
classic customizations, by the way. And while I don't know about the other
two, I know the author of the last; he's done a *very* good job of this, IMO.

Big thanks for your feedback, I value your input and will go with the last
even though I'd rather see the classic menu. At least I can get the function
on the ribbon I'm expecting the function to be on.

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jgt
> None of them will create a *real* classic menu, since these are no longer
> supported in 2007; they probably modify the tabbed interface to mimic the
> classic menu bar. I'm pretty sure the last one listed includes a set of
> classic customizations, by the way. And while I don't know about the
> other
> two, I know the author of the last; he's done a *very* good job of this,
> IMO.
>