1. Is it possible to make Office 2007 programs resemble Office 2003 e.g. Make
the familiar Word 2003 File - Edit - View - Insert menu items appear ?
2. Are there plans to bring out an Office 2010 or what is the roadmap for
Office 2007?
Thanks for any replies.

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 1. Is it possible to make Office 2007 programs resemble Office 2003 e.g. Make
> the familiar Word 2003 File - Edit - View - Insert menu items appear ?
> 2. Are there plans to bring out an Office 2010 or what is the roadmap for
> Office 2007?
> Thanks for any replies.

You need a third-party utility to do that.

Here's one for $29.95

http://www.addintools.com/english/me...ce/default.htm

Here's a free one (maybe not as convenient as the commercial ones)

http://in.geocities.com/shahshaileshs/menuaddins

Tom Lake

In article <13042814-AFBD-44A7-B505-95E257F0700F@microsoft.com>, Mick wrote:
> 1. Is it possible to make Office 2007 programs resemble Office 2003 e.g. Make
> the familiar Word 2003 File - Edit - View - Insert menu items appear ?

Google "ribbon customizer"
The first hit should be Patrick Schmid's site.
That should get you what you're after.

> 2. Are there plans to bring out an Office 2010 or what is the roadmap for
> Office 2007?

There'll be another version, of course.
Whether it'll be in 2010, sooner, or later nobody knows.

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?

--
jgt
"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
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> In article <13042814-AFBD-44A7-B505-95E257F0700F@microsoft.com>, Mick
> wrote:
>> 1. Is it possible to make Office 2007 programs resemble Office 2003 e.g.
>> Make
>> the familiar Word 2003 File - Edit - View - Insert menu items appear ?
>
> Google "ribbon customizer"
> The first hit should be Patrick Schmid's site.
> That should get you what you're after.
>
>> 2. Are there plans to bring out an Office 2010 or what is the roadmap for
>> Office 2007?
>
> There'll be another version, of course.
> Whether it'll be in 2010, sooner, or later nobody knows.
>
>
>
>
>

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)
--
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.

--
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.
>