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  #21  
Old March 9th, 2007, 11:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
JC in Houston
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

I find the removal of the classic menu structure indicative of people who
choose to practice in theory rather than in reality. I have been a technical
writer for many years and have used both FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my
work. I know many of my comrades hate Word, but it has always worked well for
me, until now. I have converted completely over to FrameMaker. The new MS
Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope Microsoft will realize that there
are many who prefer the old menus. The little icons look much too fluffy for
me. I think people who like pictures will love the new Office, but for tech
pros who need programs to work for them, I doubt that it will be received in
a positive light. I enjoy the MS propaganda, though. I'm sure they really
believe what they are saying.... I find the removal of the classic menu
structure indicative of people who choose to practice in theory rather than
in reality. I have been a technical writer for many years and have used both
FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my work. I know many of my comrades hate Word,
but it has always worked well for me, until now. I have converted completely
over to FrameMaker. The new MS Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope
Microsoft will realize that there are many who prefer the old menus. The
little icons look much too fluffy for me. I think people who like pictures
will love the new Office, but for tech pros who need programs to work for
them, I doubt that it will be received in a positive light. I enjoy the MS
propaganda, though. I'm sure they really believe what they are saying....


  #22  
Old March 10th, 2007, 01:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

Worth saying twice, eh?

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"JC in Houston" wrote in message
...
I find the removal of the classic menu structure indicative of people who
choose to practice in theory rather than in reality. I have been a

technical
writer for many years and have used both FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my
work. I know many of my comrades hate Word, but it has always worked well

for
me, until now. I have converted completely over to FrameMaker. The new MS
Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope Microsoft will realize that

there
are many who prefer the old menus. The little icons look much too fluffy

for
me. I think people who like pictures will love the new Office, but for

tech
pros who need programs to work for them, I doubt that it will be received

in
a positive light. I enjoy the MS propaganda, though. I'm sure they really
believe what they are saying.... I find the removal of the classic menu
structure indicative of people who choose to practice in theory rather

than
in reality. I have been a technical writer for many years and have used

both
FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my work. I know many of my comrades hate

Word,
but it has always worked well for me, until now. I have converted

completely
over to FrameMaker. The new MS Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope
Microsoft will realize that there are many who prefer the old menus. The
little icons look much too fluffy for me. I think people who like pictures
will love the new Office, but for tech pros who need programs to work for
them, I doubt that it will be received in a positive light. I enjoy the MS
propaganda, though. I'm sure they really believe what they are saying....



  #23  
Old March 10th, 2007, 02:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
JC in Houston
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

yep, yep.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Worth saying twice, eh?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"JC in Houston" wrote in message
...
I find the removal of the classic menu structure indicative of people who
choose to practice in theory rather than in reality. I have been a

technical
writer for many years and have used both FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my
work. I know many of my comrades hate Word, but it has always worked well

for
me, until now. I have converted completely over to FrameMaker. The new MS
Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope Microsoft will realize that

there
are many who prefer the old menus. The little icons look much too fluffy

for
me. I think people who like pictures will love the new Office, but for

tech
pros who need programs to work for them, I doubt that it will be received

in
a positive light. I enjoy the MS propaganda, though. I'm sure they really
believe what they are saying.... I find the removal of the classic menu
structure indicative of people who choose to practice in theory rather

than
in reality. I have been a technical writer for many years and have used

both
FrameMaker and Word for 99% of my work. I know many of my comrades hate

Word,
but it has always worked well for me, until now. I have converted

completely
over to FrameMaker. The new MS Ribbons will not be part of my work. I hope
Microsoft will realize that there are many who prefer the old menus. The
little icons look much too fluffy for me. I think people who like pictures
will love the new Office, but for tech pros who need programs to work for
them, I doubt that it will be received in a positive light. I enjoy the MS
propaganda, though. I'm sure they really believe what they are saying....




  #24  
Old May 9th, 2007, 11:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
jp
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

Why not give the user the capability to use the old menus or the ribbon? Like
you do in the operating systems (classic v.s. XP). Pretty simple, huh?
--
JP


"Folstaff" wrote:

Kevin,

Thanks. I know that this is the type of addin that could really help
adoption. The screenshots looked good. The Ribbon is still hogging a good bit
of the screen, but it looks like a must have for a good bit of the install
base.

Thanks again.


"Kevin" wrote:

In fact, Office 2007 Menu and Toolbars could be show again. Just download and
install Classic Menu for Office 2007 from
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice, you will see the classic menu
and toolbars again.

  #25  
Old May 10th, 2007, 01:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Bob Buckland ?:-\)
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

Hi J.P.,

Actually, no it isn't a simple thing to combine the two of them to the point where it was reliable on a large scale deployable basis
in the time frame allowed for delivering the product. Things can get somewhat more complex within each of the Office apps as they
are not coded to a common base, but to different feature sets and methods.

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"JP" wrote in message ...
Why not give the user the capability to use the old menus or the ribbon? Like
you do in the operating systems (classic v.s. XP). Pretty simple, huh?
--
JP
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*


  #26  
Old May 10th, 2007, 01:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Summer[_2_]
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

We use and beta test RibbonCustomizer by Patrick Schmidt MVP. It offers a
free STARTER version and also offers FREE ClassicUI tabs for Word Excel and
PowerPoint as first and last tab on Ribbon menu.

It is the best interface of all three ClassicUI tabs I have tested. I use
Professional version but if you are after only ClassicUI tabs for Ribbon
they are available from Trial download and are yours permanently to use.

Read Patrick's site for further details on how to download and ClassicUI
tabs Word Excel PowerPoint.

http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbon...er/starter.php

Janine
www.docsliveonline.com



"JP" wrote in message
...
Why not give the user the capability to use the old menus or the ribbon?
Like
you do in the operating systems (classic v.s. XP). Pretty simple, huh?
--
JP


"Folstaff" wrote:

Kevin,

Thanks. I know that this is the type of addin that could really help
adoption. The screenshots looked good. The Ribbon is still hogging a good
bit
of the screen, but it looks like a must have for a good bit of the
install
base.

Thanks again.


"Kevin" wrote:

In fact, Office 2007 Menu and Toolbars could be show again. Just
download and
install Classic Menu for Office 2007 from
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice, you will see the classic
menu
and toolbars again.



  #27  
Old May 10th, 2007, 02:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Beth Melton
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

If they could provide the same functionality in the classic menus/toolbars
as they do with the Ribbon then there wouldn't have been a need to create
the Ribbon in the first place. :-)

The old UI was designed for the 80s, back when there was around only 1/4 of
the commands in the application, plus the Ribbon offers more than a list of
menus and such to choose from. While there are add-ins available that
provide the old UI, if you use an add-in instead of the Ribbon you lose out
on the new functionality - they only provide the commands that were in the
previous versions - and other than the advantages of the new file type
you're not gaining much by upgrading in the first place.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

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Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"JP" wrote in message
...
Why not give the user the capability to use the old menus or the ribbon?
Like
you do in the operating systems (classic v.s. XP). Pretty simple, huh?



  #28  
Old May 13th, 2007, 11:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
joe_btfsplk
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

I whole-heartedly agree with the common sentiment amongst experienced Office
users that the new ribbon menus result in a quantum leap backward in
productivity. I have found that it takes 2 to 4 times as long to perform
common tasks in Excel when using the ribbon menus, largely due to Microsoft's
new preoccupation with forcing users to complete a series of single commands.
As an example, in Excel the simple reformatting of a line on a graph used to
be accomplished by double-clicking on the line, and adjusting all line
characteristics at once. Now, the double-clicking doesn't work, and each
individual line characteristic must be changed individually, in a number of
different windows. It is now mind-numbing. I couldn't afford the loss of
productivity when in Excel 2007, and have reverted back to Excel 2000. I am
considering doing the same for the other Office products, retaining Office
2007 solely to access files from clients who were equally foolish enough to
upgrade.
Frankly, I'm appalled by the tenor of the comments made by Microsoft's
representatives, in which users' distinct dissatisfaction with the
ineffectiveness and inefficiency of the ribbon menus is brushed off as
impatience on our part, and the fact that the classic menus were not offered
as an option in Office 2007. It appears that Microsoft has lost touch with
the vast majority of its users (and proponents), and has decided to "fix"
something that didn't need fixing: the menus. It's time for an upgrade, in
which the classic menus become available.
In the meantime, I'm warding off all my friends and colleagues from
upgrading until Microsoft presents something worth buying (developers'
opinions notwithstanding).

  #29  
Old May 14th, 2007, 12:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Beth Melton
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

Did you find the modeless Format dialog box? It's the one you can use to
change multiple options, each change you make can be viewed immediately
(which is great when you're not sure about the specific look you're after)
and since it's modeless you can leave it open, select another element and
modify it as well - no need to open and close dialog boxes.

I've found this method to be far more efficient than double-clicking an
element, make my changes, click OK, find out I didn't like something,
double-click the element again, make more changes, click OK and repeat the
process for each chart element I want to modify.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"joe_btfsplk" wrote in message
...

As an example, in Excel the simple reformatting of a line on a graph used
to
be accomplished by double-clicking on the line, and adjusting all line
characteristics at once. Now, the double-clicking doesn't work, and each
individual line characteristic must be changed individually, in a number
of
different windows.



  #30  
Old May 14th, 2007, 05:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default how do i enable the old menu bar

FWIW, it should be noted that there are no "representatives of Microsoft" in
this NG.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"joe_btfsplk" wrote in message
...
I whole-heartedly agree with the common sentiment amongst experienced

Office
users that the new ribbon menus result in a quantum leap backward in
productivity. I have found that it takes 2 to 4 times as long to perform
common tasks in Excel when using the ribbon menus, largely due to

Microsoft's
new preoccupation with forcing users to complete a series of single

commands.
As an example, in Excel the simple reformatting of a line on a graph used

to
be accomplished by double-clicking on the line, and adjusting all line
characteristics at once. Now, the double-clicking doesn't work, and each
individual line characteristic must be changed individually, in a number

of
different windows. It is now mind-numbing. I couldn't afford the loss of
productivity when in Excel 2007, and have reverted back to Excel 2000. I

am
considering doing the same for the other Office products, retaining Office
2007 solely to access files from clients who were equally foolish enough

to
upgrade.
Frankly, I'm appalled by the tenor of the comments made by Microsoft's
representatives, in which users' distinct dissatisfaction with the
ineffectiveness and inefficiency of the ribbon menus is brushed off as
impatience on our part, and the fact that the classic menus were not

offered
as an option in Office 2007. It appears that Microsoft has lost touch

with
the vast majority of its users (and proponents), and has decided to "fix"
something that didn't need fixing: the menus. It's time for an upgrade,

in
which the classic menus become available.
In the meantime, I'm warding off all my friends and colleagues from
upgrading until Microsoft presents something worth buying (developers'
opinions notwithstanding).


 




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