how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications - please help

Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...fe=images&tbs=

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Jeff

"Adam" wrote in message
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Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

no, but this might help
http://office.microsoft.com/asstvid....id=XT010076633

"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...fe=images&tbs=


check this out:
http://lmgtfy.com/

You might enjoy that one.

"Jolly polly" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

No, but this might help
http://office.microsoft.com/asstvid....id=XT010076633



Thanks, will be a handy reference for Word 2007. Where are the links for
other popular Office 2007 applications (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)?

"Adam" wrote in message
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"Jolly polly" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

No, but this might help
http://office.microsoft.com/asstvid....id=XT010076633



Thanks, will be a handy reference for Word 2007. Where are the links for
other popular Office 2007 applications (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)?


BTW, I had googled before starting this thread.
Didn't find a satisfactory answer googling.

Your response fits in with what I was looking for.
Thanks, really appreciate helpful posts like yours.

"Adam" wrote in message
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BTW, I had googled before starting this thread.
Didn't find a satisfactory answer googling.

Maybe you should have tried www.bing.com

http://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+...&fo rm=OSDSRC

"Charles Tomaras" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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BTW, I had googled before starting this thread.
Didn't find a satisfactory answer googling.

Maybe you should have tried www.bing.com

http://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+...&fo rm=OSDSRC


If he tried Google, he got hundreds of hits (including all of Bing's). He
just didn't find a Free product.

"relic" wrote in message
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"Charles Tomaras" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote in message
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BTW, I had googled before starting this thread.
Didn't find a satisfactory answer googling.

Maybe you should have tried www.bing.com

http://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+...&fo rm=OSDSRC


If he tried Google, he got hundreds of hits (including all of Bing's). He
just didn't find a Free product.

You mean Google has been stealing Bing results again?

Jeff Layman wrote:

On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...fe=images&tbs=

That's handy. I too hate the ribbon (more like plaited dreadlocks than a
simple ribbon) and this helps quite a bit. It's a shame it only adds
another toolbar, rather than over-writing the existing one, but that would
probably mean hacking Microsoft's code. However, still very useful.

--
A book is a man's best friend, outside a horse or a dog - inside a horse or
a dog it's too dark to read anyway.

Adam schreef:

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"Jolly wrote in message
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Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

No, but this might help
http://office.microsoft.com/asstvid....id=XT010076633



Thanks, will be a handy reference for Word 2007. Where are the links for
other popular Office 2007 applications (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)?


BTW, I had googled before starting this thread.
Didn't find a satisfactory answer googling.

Your response fits in with what I was looking for.
Thanks, really appreciate helpful posts like yours.



UBitMenu for Office 2007 and 2010.
Free version available in many languages:

http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/

reviews:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/0...n-office-2007/

http://www.addictivetips.com/microso...n-office-2010/

http://www.mytechguide.org/2009/09/0...7-office-2010/

screenshot:
http://www.technibble.com/articlecon...8/ubitmenu.gif

Addintools, Classic Menu
Aadintools has a free version for Office 2010, I am not sure the Office
2007 add-in is free.

Classic Menu free for Office Home and Student 2010 (32-bit/64-bit)
http://www.addintools.com/office2010...bar/index.html
Office 2007
http://www.addintools.com/english/me...e/download.htm

Review:
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/13/...fice-2010.html

I have installed Ubit Menu for office 2010, works great, I have not
tried the Addintools version.

Regards,

Zanqeutil

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:47:39 +0000, Bob Henson wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:

On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...fe=images&tbs=

That's handy. I too hate the ribbon (more like plaited dreadlocks than a
simple ribbon) and this helps quite a bit. It's a shame it only adds
another toolbar, rather than over-writing the existing one, but that would
probably mean hacking Microsoft's code. However, still very useful.

I agree the ribbon takes some getting used to, and I still fumble
around finding some functions that I use less often. But my
suggestion is just to take the plunge and begin to become proficient
with it. You'll save time in the long run.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

Stan Brown wrote:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:47:39 +0000, Bob Henson wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:

On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...fe=images&tbs=

That's handy. I too hate the ribbon (more like plaited dreadlocks than a
simple ribbon) and this helps quite a bit. It's a shame it only adds
another toolbar, rather than over-writing the existing one, but that would
probably mean hacking Microsoft's code. However, still very useful.

I agree the ribbon takes some getting used to, and I still fumble
around finding some functions that I use less often. But my
suggestion is just to take the plunge and begin to become proficient
with it. You'll save time in the long run.

I've been using it for a while now, and cannot get on with it at all - it's
such a radical change from the standard type of program menu bar layout -
on any program, not just Office. I've given it a long trial, and it is far
less efficient to use than the menu bar type of layout - loads of
unnecessary key presses and mouse shuffling. Now I'm retired I don't need
to keep up with the latest versions for compatibility reasons - so this one
will "see me out", as they say. Had I known how dreadful this version is
2003 would have been my last one. So, having partly restored it to a
sensible layout with OfficeMenu, that will do me nicely.

If for any reason I'm forced to change, it will be to OpenOffice - which I
already use on my Linux machine, and which is much more useable and
efficient than Office 2007.

--
Reality is an illusion brought on by alcohol deficiency.

"Bob Henson" wrote in message
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Stan Brown wrote:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:47:39 +0000, Bob Henson wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:

On 20/02/2011 16:55, Adam wrote:
Anyone know how to get classic menu in Office 2007 applications?
I can't stand the ribbon.


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22...2&hl=e n&num=
10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

That's handy. I too hate the ribbon (more like plaited dreadlocks than a
simple ribbon) and this helps quite a bit. It's a shame it only adds
another toolbar, rather than over-writing the existing one, but that would
probably mean hacking Microsoft's code. However, still very useful.

I agree the ribbon takes some getting used to, and I still fumble
around finding some functions that I use less often. But my
suggestion is just to take the plunge and begin to become proficient
with it. You'll save time in the long run.

I've been using it for a while now, and cannot get on with it at all - it's
such a radical change from the standard type of program menu bar layout -
on any program, not just Office. I've given it a long trial, and it is far
less efficient to use than the menu bar type of layout - loads of
unnecessary key presses and mouse shuffling. Now I'm retired I don't need
to keep up with the latest versions for compatibility reasons - so this one
will "see me out", as they say. Had I known how dreadful this version is
2003 would have been my last one. So, having partly restored it to a
sensible layout with OfficeMenu, that will do me nicely.

If for any reason I'm forced to change, it will be to OpenOffice - which I
already use on my Linux machine, and which is much more useable and
efficient than Office 2007.

--
Reality is an illusion brought on by alcohol deficiency.


Agree with you 100%. I am heading towards Linux as well due to
all the BSOD from Windows 7, the hard-to-find-anything Ribbon which
takes up too much room, etc.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:37:17 +0000, Bob Henson
wrote:

I've been using it for a while now, and cannot get on with it at all - it's
such a radical change from the standard type of program menu bar layout -
on any program, not just Office. I've given it a long trial, and it is far
less efficient to use than the menu bar type of layout - loads of
unnecessary key presses and mouse shuffling. Now I'm retired I don't need
to keep up with the latest versions for compatibility reasons - so this one
will "see me out", as they say. Had I known how dreadful this version is
2003 would have been my last one. So, having partly restored it to a
sensible layout with OfficeMenu, that will do me nicely.

If for any reason I'm forced to change, it will be to OpenOffice - which I
already use on my Linux machine, and which is much more useable and
efficient than Office 2007.

Or just go back to Office 2003. That's where I'm staying for the
moment. IMHO, that was the last 'good' version of Office. The two
later versions don't add anything that I need.

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Char Jackson