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

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Adam

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

Adam

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

Charles Tomaras

relic said:
If he tried Google, he got hundreds of hits (including all of Bing's). He
just didn't find a Free product.
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You mean Google has been stealing Bing results again?
 
Z

Zanqeutil

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

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

reviews:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/03/07/ubitmenu-use-the-office-2003-interface-in-office-2007/

http://www.addictivetips.com/microsoft-office/add-classic-menu-in-office-2010/

http://www.mytechguide.org/2009/09/...c-menu-interface-for-office-2007-office-2010/

screenshot:
http://www.technibble.com/articlecontent/2009/08/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/menutoolbar/index.html
Office 2007
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice/download.htm

Review:
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/13/windows/business/office/download-classic-menu-office-2010.html

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

Regards,

Zanqeutil
 
S

Stan Brown

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.
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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.
 
B

Bob Henson

Stan said:
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.
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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.
 
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Adam

Bob Henson said:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q="classic+menu"+"office+2007"&hl=en&num=
10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

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.
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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.
 
C

Char Jackson

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.
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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.
 
B

Bob Henson

Adam said:
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.
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I haven't had any trouble with Windows 7 crashing at all, in fact I've
found it a big improvement over XP as far as stability is concerned - and
many things are actually easier - networking for example. However, it took
me a long time to work out how good it was, because the interface was such
hard work when Vista/Windows 7 came along. I've now managed to get the
Windows 7 menus back as they used to be (as with Office) and to almost get
rid of Libraries and a few other silly, unproductive ideas that slow things
down - so now I can appreciate its better points.
 
B

Bob Henson

Char said:
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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You're quite correct, there were no improvements whatever, but I'm not sure
if I can go back without a lot of hassle. I have a feeling that there were
changes in Outlook (which I use a lot) from 2003 to 2007 which will make it
impossible to reimport my backups if I go back to 2003 - something to do
with Unicode springs to mind? I have quite a bit of saved mail that I don't
want to lose. The same applies to the other programs in the suite, there
have been a few changes that mean the old suite may not correctly handle
files written with the newer versions.
 
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Char Jackson

You're quite correct, there were no improvements whatever, but I'm not sure
if I can go back without a lot of hassle. I have a feeling that there were
changes in Outlook (which I use a lot) from 2003 to 2007 which will make it
impossible to reimport my backups if I go back to 2003 - something to do
with Unicode springs to mind? I have quite a bit of saved mail that I don't
want to lose. The same applies to the other programs in the suite, there
have been a few changes that mean the old suite may not correctly handle
files written with the newer versions.
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I can't put your fears of file incompatibility to rest, especially
regarding Outlook, but I haven't had any trouble with other files so
far, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Everything opens fine and
is formatted correctly, and Word 2003, for example, includes the
capability to save files as Word 2007 .docx format, so my assumption
is that things are mostly good.

It would be a hassle, but you could use a virtual PC to test the
Outlook compatibility, or use your current version of Outlook to
export your email to a common format, then use the older version to
import it.
 
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