Can I change Word 2007 Toolbars and Menus to a "classic" version?

[texasgator1980]

Ugghh... I absolutely abhor the new layout of Word 2007!! As a daily user of
Word 2000 and Word 2003, I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. Is there any way to revert
this strange tabbing system in Word 2007 to the old familiar style of Word
2003 Toolbars and Pulldown menus?

Help!!!

 

[susancampbell_]

Ugghh... I absolutely abhor the new layout of Word 2007!! As a daily user of
Word 2000 and Word 2003, I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. Is there any way to revert
this strange tabbing system in Word 2007 to the old familiar style of Word
2003 Toolbars and Pulldown menus?

Help!!!

Absolutely!!!!!! Just loaded 2007 onto new laptop, and opened WORD
document which had links from an Excel document. Nightmare!!!! can't
find any of the changes I need to make, takes three+ clicks to achieve
one change, and totally changed the lines and layout on my graph
charts. Spent hours already and only scratched the surface of
problems!!!!

Desperate for HELP!!!!!!!

 

[Graham Mayor]

The changes have been widely discussed during the beta stages and since this
new version went active so if you were not aware of them when you bought
2007, you must have had your head in the sand.

Word 2007 is radically different in presentation from earlier versions and
the old interface is no longer present. Almost all the earlier functions
have been retained or enhanced and you can get the menus back by installing
even the free version of the excellent http://ribboncustomizer.com/ . If as
you say you still have access to earlier versions you can create toolbars
that will be available from Word 2007's add-ins tab or you can run the
earlier version alongside 2007 until you are up to speed (which may take a
while). http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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[texasgator1980]

First of all, let's clarify where my head is... it's where it's supposed to
be, not in the sand or any other place. Where do you stick yours? By your
reply, I can tell it's probably in places it doesn't belong.

I DIDN'T BUY 2007. Because of the Microsoft monopoly, it was FORCED upon me
when my company bought my new Dell laptop with it pre-installed. I wasn't
involved in any "beta stages" of its development. Unlike yourself, I don't
have time to sit around and discuss the development of future software. I
have a highly-demanding job. If anyone had cared to ask me personally as an
end-user, I would have told them to change nothing because I don't have time
to learn what amounts to a new piece of software.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Your issue should be with whoever configured that new computer with Office
2007. I'm sure they could have purchased Office 2003 for you.

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Microsoft actually did ask you, through the CEIP (Customer Experience
Improvement Program) in Office 2003. If you chose not to send feedback, then
your voice was not heard.

 

[Graham Mayor]

It is hardly my fault that you work for a company that does not consult its
staff over a major software change nor provide the training required for you
to continue to do your job having implemented it.

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[texasgator1980]

Sorry. I used Word 2003 (almost) every day in the years 2005, 2006 and much
of this year. I have never heard of the CEIP. In all those years and uses, it
was never presented to me. Was I supposed to go find it? Was it supposed to
pop up on my screen? Was it supposed to appear when I registered my copy?
Because if any of those things was supposed to happen, they didn't.

 

[texasgator1980]

My company didn't make a major software change. I came to a new job. A new
laptop was ordered for me online and it arrived on my desk with Office 2007
installed. The question is not whether it should have been installed, why it
was installed, or what kind of training my company offers. Those questions
are none of your business anyway. As soon as I encountered this problem, I
immediately asked to have 2007 uninstalled, and 2003 installed.
Unfortunately, when that was done, Outlook ceased functioning. I was told
that there were likely some .lib files with the same names that were causing
conflicts. Rather than rebuild the machine, I elected to try and make 2007
work for me.

No you can't be held accountable for my company's actions. I didn't say
anything of the kind. I merely asked if there was any way to return to the
classic menu because the new tab system is unwieldy, difficult to use, and I
don't prefer it. But you can be held accountable for your words. I was
seeking help, and you responded with insult - "you've obviously had your head
in the sand."

Good luck to you. I hope you're not a counselor or anything like that.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think it does pop up at least once, because I recently installed Office
2003 on a new computer, and I believe it was one of the installation options
I was presented with. I'll grant you installation is confusing enough
without having to be presented with dialogs of that nature. You might have
found it after the fact if you had gone looking for a way to make Word stop
offering online Help or Clipart even when you were connected to the
Internet, or to stop trying to connect when you were working offline.

Since you no longer have Word 2003 installed, you'll have to take my word
for it, but if you press F1 and get the generic Help task pane, you'll see a
link to Online Content Settings, which is one way to get to the Service
Options, one tab of which is Customer Feedback Options, which describes the
CEIP. There's also a Customer Feedback Options entry on the Help menu.