Context Menu - 'Insert' functionality change over time?

[Matt]

I'd appreciate assistance or reminiscences from anyone with a good memory,
or who still uses an old (probably 98 or before) version of Excel.

A couple of years ago now, we did an Active Directory and Windows/Office
2000 desktop refresh for one of our customers. I still keep in touch with
their support staff, and they pass any questions they can't answer on to me.

One of their users is convinced that in the previous version of Excel, if he
were to right-click on a cell, he would have a cascading 'Insert' option
which allowed him to choose to insert Cells, Rows, Worksheets, Pictures
etc - basically a relevant subset of the full insert menu.

Now, the insert option on the context menu just inserts a cell, and
generates a dialog box which offers choices as to the behaviour of
surrounding cells, or to insert a new row/column.

I assume that this is a functionality change between versions (or faulty
memory in the user ) but would appreciate if anyone could help clear it
up?

I'm not looking to turn this into "OMG where did this amazing feature
go???!!!1!" - if it's gone, then its gone, and its not really far to move
the mouse to get the full insert menu anyway.

TIA,
Matt McNally.

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
AFAIK this has not changed over the different versions

 

[Dave Peterson]

I'm betting that this person had an addin/workbook that provided all those neat
features.

If he still has access to his old files, he may want to look for it.