Office 2007 setup question

[SA]

I just upgraded Office from 97 to 2007. With 2007, all the menus and
everything is completely different. Is there anything in the setup that
will revert to the old menus? Like the setup in Windows XP with the
"Classis look"? It's taking forever to find stuff. I want my old File,
Edit, etc menus back! I'm thinking of looking for a copy of Office 2003.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

There are some third party add-ins available that mimic it somewhat. My
suggestion would be to learn the new interface - might as well get the
learning curve started now. ;-)

 

[Concerned User]

It would be really, really nice if MS would provide this function. For the
$200-500 price tag of office, why should we have to spend $30-40 for a third
party that would restore something as simple as menus?

Come on guys. Its stuff like this that really makes open source and other
non-MS options attractive.

There are some third party add-ins available that mimic it somewhat. My
suggestion would be to learn the new interface - might as well get the
learning curve started now. ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I just upgraded Office from 97 to 2007. With 2007, all the menus and
everything is completely different. Is there anything in the setup that
will revert to the old menus? Like the setup in Windows XP with the
"Classis look"? It's taking forever to find stuff. I want my old File,
Edit, etc menus back! I'm thinking of looking for a copy of Office 2003.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

There is a free option available from http://www.pschmid.net - you don't
need to spend a dime.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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It would be really, really nice if MS would provide this function. For
the
$200-500 price tag of office, why should we have to spend $30-40 for a
third
party that would restore something as simple as menus?

Come on guys. Its stuff like this that really makes open source and other
non-MS options attractive.

There are some third party add-ins available that mimic it somewhat. My
suggestion would be to learn the new interface - might as well get the
learning curve started now. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I just upgraded Office from 97 to 2007. With 2007, all the menus and
everything is completely different. Is there anything in the setup that
will revert to the old menus? Like the setup in Windows XP with the
"Classis look"? It's taking forever to find stuff. I want my old File,
Edit, etc menus back! I'm thinking of looking for a copy of Office
2003.