Comments on: Make Office 2007 Look Like 2003 http://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Wed, 23 May 2012 03:17:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy Rhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/#comment-124611 Andy R Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:05:13 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=2103#comment-124611 What I find annoying is the obscuring or loss of accelerator key function and the drop down Menus - I.e press Alt+F for File, Alt+E for edit etc. If you didn't know a shortcut key for something - like CTRL+S for save - you could just press ALt+F,S. No need to pick up the mouse and interrupt your flow of typing, or comfy wrist position on the wrist rest. Even In windows XP, you had to fight to get the Underlining back by default, and it's sad, because accelrator keys are one of the most amazing efficiency improvers around and take next to no training. I wish more people used them, but more importantly I wish Microsoft would stop thinking graphical menus are a replacement for them- they're not, just a useful alternative when you happen to be doing mouse intensive tasks. What I find annoying is the obscuring or loss of accelerator key function and the drop down Menus – I.e press Alt+F for File, Alt+E for edit etc.

If you didn’t know a shortcut key for something – like CTRL+S for save – you could just press ALt+F,S. No need to pick up the mouse and interrupt your flow of typing, or comfy wrist position on the wrist rest.

Even In windows XP, you had to fight to get the Underlining back by default, and it’s sad, because accelrator keys are one of the most amazing efficiency improvers around and take next to no training. I wish more people used them, but more importantly I wish Microsoft would stop thinking graphical menus are a replacement for them- they’re not, just a useful alternative when you happen to be doing mouse intensive tasks.

]]> By: DoctorMoohttp://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/#comment-106868 DoctorMoo Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:28:15 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=2103#comment-106868 If Microsoft wants to lose customers and convert them to OpenOffice by Oracle, that's fine by me. I can live without having Outlook. To me, it's just ridiculous the amount of money that Microsoft programmers are paid, to come up with the most useless interface design ever, and call that a new product. Bravo Microsoft... If Microsoft wants to lose customers and convert them to OpenOffice by Oracle, that's fine by me. I can live without having Outlook. To me, it's just ridiculous the amount of money that Microsoft programmers are paid, to come up with the most useless interface design ever, and call that a new product. Bravo Microsoft…

]]> By: lindagalleryhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/#comment-97804 lindagallery Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:27:37 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=2103#comment-97804 Office 2007 title menu bars/navigation is yet another example of "Don't they have enough to do in Redmond?" Office 97 Excel was even faster. I don't need the pull-down to the pull-down menus. The idea is to get there as quick as you can, and I don't need to spend a whole day figuring out personalized shortcut keys to redo bad programming. Most of use the same functions over and over with a pretty stable set of formats. The new version of Office 2007 is not an improvement, it is visual nonsense that means nothing if you are past kindergarten. I applaud whoever had the brains to offer a program that will allow me to revert to the "not broken" previous menu bar, and will download it. Thank you! Office 2007 title menu bars/navigation is yet another example of "Don't they have enough to do in Redmond?" Office 97 Excel was even faster. I don't need the pull-down to the pull-down menus. The idea is to get there as quick as you can, and I don't need to spend a whole day figuring out personalized shortcut keys to redo bad programming. Most of use the same functions over and over with a pretty stable set of formats. The new version of Office 2007 is not an improvement, it is visual nonsense that means nothing if you are past kindergarten.

I applaud whoever had the brains to offer a program that will allow me to revert to the "not broken" previous menu bar, and will download it. Thank you!

]]> By: juliehihttp://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/#comment-96455 juliehi Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:36:16 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=2103#comment-96455 The concept of addind a menu tab containing office 2003 classic menus and toolbar to Office 2007 sounds great. A pity that this program cannot work in Outlook and Access. I search the google, and find Classic Menu for Office 2007 from Addintools. It is a suite to meet my needs. The concept of addind a menu tab containing office 2003 classic menus and toolbar to Office 2007 sounds great. A pity that this program cannot work in Outlook and Access. I search the google, and find Classic Menu for Office 2007 from Addintools. It is a suite to meet my needs.

]]> By: Jayhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/office-2007-look-like-2003/#comment-95324 Jay Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:21:11 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=2103#comment-95324 Yes, i choose the Chinese add-ins Classic Menu for Office 2007. It's easy to use, it can be configured in a manager to enable or disable the add-ins. In short, I love it. Disadvantage is you need to pay for it. But what can you say for such a good software, it only asks for 29? Yes, i choose the Chinese add-ins Classic Menu for Office 2007. It's easy to use, it can be configured in a manager to enable or disable the add-ins.

In short, I love it. Disadvantage is you need to pay for it. But what can you say for such a good software, it only asks for 29?

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