Office 2007 Ribbon

[David]

I have installed a copy of Office 2007 Standard on my Xp Pro/SP2
workstation. The install went perfectly. Office 2007 seems to work
as it should.

I have one problem learning the new version - the ribbon. My previous
version was Office 2000. Sometimes I just get frustrated over not
being able to find something.

I could use a quick chart or something similar that shows where
functions, features are for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, & Outlook. I
have a book from Microsoft covering Office 2007, but a quick & dirty
chart showing the Office 2007 ribbon contents would be great.

Thanks in advance.

 

[gls858]

I have installed a copy of Office 2007 Standard on my Xp Pro/SP2
workstation. The install went perfectly. Office 2007 seems to work
as it should.

I have one problem learning the new version - the ribbon. My previous
version was Office 2000. Sometimes I just get frustrated over not
being able to find something.

I could use a quick chart or something similar that shows where
functions, features are for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, & Outlook. I
have a book from Microsoft covering Office 2007, but a quick & dirty
chart showing the Office 2007 ribbon contents would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Not sure if this will help but MS has a lot of info on their site.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/FX101938921033.asp

gls858

 

[Jeff C]

Thanks David for Replying -

I actually got it to install. Still waiting on MS to contact me, I have
offered to submit my solution for a white paper - we will see. It involved a
lot of registry manipulation.. Not a typical install for someone who may be
in my same position that has min. computer experience. I think normally it
would have worked well, I beleive it has soemthing to do with downloading the
trial version. That is where the problem lies.

Everything works well with the exception of Accounting Express - can't get
to accept my prodcut code - still thinks it is in trial mode.

Thanks again -

BTW - Beware installing Vista and Office 2007 with Vista - not a walk in the
park! Nor is it worth the trouble..not that great of an OS.

Jeff

 

[vyaw2003]

D have you found the HELP function? it is usually F1, i couldn't find
SAVE AS for a moment, quick reference to help had the answers.

 

[Warren]

To be honest, it would have been a lot better had Microsoft given users the
choice of interfaces.

I object particularly to the fact that plenty of staff will look at the
Ribbon, think "I'm not using that!" and never bother with Office. There's
probably a massive retraining budget needed so that users are comfortable
with the look and feel.

That look and feel hasn't changed that much since Word 6, and many of our
admin staff have been using Word since then. I'd hate to deploy Office 2007
right now and give them no option.

It only makes me even more determined to move to OpenOffice instead...

 

[Kevin]

In fact, Office 2007 Menu and Toolbars could be shown again. Just download
and install Classic Menu for Office 2007 from
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice, you will see the Main Menu
Bar, Standard Toolbar, Formatting Toolbar.

 

[sales]

Hi Warren,

Before you move to OpenOffice, please llook at our add-in for
Microsoft Office 2007 - I think it resolves many of the UI issues taht
would prevent migration ot Office 2007. Our product, ToolbarToggle
brings back the familiar Office 2003 interface into Office 2007 so
people could still transition to Office 2007 which is a great
product.

ToolbarToggle is a utility for Microsoft Office 2007: ToolbarToggle is
an exact replica of the toolbar and menu system of Office 2003 that:

- Can float or dock anywhere;
- Has full drag-and-drop customization
- Use drag-and-drop to modify existing or create new toolbars /
menus;
- Add macros and AutoText as menu items or toolbar buttons;

ToolbarToggle is 100% compatible with Office 2007 and comes with a
free bonus feature called ToolbarToggle Lite which is a simpler
version that lets users have the option of placing the toolbar menu
system as a tab on the Ribbon itself.

Try a free ten day trial at http://www.toolbartoggle.com.

Please let us know what you think...

 

[gr8auntieokie]

Hi, David ~

I found what I needed to make the switch from Office 2000 to Office 2007 at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/ha100625841033.aspx
Go to the bottom of the page and click on the link "Word Ribbon mapping
workbook." A file called AM101938681033.xls opens in Excel with tabs across
the bottom labeled "File Menu," "Edit Menu," etc. You click on the tab, find
the command you're familiar with in Word (2003---but it works for 2000, too),
and it'll tell you where to find the command in Word 2007.

You can save this Excel file and refer to it as often as you need to.

I found it only took a week for me to get familiar enough with the Ribbon so
I could find everything easily, but this is a good resource, too, especially
if you have to teach others in your office (as I do) how the new Word works.

Cyndie Browning
Software Support Specialist
Tulsa, OK