Reading through the forums, it seems there is quite a wide discontent over
the fact that Office 2007 cannot display the Classic Toolbar menus as in
previous versions. I personally use many programs and having a "standard"
format for toolbars makes using multiple (and non-MS) programs easier to use.
I have found that my productivity has gone down after installing Office 2007.
The Ribbon is slow to use, takes many more mouse clicks, has split single
dialogs into multiple dialogs, and finding those infrequently used commands
is now getting quite annoying.

Would MS take any notice of a petition? I would certainly hope that they
would, as I am not recommending the wholescale roll-out of Office 2007 to our
firm. The results on productivity would be catastrophic.

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IT Manager

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I doubt it. I haven't felt a need to move on to Office 2007 but if I ever
do, it's going to be with this:

Ribbon Customizer
http://www.pschmid.net/index.php

Since Office 14 (next version) will have even more Ribbons for its applications, I seriously doubt that Microsoft would entertain any petitions. Besides, my productivity has skyrocketed with the Ribbon interface in seldom used parts of Office.

I would surmise that Microsoft's research shows my experience to be far more widespread than yours.

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Has any MVP ever posted anything negative about the Ribbon?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
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Since Office 14 (next version) will have even more Ribbons for its
applications, I seriously doubt that Microsoft would entertain any
petitions. Besides, my productivity has skyrocketed with the Ribbon
interface in seldom used parts of Office.

I would surmise that Microsoft's research shows my experience to be far more
widespread than yours.

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Yes.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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I don't like the interface on 2007( I used the trial version ), so i
installed Office 2003 on our new Vista laptops. I could get a 3 seat
license of 2007 on sale for just $110, but I don't see any compelling
reason to give up 2003 which works well, and I'm totally familar with
it. PLUS it loads up a lot faster. Excel will load on my laptop in less
than 1.5 seconds. Microsoft doesn't always seem to move forward when
updating certain programs. Flight Simulator X is another example of
"new is NOT always better".

Dave

And where would I go to read those negative comments about the Ribbon?

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They are found in several of the newsgroups. I know they're out there
because I made a few of those comments. Now that I've had an opportunity to
actually use the ribbon, I am adapting. Not learning new skills is shooting
yourself in the foot professionally. By the time I start working with Office
2007 on the job, I'll be up and running from Day 1 whilst my coworkers are
grousing about about how different it is and how much they hate it.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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

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There are already third party add-ons that simulate the old 2003 toolbar, so
the Ribbon doesn't bother me too much. What does bother me is the inability
to change the color scheme to something other than the three official
colors. When you change colors, the change is so fast that it's got to be a
simple process. Has anyone given any thought about adding new color schemes,
or at least tracking down where the color schemes are stored, so that others
can have a crack at it.

I use Windows XP with the Classic UI, and I'd really like to be able to have
the old grey colored toolbars back in Office.

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GrahamFerrer wrote: