OneNote didn't get the ribbon because the resources that would have been
required to do it would have meant that other features (like internal
hyperlinks perhaps?) would not have made it into the 2007 version.
Given the choice between internal hyperlinks and the ribbon I would MUCH
rather have the links.
OneNote doesn't have enough commands to really need the Ribbon just yet.
I think it would be safe to assume that Microsoft intends to standardize
the interface across the entire Office suite at some point in the
future. Just my opinion, of course. :)
--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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"Magnus Hrafnsson"
discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:694594E4-3386-4780-AD2D-EB7087355CF8@microsoft.com:
> I want the ribbon,
>
> and a option to choose from ribbon and old standard look.
>
>
>
> "fredpowledge@
gmail.com" wrote:
>
>
>> On Sep 9, 12:09 am, "Hector C."
yahoo.com> wrote:>
>>> Instead of the ribbon, programmable keyboard shortcuts is a better
>>> answer. Include programmable combos with the mouse and keyboard and you
>>> get a killer. Say you are using the pen and want to change to pointer, a
>>> Shift+Click would be nice for some people; others might prefer Alt+Right
>>> Click. A program like ON is used (very) frequently so we don't need all
>>> of the commands in our face. We need to quicken the usage of the ones we
>>> use the most (and they vary per user, thus they must be programmable
>>> shortcuts). The ribbon (1) takes my hands back to the mouse, and (2)
>>> still require more clicks than keyboard shortcuts.
>>>
>>> ++Hector C.
>>>
>>> John Waller wrote:
>
>>>> That's great but there are only 150 or so commands there in very
>>>> logical groupings of up to 10 or more commands and quite easy to find
>>>> quickly; roughly the setup of Word 2.0 or 3.0.
>>>
>>>> The ribbon rearranged 1500+ commands in Word and Excel after 20 years
>>>> of development.I don't think this level of complexity exists in
>>>> OneNote yet.
>>>
>>>> Sure it could be improved and now that the ribbon has been
>>>> invented, everyone's expecting it in every Microsoft product.
>>>
>>>> As I said previously, I'm sure the ribbon is coming to OneNote soon
>>>> and I really look forward to it.
>>>
>>>> But, for me, it's definitely not a priority yet and the OneNote
>>>> 2007 ribbon would have noticeable blank space.
>>>
>>>> I can find every command I need very quickly in the dated toolbars and
>>>> dropdowns of ON2007 as it stands now which was not the case with Word
>>>> or Excel 2003.
>>>
>>>> Nevertheless: Bring on the Ribbon!
>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>
>>>> John Waller
>>
>
>> Please, no ribbon in OneNote! The ribbon, as it appears in Word, is a
>> space hog that actually slows down my work. (Fortunately, one can
>> minimize it.) It would just make OneNote, which is a relatively fluid
>> program now, more difficult to use.
>>
>> --Fred Powledge
>>
>>
