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| Thread ID: 135937 | 2013-12-30 19:31:00 | Microsoft Word - Would you go back to the Old Menus ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1363911 | 2013-12-30 19:31:00 | I normally like and support new things and progress etc. But having used the Microsft Ribbon system for about 3 years I still don't like it and would much rather go back to the old Menu system. I have been a word user since Word 5. Its just so hard to find anything and I never seem to remember where it is. Eg I highlight a table and cannot find the option to turn it into text. (even if I right click) I don't want the answer from you - that's just an example. I wasted three or 4 minutes trying to find it and now I will have to waste more time finding some help or Googling. What are your thoughts ? Obviously this only applies to those of you who have used Word with the old menus. And maybe it depends if you are a regular user of Word. I use it once or twice a day - but mainly just basic typing. But its when you want to do something special that the ribbon drives me crazy. And its the same with Excel and Access |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1363912 | 2013-12-30 19:37:00 | I'm much like you, in the sense that trying to find occasionally used functions in the ribbon is frustrating. I've gotten into the habit of using the quick access toolbar for most of the functions I use. Try it, and you will find it's alot quicker than using the old menu system |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1363913 | 2013-12-30 19:42:00 | I wouldn't go back to the old menus - because I never left! The ribbon drives me insane. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1363914 | 2013-12-30 19:46:00 | Having used the ribbon since 2007 I would never go back. Menus just feel so antiquated. Ribbons in Explorer too FTW :D |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1363915 | 2013-12-30 20:07:00 | I'm much like you, in the sense that trying to find occasionally used functions in the ribbon is frustrating. I've gotten into the habit of using the quick access toolbar for most of the functions I use. Try it, and you will find it's alot quicker than using the old menu system +1 |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1363916 | 2013-12-30 21:14:00 | I have gone away from Microsoft Office because of this new fangled ribbon system. I am using Textmaker 2012 nowadays. Textmaker uses the menu system that I am used to. To get used to the ribbon system I would need to use Microsoft Office more frequently. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1363917 | 2013-12-30 21:24:00 | I need to use it more. I use 2007 and still wish it weren't so different from earlier versions. Main problem is... I struggle to help clients who ask for help with later versions. | Greg (193) | ||
| 1363918 | 2013-12-30 22:27:00 | The ribbon is OK once you can figure out where some bright spark in MS decided to move tasks :D If a person really cant get used to the ribbon, you can always install a third party program like bring-office-2003-menus-back-to-2010-with-ubitmenu/ (www.howtogeek.com) I know it works on Office 20007, but have not tried it on 2010 or 13. Links to the 2010 & 2007 are near the bottom of the article in the Conclusion section. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1363919 | 2013-12-30 22:51:00 | I'm fine with the ribbon, Though its only been the last few years that Office has come to the forefront of my work activities. Using Office 365 now, The biggest issue is that have (once again) moved crap to a different section for no reason but for change itself. Frustrating as hell to know what tool I want, and to repeatedly find myself looking in the location it used to be, then wasting time looking all over foir it only to have it show up in an area it has no point being in. So yeah, Im okay with the ribbon, MS are the problem. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1363920 | 2013-12-31 01:36:00 | You can set it to the old menu style. | pctek (84) | ||
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