Comments on: Customize Microsoft Office 2007 blue ribbon UI to Office 2003

By: sanam

sanam — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:54:36 +0000

thanks a lot. u really did a gr8 work for all of us. i was really worried abt this stupid ribbon in 2007. this really works. thx for sharing, and is this secure to buy ribon customizer online.

By: Dick

Dick — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:58:30 +0000

Thanks for this. I spent two hours trying to navagate the stupid Word 2007 ribbon just to send a business letter and print an envelope. I am sorry I got suckered into Word 2007 and Windows7. The computer is just a tool like a doorknob. Its only function is to facilitate getting to where you are going. I am sorry I gave away my XP computer and would gladly trade my new Win7 for my old one. Some microsoft a-hole computer nerd is sitting right now high on mountain dew wacking off and thinking how can I mess with the users by making them waste their time trying to figure out the secret nerd code to use the thing. Microsoft should grow up and produce a product that is better and better and not add stuff to trick us into purchases. I would have gladly given Gates a couple of hundred just to be left alone but with an upgraded computer. This new one is no faster because of all the crap they added. Apple next time for me!

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:26 +0000

Just found this today and am already enjoying the benefits of an industry tested/accepted UI. Thank you!
For anyone who has read WOSA (best principles of Win dev) this is a breath of fresh air.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:22:48 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I tried to get along with the ribbon i really did,

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:36:12 +0000

Tears actually came to my eyes when I saw the good ol’ File/Edit/etc. menu on my screen. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:23:29 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this guide - it’s brilliant. You get to keep the new version and the old version so can easily switch, can’t believe Microsoft didn’t give this option as standard. Exactly what I was looking for!

By: Classic Menus for Office 2007 « Santosh Benjamin’s Weblog

Classic Menus for Office 2007 « Santosh Benjamin’s Weblog — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:35:02 +0000

[…] to the Office 2003 or ‘Classic Style. The article which pointed me to the tool itself is here and the shareware tool can be downloaded […]

By: Benjy

Benjy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:22:25 +0000

Excellent . Just what i was looking for

By: David Borsheim

David Borsheim — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:20:05 +0000

THANK YOU!!! Finally, a configuration that I can live with…

I’ll take this configuration for a test run. Up to now, I have been doing my formatting in OpenOffice in order to get the numbering (in particular) to work correctly.

I have to tell you… Installing Office 2007 and finding the ribbon has been the software equivalent of a coyote morning. I have been busy hunting for my Office 2003 disks. I couldn’t believe that I got suckered into this travesty. I have bitterly resented the money that I spent for it.

I have no idea what possessed Microsoft, but if this doesn’t send somebody else to the head of the class, I don’t know what it will take.