[AccessD] Office 2007 Ribbon Bars

Yes, I found that.  Notice that the product for each office application is a
separate package and costs $16 (per user I assume?).  In the end all I care
about is Access but still...


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:56 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office 2007 Ribbon Bars

There is a commercial add-in that restores the old look.
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice/?gclid=CODuvoDZu48CFQ6CPAodl268
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This reminds me of the petroleum companies. First they charge you to put
lead into gasoline, then they charge you to take it out.
A.

On 11/1/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
>
> I haven't been following the subject, and I am wondering if anyone has 
> discovered a workaround to get rid of the new ribbon bars and get back 
> the standard office menus that look and feel like 2003?  I have a 
> couple of customers with databases designed (crammed into) an 800x600 
> format back when the average monitor was a 14".  Even though they 
> purchased newer 17"
> monitors all the users are griping so bad about 1024 x 768 that the 
> owners are caving in and staying at 800x600.  Thus there is NO room 
> for the newfangled toolbars.  If they are going to upgrade they will 
> have to keep the old menus or at least turn off the ribbon bars.  I 
> can do custom menus if those are still available, but the ribbon bars have
to go.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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