On May 17, 7:24*am, Ed J <Ed wrote:
* The ribbon is a mess. I've tried to embrace the changes but they are just
not an improvement. If I could customize the ribbon maybe it wouldn't be so
bad. Also its huge and takes up too much space on the screen.
* *I've been using excel since 95 and have always loved it, not so much
anymore.

The Ribbon is a matter of taste (some say the Ribbon is the vegemite
of user interfaces). Microsoft has a useful interactive tool to allow
you to enter commands in 2003 style and see the 2007 equivalent:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/he...491511033.aspx