im using office 2007 and i couldnt be more frustated with all the new changes
to the new office software, especially excel. i just wasted half an hour
trying to figure how to add an error bar to an individual data point and it
got me nowhere, and im going to have to go back to the lab far away where i
can gain access to excel 2003 tomorrow morning for an urgent assignment. u
guys at microsoft should really rethink your designs next time so that u dont
just discard the convenience of the older versions of office with your brand
new aestheics in the new versions. life sucks like this.

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I haven't used any of these, so cannot speak about how well they work or any
side effects they may induce, but check out these links:

http://www.mrexcel.com/classicexcelmenu.html
http://www.mrexcel.com/tip144.shtml
http://business.softlandmark.com/spr...te _Info.html

As for my opinion of the Ribbon in 2007, well my daddy used to say "If it
ain't broke, don't try fixin' it." I cannot even begin to estimate the
lost-productivity hours in the U.S. alone caused by the change-over, and
there may be some correlation between that change-over and increased
intra-office violence in some areas do to increased frustration levels <g.

"123kilojoule" wrote:

im using office 2007 and i couldnt be more frustated with all the new changes
to the new office software, especially excel. i just wasted half an hour
trying to figure how to add an error bar to an individual data point and it
got me nowhere, and im going to have to go back to the lab far away where i
can gain access to excel 2003 tomorrow morning for an urgent assignment. u
guys at microsoft should really rethink your designs next time so that u dont
just discard the convenience of the older versions of office with your brand
new aestheics in the new versions. life sucks like this.

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Press F1, type in Error Bars, press enter, click link "Add, change, or
remove error bars in a chart", read instructions.

123kilojoule wrote:

im using office 2007 and i couldnt be more frustated with all the new changes
to the new office software, especially excel. i just wasted half an hour
trying to figure how to add an error bar to an individual data point and it
got me nowhere, and im going to have to go back to the lab far away where i
can gain access to excel 2003 tomorrow morning for an urgent assignment. u
guys at microsoft should really rethink your designs next time so that u dont
just discard the convenience of the older versions of office with your brand
new aestheics in the new versions. life sucks like this.

I found the same with the most basic procedures. Time spent searching the
"ribbons" and then the 'net for advice represents a huge hidden cost. I spent
half an hour just searching for the "Tools/Options equivalent a week ago, and
ended up downloading Classic Menu for Office from
http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice/. I'm running it under Win 7 and
I'm very pleased with it. It returns the Office 2003 drop-down menus in a bar
above the ribbon. For $29.95 U.S. its a cheap solution to lost productivity
(and you can investigate the ribbon during that "free time" we are all
supposed to enjoy!

You can, if you want buy Classic Menu for the individual Office 2007
programs, but you don't save enough to make the limitation worth while.

Isn't it typical that it takes a third party to repair a gap left by
Micrtosoft in it's desire to herd its users in its own direction at whim? Why
on earth couldn't THEY have provided a "turn on classic menu" button?





"123kilojoule" wrote:

im using office 2007 and i couldnt be more frustated with all the new changes
to the new office software, especially excel. i just wasted half an hour
trying to figure how to add an error bar to an individual data point and it
got me nowhere, and im going to have to go back to the lab far away where i
can gain access to excel 2003 tomorrow morning for an urgent assignment. u
guys at microsoft should really rethink your designs next time so that u dont
just discard the convenience of the older versions of office with your brand
new aestheics in the new versions. life sucks like this.

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http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc