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Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can
have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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John
You can customise your QAT, (Quick Access Toolbar) by drag and drop with your favourites and IMO you can customise the ribbon pretty easily. I have a 'favourites' tab, with no code and just the groups I use regularly. 'Tear-offs' or lack of them are a pain, but this is V1 and when you have used it, as I have for a couple of years, it makes some stuff more discoverable (again IMO) -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England DTHIS web: www.excelusergroup.org web: www.nickhodge.co.uk "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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Are you serious? Haven't you read the blogs and the newsgroups? The public
sentiment is about 98% in favor of menus and command bars and 2% for the ribbon. Nick does a nice job trying to stick up for the ribbon, but IMNSHO, the QUAT is a sad and inferior substitute for customizable command bars. The ribbon is easy to customize, for developers and power users, but not for regular users. And even when you've discovered where the stuff is, there are productivity sapping features like the always changing tabs (never the right one showing) and dialogs that don't follow MS's own published best interface practices. But I think they have an ulterior motive: your mouse will wear out from the added mileage and clicking, so you'll line up to buy a new MS mouse. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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On Jan 28, 10:40 pm, "Jon Peltier"
wrote: Are you serious? Haven't you read the blogs and the newsgroups? The public sentiment is about 98% in favor of menus and command bars and 2% for the ribbon. Nick does a nice job trying to stick up for the ribbon, but IMNSHO, the QUAT is a sad and inferior substitute for customizable command bars. The ribbon is easy to customize, for developers and power users, but not for regular users. And even when you've discovered where the stuff is, there are productivity sapping features like the always changing tabs (never the right one showing) and dialogs that don't follow MS's own published best interface practices. But I think they have an ulterior motive: your mouse will wear out from the added mileage and clicking, so you'll line up to buy a new MS mouse. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. -http://PeltierTech.com _______ "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry "But I think they have an ulterior motive: your mouse will wear out from the added mileage and clicking, so you'll line up to buy a new MS mouse." Ha! Ha! Ha! |
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Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon...
You are hardly alone. I think the Ribbon is not too bad **for people who have never used Excel and menus/command bars before**. For someone with experience, the transition to the Ribbon is a bitch. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Excel Product Group, 1998 - 2008 Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email on web site) "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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From a Seinfeld episode...wonder how many people feel like Kramer.
------------------------ BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon? KRAMER (nervously): No! Never. BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!? KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear! CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him? BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon! <Kramer tries to climb up a fire escape, but the mob grabs him and pulls him back down. Kramer screams. ------------------------ -- Tim Zych SF, CA "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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And as Kramer said in a different episode:
I'm out! Tim Zych wrote: From a Seinfeld episode...wonder how many people feel like Kramer. ------------------------ BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon? KRAMER (nervously): No! Never. BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!? KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear! CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him? BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon! <Kramer tries to climb up a fire escape, but the mob grabs him and pulls him back down. Kramer screams. ------------------------ -- Tim Zych SF, CA "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry -- Dave Peterson |
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On Jan 29, 7:09 pm, Dave Peterson wrote:
And as Kramer said in a different episode: I'm out! Tim Zych wrote: From a Seinfeld episode...wonder how many people feel like Kramer. ------------------------ BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon? KRAMER (nervously): No! Never. BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!? KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear! CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him? BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon! <Kramer tries to climb up a fire escape, but the mob grabs him and pulls him back down. Kramer screams. ------------------------ -- Tim Zych SF, CA "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry -- Dave Peterson Hey Dave, You didn't slam your 100 bucks on the table! SteveM |
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<hehe
SteveM wrote: Dave Peterson Hey Dave, You didn't slam your 100 bucks on the table! SteveM -- Dave Peterson |
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LOL
- Jon "Tim Zych" <tzych@NOSp@mE@RTHLINKDOTNET wrote in message ... From a Seinfeld episode...wonder how many people feel like Kramer. ------------------------ BOB: So! What's it going to be? Are you going to wear the ribbon? KRAMER (nervously): No! Never. BOB: But I am wearing the ribbon. He is wearing the ribbon. We are all wearing the ribbon! So why aren't you going to wear the ribbon!? KRAMER: This is America! I don't have to wear anything I don't want to wear! CEDRIC: What are we gonna do with him? BOB: I guess we are just going to have to teach him to wear the ribbon! <Kramer tries to climb up a fire escape, but the mob grabs him and pulls him back down. Kramer screams. ------------------------ -- Tim Zych SF, CA "John" wrote in message ... Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry |
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"John" wrote: Am I the only one to prefer 2003 toolbars vs 2007 ribbon... On 2003 I can have all my functions I use up at the same time... in 2007 I am switching the ribbon every two seconds! Seems like a pain to me. Anyways... just had to complain... I know no good, so I am sorry John, I am with you 2000%. I just returned from vacation to learn that my Outlook account had been deleted and re-added to correct a processing problem, wiping out all aspects of my message, tasks, contacts, and calendar as though I had never existed. On top of that all my office applications were replaced with the 2007 version. Now I have weeks of work to catch up on complicated by the "new" applications and absence of much reference information. At the moment I am feeling a bit stormy! |
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