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- Price: Free to try $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP/2003/Vista
- Date added: September 08, 2009
- Total Downloads: 190,815
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 24 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on June 02, 2009
If you find yourself spending way too much time trying to locate frequently-used Microsoft Office commands through its newly designed interface, this program is for you. It reintroduces the toolbars found in previous versions of Office.
During the installation process for Classic Menu for Office 2007, you have the option of selecting which of the MS Office programs you want to apply its changes to. The program doesn't dramatically change the interface. For MS Word and Excel, it simply added an extra Menu tab that contained all of the old toolbars from previous versions. If you want to remove all traces of the new interface, the program features a manager that lets you hide the other tabs. We clicked through each one and they worked exactly as expected.
The program isn't free, but we were unable to locate any kind of trial period. It may be there, but the program doesn't make a point of advertising it. In terms of help, the manager provides two links that take you to the publisher's main Web page and to a support page. Obviously, if you have access to an older version of MS Office, we recommend you go back to that version. But if you're stuck using Office 2007 and find yourself reminiscing of the older toolbar-style user interface, we highly recommend this program for you.
Publisher's description
From Addintools :Classic Menu for Office 2007 is an application that display menus and toolbars of Office 2007. Could not see the menus in the last version of MS Office? Just download and install this software, you will see and enjoy classic menus and toolbars of Office 2007(include Excel, Word and PowerPoint), as in the Office 2003/XP. The familiar Office 2003 interface has been replaced by the Ribbon. It is cool and powerful, but many users can't find some of the features because they are hidden or moved to other places. If you install Classic Menu for Office 2007, these menus and toolbars will be retrieved and shown. All new features items of Microsoft Office 2007 have been added into the classic menu and toolbars. Supports all languages that are supported by Microsoft Office 2007: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Chinese. You can add the menus and toolbars to Quick Access Toolbar, then you can minimize the Ribbon and finish all operations without Ribbon.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.52 fixes the bug, Access will crash if Classic Menu works with Runtime Version of Access 2007.
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Version: Classic Menu for Office 2007 4.52
"It gets rid of those obnoxious ribbons"
Pros: It's just like the old Office. Probably what I should do is uninstall Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003.
Cons: It's not free. MS should provide this 'classic' option in their Office 2007 program.
Summary: In my opinion, Microsoft has stuck it to every one of their 'old' customers. By that I mean people like me who have spent years becoming familiar with the tools they need every day, only to find them changed 180 degrees in the name of progress. And ... read more >>
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Version: Classic Menu for Office 2007 4.52
Pros: Returns menus to normal - exactly as advertised
Cons: None found
Summary: Product does have a trial period and will remind you gently before it stops working entirely (by "stops working" I simply mean you'll have to navigate your way through Microsoft's Ribbons instead of using menus). It's cheap enough to buy and saves ... read more >>
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Version: Classic Menu for Office 2007 4.52
"Great program for veteran users..."
Pros: I 've used Word as a professional writer and Office since it was first published. I found ribbons confusing because I've used most of the features of Word and Office on a daily basis. This highly recommended product has been invaluable to me.
Cons: There is nothing I don't like.
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