Office 2007 - Ribbon bar

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  1. NGRhodes

    NGRhodes Registered Member

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    I tried to use it for the first time properly and failed.
    I simply found the ribbon frustrating and unproductive.

    Can it be turned off ?
    Can it be make smaller (I only have 1024 by 768 screen) ?
    Can it be customised (get rid of the junk I never need like I do with toolbars in office 2003) ?

    I am used to having minimal toolbar of common tasks and using menu for less used tasks, this does not seem to add any usability benefits over traditional menu/toolbar - the groupings of the tabs is not ribbon specific and seems to mirror how a traditional menu would be laid out.
     
  2. rolarocka

    rolarocka Guest

    If you doubleclick on the menu names it will be minimized. You can also customize whats in the upper left corner for fast access.
     
  3. NGRhodes

    NGRhodes Registered Member

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    Thanks.

    Will it need to be double clicked every time I use it to re-minimise ?
     
  4. rolarocka

    rolarocka Guest

    It stays minimized as long as u double click again. If you hold the mouse over it it will show full. Just try it :)
     
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    NGRhodes Registered Member

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    It I could get the ribbon to behave more like a folding out menu, I think I could get used to it.
     
  7. lucas1985

    lucas1985 Retired Moderator

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    The ribbon bar is a love/hate thing. I'm in the hate side.
     
  8. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Hello,
    Or you could switch to the dark side - latex, lyx, all the goodies.
    Mrk
     
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    lucas1985 Retired Moderator

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    I'll stick to OpenOffice and a VM with Office 2003 for MS-locked documents. LaTeX, Scribus, etc are overkill for me
     
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