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  #1  
Old April 17th, 2007, 03:18 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
CS Hayes[_2_]
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Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's $29.00 (those
folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)
  #2  
Old April 17th, 2007, 07:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Robert
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Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:18:02 -0700, CS Hayes wrote:

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's $29.00 (those
folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html


Hi!
This is the add-in available from
http://www.addintools.com/english/me...ce/default.htm
The Word version is Classic Menu for Word 2007 and sells at $15.99 USD
File size: 1.6 Mb
15 days trial
--
Cheers
Robert
  #3  
Old April 17th, 2007, 11:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Cindy M.
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Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It includes
what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus one that lets you
customize the menus, create your own toolbars, and add your own macros and
AutoText. The toolbar can also be floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including where the
toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume licenses. And
you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's $29.00 (those
folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

  #4  
Old April 17th, 2007, 04:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
CS Hayes[_2_]
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Posts: 21
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have been
using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand that I will
have to learn this software to be competitive in todays workforce but I don't
like it. I've spent years learning how to manipulate software via menus and
now I have to relearn how to do it via ribbons (which is a fancy word for
"over sized tool bar.") I'm going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial
runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool bar for
2007 could someone program an interface for language compatibility with .NET
for VB6? I think this would be something a lot of people would be interested
in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It includes
what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus one that lets you
customize the menus, create your own toolbars, and add your own macros and
AutoText. The toolbar can also be floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including where the
toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume licenses. And
you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's $29.00 (those
folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)


  #5  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 06:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Larry
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Posts: 151
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies react as you
have done, since apparently that is the only thing that will persuade the
people at Microsoft what a hideous catastrophe Word 2007 is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have been
using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand that I will
have to learn this software to be competitive in todays workforce but I

don't
like it. I've spent years learning how to manipulate software via menus

and
now I have to relearn how to do it via ribbons (which is a fancy word for
"over sized tool bar.") I'm going to go to 2003 on my system once the

trial
runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool bar for
2007 could someone program an interface for language compatibility with

..NET
for VB6? I think this would be something a lot of people would be

interested
in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It

includes
what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus one that lets

you
customize the menus, create your own toolbars, and add your own macros

and
AutoText. The toolbar can also be floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including where

the
toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume licenses.

And
you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's $29.00

(those
folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question

or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)



  #6  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 07:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Greg Maxey
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Posts: 290
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007 is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a broken
record.

I am not thrilled by it either, but there are many features that I like and
the more I use it my initial ire continues to diminish. I have spent a
little time playing with RibbonX custimaztion and while I am far from
proficient, I have been able to create some custom tabs and I am actually
quite satisfied with the result. I sent you an e-mail (or tried) offering
to send you a sample document with some simple ribbon cusotomizations. I
will still do that if you are interested.

Do you have a garage? If I recall correctly, Microsoft was born in a
garage. Why don't you design a word processing application in your garage
or similiar small space that satisfies all of your tastes and requirement
and market it? If you pull it off and there really are millions of users
and thousands of companies that feel the same as you then your fortune is
made.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies react
as you have done, since apparently that is the only thing that will
persuade the people at Microsoft what a hideous catastrophe Word 2007
is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have
been using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand
that I will have to learn this software to be competitive in todays
workforce but I don't like it. I've spent years learning how to
manipulate software via menus and now I have to relearn how to do it
via ribbons (which is a fancy word for "over sized tool bar.") I'm
going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool
bar for 2007 could someone program an interface for language
compatibility with .NET for VB6? I think this would be something a
lot of people would be interested in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It
includes what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus
one that lets you customize the menus, create your own toolbars,
and add your own macros and AutoText. The toolbar can also be
floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including
where the toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume
licenses. And you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's
$29.00 (those folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17
2005) http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)



  #7  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 07:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Beth Melton
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Posts: 2,566
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

I'm glad you posted this, Greg. :-)

Until now I was feeling like the only MVP who actually supports the new
version. (I know there are a few others but they're on the soft-spoken side.
;-) )

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton


"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007 is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a broken
record.

I am not thrilled by it either, but there are many features that I like
and the more I use it my initial ire continues to diminish. I have spent
a little time playing with RibbonX custimaztion and while I am far from
proficient, I have been able to create some custom tabs and I am actually
quite satisfied with the result. I sent you an e-mail (or tried) offering
to send you a sample document with some simple ribbon cusotomizations. I
will still do that if you are interested.

Do you have a garage? If I recall correctly, Microsoft was born in a
garage. Why don't you design a word processing application in your garage
or similiar small space that satisfies all of your tastes and requirement
and market it? If you pull it off and there really are millions of users
and thousands of companies that feel the same as you then your fortune is
made.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies react
as you have done, since apparently that is the only thing that will
persuade the people at Microsoft what a hideous catastrophe Word 2007
is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have
been using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand
that I will have to learn this software to be competitive in todays
workforce but I don't like it. I've spent years learning how to
manipulate software via menus and now I have to relearn how to do it
via ribbons (which is a fancy word for "over sized tool bar.") I'm
going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool
bar for 2007 could someone program an interface for language
compatibility with .NET for VB6? I think this would be something a
lot of people would be interested in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It
includes what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus
one that lets you customize the menus, create your own toolbars,
and add your own macros and AutoText. The toolbar can also be
floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including
where the toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume
licenses. And you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's
$29.00 (those folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17
2005) http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)





  #8  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 08:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Cicely Waldrop
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Posts: 6
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Hi Greg,

If you don't mind I would like to see your Word customizations. Could
you please send it to ?

Thanks so very much

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Maxey ]
Posted At: Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:09 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.word.newusers
Conversation: FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus
Subject: FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007 is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a broken
record.

I am not thrilled by it either, but there are many features that I like
and
the more I use it my initial ire continues to diminish. I have spent a
little time playing with RibbonX custimaztion and while I am far from
proficient, I have been able to create some custom tabs and I am
actually
quite satisfied with the result. I sent you an e-mail (or tried)
offering
to send you a sample document with some simple ribbon cusotomizations.
I
will still do that if you are interested.

Do you have a garage? If I recall correctly, Microsoft was born in a
garage. Why don't you design a word processing application in your
garage
or similiar small space that satisfies all of your tastes and
requirement
and market it? If you pull it off and there really are millions of
users
and thousands of companies that feel the same as you then your fortune
is
made.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies react
as you have done, since apparently that is the only thing that will
persuade the people at Microsoft what a hideous catastrophe Word 2007
is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have
been using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand
that I will have to learn this software to be competitive in todays
workforce but I don't like it. I've spent years learning how to
manipulate software via menus and now I have to relearn how to do it
via ribbons (which is a fancy word for "over sized tool bar.") I'm
going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool
bar for 2007 could someone program an interface for language
compatibility with .NET for VB6? I think this would be something a
lot of people would be interested in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It
includes what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus
one that lets you customize the menus, create your own toolbars,
and add your own macros and AutoText. The toolbar can also be
floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including
where the toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume
licenses. And you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's
$29.00 (those folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17
2005) http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)



  #9  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 08:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Larry
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Posts: 151
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

That's a cheap shot, Greg, and it's beside the point. I'm not a software
designer. My criticisms of the Word 2007 monstrosity stand.

Hey, if MS created two alternative versions of Word, one for people who
really like the design of Word 2007 and really enjoy spending months
figuring out how to use it, and one for people who expect a basic product
into which they've invested years of their lives to remain in existence,
then I'd have no problem with that.

Larry



"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007 is
clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a broken
record.

I am not thrilled by it either, but there are many features that I like

and
the more I use it my initial ire continues to diminish. I have spent a
little time playing with RibbonX custimaztion and while I am far from
proficient, I have been able to create some custom tabs and I am actually
quite satisfied with the result. I sent you an e-mail (or tried) offering
to send you a sample document with some simple ribbon cusotomizations. I
will still do that if you are interested.

Do you have a garage? If I recall correctly, Microsoft was born in a
garage. Why don't you design a word processing application in your garage
or similiar small space that satisfies all of your tastes and requirement
and market it? If you pull it off and there really are millions of users
and thousands of companies that feel the same as you then your fortune is
made.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies react
as you have done, since apparently that is the only thing that will
persuade the people at Microsoft what a hideous catastrophe Word 2007
is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have
been using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand
that I will have to learn this software to be competitive in todays
workforce but I don't like it. I've spent years learning how to
manipulate software via menus and now I have to relearn how to do it
via ribbons (which is a fancy word for "over sized tool bar.") I'm
going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool
bar for 2007 could someone program an interface for language
compatibility with .NET for VB6? I think this would be something a
lot of people would be interested in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here. It
includes what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version), plus
one that lets you customize the menus, create your own toolbars,
and add your own macros and AutoText. The toolbar can also be
floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including
where the toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume
licenses. And you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's
$29.00 (those folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17
2005) http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)




  #10  
Old April 22nd, 2007, 09:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
Greg Maxey
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Posts: 290
Default FYI Word 2007 users who must have menus

Larry,

I don't see anything cheap in the shot at all. Of course that is my opinion
and it differs from yours.

My point remains that anyone that has been reading your posts recently is
fully aware that you don't like Word2007. To continue the diatribe is well
.... sounding like a broken record. Again this is just my opinion. Your
endless grousing about Word2007 here in this formum is not going to bring
back the old UI.

You have other options. Designing your own software was just one of them.

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
That's a cheap shot, Greg, and it's beside the point. I'm not a
software designer. My criticisms of the Word 2007 monstrosity stand.

Hey, if MS created two alternative versions of Word, one for people
who really like the design of Word 2007 and really enjoy spending
months figuring out how to use it, and one for people who expect a
basic product into which they've invested years of their lives to
remain in existence, then I'd have no problem with that.

Larry



"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
Larry,

I have read many of your posts and your disappointment with Word2007
is clearly evident. To be blunt you are beginning to sound like a
broken record.

I am not thrilled by it either, but there are many features that I
like and the more I use it my initial ire continues to diminish. I
have spent a little time playing with RibbonX custimaztion and while
I am far from proficient, I have been able to create some custom
tabs and I am actually quite satisfied with the result. I sent you
an e-mail (or tried) offering to send you a sample document with
some simple ribbon cusotomizations. I will still do that if you are
interested.

Do you have a garage? If I recall correctly, Microsoft was born in a
garage. Why don't you design a word processing application in your
garage or similiar small space that satisfies all of your tastes and
requirement and market it? If you pull it off and there really are
millions of users and thousands of companies that feel the same as
you then your fortune is made.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


Larry wrote:
Here's hoping that millions of users and thousands of companies
react as you have done, since apparently that is the only thing
that will persuade the people at Microsoft what a hideous
catastrophe Word 2007 is.

Larry




"CS Hayes" wrote in message
...
FYI again

I am not very interested in old tool bars for new programs. I have
been using 2007 trial and sadly I'm not impressed. I do understand
that I will have to learn this software to be competitive in todays
workforce but I don't like it. I've spent years learning how to
manipulate software via menus and now I have to relearn how to do
it via ribbons (which is a fancy word for "over sized tool bar.")
I'm going to go to 2003 on my system once the trial runs out.

Here is an interesting idea: since someone can program a new tool
bar for 2007 could someone program an interface for language
compatibility with .NET for VB6? I think this would be something a
lot of people would be interested in.
--
Chris Hayes
Still a beginner (only 12 years)


"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi Chris,

And there's a more sophisticated tool that's just come out here.
It includes what the Chinese is offering (the "Lite" version),
plus one that lets you customize the menus, create your own
toolbars, and add your own macros and AutoText. The toolbar can
also be floated.

What's more, you can save each set of customizations - including
where the toolbars are located - in individual documents.

It costs 19.95 for a single license, with discounts for volume
licenses. And you can get 5% off by using the coupon code MVPCINDY

http://www.toolbartoggle.com

For those of you who must have the drop down menus fear no more.

A chinese developer has created an Add In for Office and it's
$29.00 (those folks are becoming quite the capitalists...)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130635/article.html

Where there's a need there's a dollar.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17
2005) http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)



 




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