Thursday 7 May 2009

Office 2007 users: are you struggling to find features in the new ribbon menus? Then this is for you:

UBitMenu adds classic menu to Microsoft Office 2007
UBitMenu is a simple way for professional Microsoft® Office users to get accustomed to the new ribbon based interface of Office 2007 without any performance loss.


See here for more info and to download: http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/

If it simplifies your work then convince your boss to buy the commercial version! ($13.50 plus ~$0.88 per user)

It will emulate/activate the Office 2003 menu in Word 2007, Excel 2007 and Powerpoint 2007.

If you have spent agonizing minutes trying to find features in Word, Excel or PowerPoint ribbons that would have been at your finger tips in Office 2003 you will soon appreciate UBitMenu, especially when you have to finish an important document under time pressure.

UBitMenu does not hide the ribbon interface, but adds the classic menu as a new ribbon.

Gradually you will realize that many functions are easier to handle using Office 2007 ribbons. Microsoft® has done a good job there.

UBitMenu Advantages:
  • based on standard Microsoft® Office-AddIn technology
  • contains no active code elements (no virus scanner hassle)
  • no VSTO or .NET-environment or configuration needed
  • no dependenciesextremely small file size
  • no impact on performance

1 comment:

  1. Here's another page that might help you.
    Hover over the Office 2003 icon and this will tell you hwere the function appears in Office 2007:
    http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/asstvid.aspx?assetid=XT100766331033&vwidth=1044&vheight=788&type=flash&CTT=11&Origin=HA100744321033

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