aaarrgghhh Office 2007

[Sysman]

why would you ever have that switched on? admittedly could cause confusion with it switched on but I have it off as default

Because that's how it comes as the default?

Apple are also guilty on this one.

[xoggoth]

Got used to it now and it's mostly logical with a few exceptions. Help is terrible though.

[AtW]

Decades of training for the old menu?

You're as thick as Milanbenes

There is (or was?) whole generation that was trained (sometimes from school) how to deal with MS word/Excel using menus.

I've used them since version 2.0 (for DOS), every single version up and I find this ribbon ******* totally unnatural, con-fusing, time wasting bulltulip of a solution - FFS there was NO need whatsoever for it.

[d000hg]

I find this ribbon ******* totally unnatural, con-fusing, time wasting bulltulip of a solution

You're just old and set in your ways. You're investing time into proving it's hard when it would take about an hour to get used to it if you weren't.

[Lockhouse]

There is (or was?) whole generation that was trained (sometimes from school) how to deal with MS word/Excel using menus.

I've used them since version 2.0 (for DOS), every single version up and I find this ribbon ******* totally unnatural, con-fusing, time wasting bulltulip of a solution - FFS there was NO need whatsoever for it.

Blimey, I agree with ATW. There's a first time for everything!

[MrMark]

You're just old and set in your ways. You're investing time into proving it's hard when it would take about an hour to get used to it if you weren't.

+1
I must admit to being confused. I would have thought that contractors, who claim to quickly adapt and become productive in new work environments, would be the last people to find a software upgrade hard to come to terms with. Seems I was wrong.

[Spacecadet]

There is (or was?) whole generation that was trained (sometimes from school) how to deal with MS word/Excel using menus.

I've used them since version 2.0 (for DOS), every single version up and I find this ribbon ******* totally unnatural, con-fusing, time wasting bulltulip of a solution - FFS there was NO need whatsoever for it.

You sound like one of those poor old dears who had to put 30 years of typing experience behind them when their boss decided to get them a computer

[d000hg]

You sound like one of those poor old dears who had to put 30 years of typing experience behind them when their boss decided to get them a computer

Exactly!

It's a mindset thing. You can realise you need to learn it regardless of liking it, in order to be productive. Or you can cut off your nose to spite your face by deliberately not understanding so that you 'prove' you are right about it being too hard.

With technology moving so fast, it's a slippery slope.

[pacharan]

Why didn't you use the option of retaining the old 2003 look and feel? That's what I did when I upgraded to Office 2007.

I've got 2010 now, and decided to get used to the ribbons. When I can't find a command I look it up in the Help.

That's all well and good but it gets really confusing when you find yourself alternating between different versions at home and at work.

I didn't think anyone used it anyhow. Everytime I've emailed a docx out, I always get a reply from the recipient telling me they can't open it. Every time without fail.

[Doggy Styles]

That's all well and good but it gets really confusing when you find yourself alternating between different versions at home and at work.

I elected to stick with the old interface when I got 2007 partly because all my customers were still using it (and still are - my current client is still using 2003!), and I have a high involvement in Word documents. I'm now curious to see how the new user interface can help productivity (once I'm up to speed with it).

I'm fine with the different set-up at home although, like others here, I'm not sure why Microsoft bothered as the old interface worked well.

I didn't think anyone used it anyhow. Everytime I've emailed a docx out, I always get a reply from the recipient telling me they can't open it. Every time without fail.

I assume you are referring to Office 2010 rather than the user interface. I'm now using 2010 at home, but I know most others aren't so I always send .doc. If anyone has 2010, they can still read it.