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ToolbarToggle (zip): ToolbarToggle is great for new users transitioning to Office2007 or for power users who want the freedom to use both the Ribbon and the toolbar together. Offering the functionality of Office 2007 with the familiarity of the Office 2003 toolbar, users have more options: Use both the toolbar and the...; Tags: Toolbar, ToolbarToggle, Ribbon; Software downloads 2008-02-18
Before You Tie a Ribbon Around the Operating Plan: Before tying a ribbon around the plan, there is a need to consider ten questions to assess and improve the effectiveness of the plan and planning process. An effective operating plan will help to ensure that the organization achieves the objectives for the coming year and beyond. Since the finance...; Tags: Plan, Ribbon, Financial Accounting, Finance; Webcasts 2007-12-18
What Happened to the Drawing Toolbar?: The Drawing toolbar is not available in most 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. The Ribbon, which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, replaces the Drawing toolbar and other toolbars and menus in some 2007 Office release programs. The Ribbon is designed to help the user quickly...; Tags: Toolbar, Microsoft Corp., Tab, Drawing Toolbar, Ribbon, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; White papers 2007-12-01
What Happened to the Insert Diagram or Organization Chart Button on the Drawing Toolbar?: The Insert Diagram or Organization Chart button on the Drawing toolbar is not available in most 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. In some 2007 Office release programs, the Ribbon, which is a part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface replaces the Drawing toolbar and other toolbars and menus. The...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Toolbar, Microsoft Corp., Tab, Ribbon; White papers 2007-12-01
You can customize the Ribbon in Office 2007: You can customize the Ribbon in Office 2007WTF? So buy more software to make the ribbon usable?WTF ... let me say that one more time, to emphasise and clarify that there really should be some greater out cry... W T F ??How are we as users just "letting" microsoft...; Tags: Word processors, WTF, ribbon, Microsoft Office, ToolbarToggle, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2007-03-05

Thurrott weighs in on Office 2007 and the Ribbon UI: Thurrott weighs in on Office 2007 and the Ribbon UIPoint taken - post updatedThanks Ross. Not sure how I missed that.MS are already sharing the Ribbon![i]"I don't see this happening. The Ribbon is a competitive advantage and IP asset for Microsoft. I don't see any likely scenario in which Microsoft...; Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office 2007, Thurrott, Ribbon UI, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, ribbon; Discussion threads 2007-01-28
British agency tells schools to avoid Vista: British agency tells schools to avoid VistaBritish agency tells schools to avoid VistaThe british agency must be crazy not to recommend Vista. Do they not realize what it will bring to the table? Its improved security alone is enough to upgrade for. Enhance graphics will make students...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Advertising & Promotion, ribbon, Microsoft Windows Vista, British agency, Free World, Microsoft Windows, agency; Discussion threads 2007-01-11
PC World picks Office 2007 as number one innovative product: PC World picks Office 2007 as number one innovative productYup, and his tools are excellent.Just what a power user would want.For Power Usershttp://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbonx/index.phpCustomize all you want....Innovative?They never came across WordPro which had the same idea - albeit in a dialog box rather than a "ribbon" and the tools and properties...; Tags: Patrick, Microsoft Office, ribbon, Microsoft Office 2007, PC World; Discussion threads 2006-12-28
DCS Calculator (zip): DCS Calculator is excellent replacement for Windows standard calculator. It offers more functions and displays each operation and results on ribbon. Can be transparent on button push. Enter of comment on each started calculator to describe calculation.; Tags: Ribbon, DCS Calculator, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2006-12-20
Let's Ride: Silver Buckle Stables (exe): Congratulations, you're the owner of a new horse farm, Silver Buckle Stables! Choose your horse, pick out your riding outfits and even accessorize your horse with saddles and ribbons. The competitions are tough, but practice hard at the corral to perfect your riding technique and you'll make it to the...; Tags: Horse, Ribbon, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2006-12-15
Microsoft offers a royalty-free license to the new Office UI: Microsoft offers a royalty-free license to the new Office UIGlad about this, but...I'm not sure exactly what their intellectual property is. Certainly, a ribbon made to look exactly like office is trying to mimic their UI and should be considered copyrighted "art". However, the actual functionality of a tab-based toolbar...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office UI, ribbon; Discussion threads 2006-11-21
2007 Microsoft Office System User Interface Design Guidelines: Preview: The layout of controls in the Ribbon changes when the width of the application window changes. When displayed on a large monitor, the Ribbon will adjust to show the "Large versions" of groups in the Ribbon. When displayed on a small monitor, or when the user chooses to manually reduce...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Ribbon, Application Window, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components; White papers 2006-11-20
Office 2007 Beta 2 TR - first impressions: Office 2007 Beta 2 TR - first impressionsIn addtion, Marc...... You should have included that this Beta 2 TR will only install on top of the Beta 2 that folks will need to purchase if they had not downloaded it and saved the install files from when it was free.Ignoring...; Tags: Word processors, Groupware, Enterprise software, SharePoint integration, ribbon, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SharePoint, Office 2007 Beta; Discussion threads 2006-09-17
Microsoft unveils the Quick Customize menu in Office 2007: Jensen Harris, Microsoft's prominent UI blogger, announced a new enhancement to the Quick Access Toolbar QAT in Office 2007 called the Quick Customize menu. This new drop-down menu contains one-click links to add the most commonly-used commands in each of the ribbon-enabled Office 2007 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and parts...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar; Blog posts 2006-09-12
Microsoft backs off on the ribbon In Office 2007: Microsoft backs off on the ribbon In Office 20072007 ribbon smaller than 2003 toolbar? Lie![marc]: "The fact is, it's smaller than the menu and toolbar setup in Office 2003 by 5-8 pixels."Marc, that's a damn lie and you know it. Check out the comparative screenhshot over at the Great Software...; Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, Outlook 2007, ribbon; Discussion threads 2006-08-25
Microsoft backs off on the ribbon In Office 2007: Lots of people commenting on Microsoft's decision to provide an auto-hide function for the new ribbon UI in 2007 Microsoft Office system (small "s"). Here's a techmeme permalink if you simply can't get enough of this kind of stuff. I don't have much to add except to say that...; Tags: ribbon; Blog posts 2006-08-25
What do you think of Office 2007?: What do you think of Office 2007?A few exceptions...Thanks, Jon.The old Office tenet of putting commonly used UI elements (e.g., Format Font) in several places is replaced by a philosophy that there's only one single place for everything, which further guarantees it's on a different tab.There are some exceptions. For...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Word processors, graphics, Microsoft Office 2007, ribbon, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2006-06-04
PowerPoint 2007 Beta 2 Screenshots: On May 23, 2006, Microsoft released the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 to the general public. This is the first chance the general public has had to test and evaluate the next version of Microsoft Office. According to Microsoft the Beta 2 release "contains all the functionality of the...; Tags: window, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, toolbar, PowerPoint 2007; Image galleries 2006-05-25
Excel 2007 Beta 2 Screenshots: On May 23, 2006, Microsoft released the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 to the general public. This is the first chance the general public has had to test and evaluate the next version of Microsoft Office. According to Microsoft the Beta 2 release "contains all the functionality of the...; Tags: window, image, Microsoft Corp., Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, toolbar; Image galleries 2006-05-24
Access 2007 Beta 2 Screenshots: On May 23, 2006, Microsoft released the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 to the general public. This is the first chance the general public has had to test and evaluate the next version of Microsoft Office. According to Microsoft the Beta 2 release "contains all the functionality of the...; Tags: window, image, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, toolbar, Access 2007; Image galleries 2006-05-24