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Thrax
15 Apr 2009, 6:22pm
Mainstream XP and Office 2003 support retired (http://icrontic.com/news/mainstream-xp-and-office-2003-support-retired)
Buddy J
15 Apr 2009, 6:49pm
Right. Win 7 is where it's at.
Mt_Goat
15 Apr 2009, 8:05pm
Right. Win 7 is where it's at.

While I feel that XP is still useful I do agree that Win 7 is the new standard on the block.

But I absolutely HATE Office 2007!
Zuntar
15 Apr 2009, 9:12pm
I am getting used to office 2007; I don't hate it though. I do actually like some parts of it, but I must admit though it is S L O W on an older machine.
Cyclonite
15 Apr 2009, 9:26pm
*Shrug* I like 2007.
QCH
15 Apr 2009, 9:48pm
Office 2007 has been on my Pc for over a year so I am comfortable now.
Gargoyle
15 Apr 2009, 10:05pm
I'm still bitter about the Ribbon UI not being optional, and the new file formats existing at all.
Thrax
15 Apr 2009, 10:15pm
^ this.
Buddy J
15 Apr 2009, 10:16pm
.docx is the bane of my existence.
NiGHTS
16 Apr 2009, 7:38am
.docx is my only complaint, too. The ribbon is so much better than the old standard menu system - take the time to use it and it'll pay dividends.
FelixDeSouze
16 Apr 2009, 10:37am
.docx sucks -- you can make .doc default but for 'Non-technical' people, it's a friggin nightmare!
Gargoyle
16 Apr 2009, 6:13pm
.docx is my only complaint, too. The ribbon is so much better than the old standard menu system - take the time to use it and it'll pay dividends.

I've been using it and still don't like it. But my biggest complaint is the amount of room it takes up on a notebook screen. I don't understand why people are designing things with horizontal bars when everyone is moving to wide screens. Or why they increased the amount of real estate the humble menu bar takes up at all, regardless of orientation.
Annes
16 Apr 2009, 6:52pm
I've been using it and still don't like it. But my biggest complaint is the amount of room it takes up on a notebook screen. I don't understand why people are designing things with horizontal bars when everyone is moving to wide screens. Or why they increased the amount of real estate the humble menu bar takes up at all, regardless of orientation.

You can minimize the ribbon by double-clicking one of the headers, that should free up a bit more space.
QCH
16 Apr 2009, 7:46pm
You can minimize the ribbon by double-clicking one of the headers, that should free up a bit more space.Yep... what she said. :D
Gargoyle
16 Apr 2009, 8:37pm
You can minimize the ribbon by double-clicking one of the headers, that should free up a bit more space.

Yeah, I'm doing that because the space is precious, but it's still annoying since this compromise doesn't simply make the Ribbon smaller, it hides the controls from my screen. The old system gave me all my commonly-used controls from all of the categories on one bar.
Annes
16 Apr 2009, 9:36pm
You can put all of your commonly-used controls onto the Quick Access Toolbar, place the toolbar under the minimized ribbon, and now using Office 2007 is just as fast (if not faster) than using Office 2003. That's what I've done, at least.
Thrax
16 Apr 2009, 10:25pm
http://icrontic.com/downloads/ubitmenu-cans-ribbon-in-office-07
Gargoyle
16 Apr 2009, 11:18pm
You can put all of your commonly-used controls onto the Quick Access Toolbar, place the toolbar under the minimized ribbon, and now using Office 2007 is just as fast (if not faster) than using Office 2003. That's what I've done, at least.

http://icrontic.com/downloads/ubitmenu-cans-ribbon-in-office-07

Awesome, thanks both of you!

Now I just need to get our admins to get persistent profiles in our computer lab or install UBitMenu. I'll definitely do one of these for my home desktop, though. :thumbsup: