If they could provide the same functionality in the classic menus/toolbars
as they do with the Ribbon then there wouldn't have been a need to create
the Ribbon in the first place. :-)
The old UI was designed for the 80s, back when there was around only 1/4 of
the commands in the application, plus the Ribbon offers more than a list of
menus and such to choose from. While there are add-ins available that
provide the old UI, if you use an add-in instead of the Ribbon you lose out
on the new functionality - they only provide the commands that were in the
previous versions - and other than the advantages of the new file type
you're not gaining much by upgrading in the first place.
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"JP" wrote in message
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Why not give the user the capability to use the old menus or the ribbon?
Like
you do in the operating systems (classic v.s. XP). Pretty simple, huh?