[Aalaan]

Totally agree. The same thing happened with a fantastic development system
known as vb6 (to my mind Microsft's finest creation ever), which grew
gradually out of earlier versions and retained backward compatability. Now
M$ have brought out what they still call 'Visual Basic' and it doesn't bear
the slightest similarity to what went before. They will no longer sell the
old one. Millions of developers Worldwide have thrown away years of effort.

"Larry" wrote in message
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So you can't have your own customized toolbars displayed by default, you'd
first have to open the Add-ins tab of the ribbon to get to those
toolbars???

This is unbelievable. MS has simply turned Word into a different
application.

People have a way of working, including customizations that they may have
taken years developing and are very accustomed to, and now all that must
be
junked and we must start over at a kindergarten level.

This is truly horrific. This is the fruit of the Gates cult of innovation
for the sake of innovation. Innovation is the god, and they don't care
about the actual impact of these innovations on actual users.