[Brett Weiss]

I have a series of files that I open and modify frequently. Under Word 2003,
I wrote macros opening each, and collected them in a separate menu item. I'd
like to have the same functionality available in Word 2007, but don't see a
way to add a drop down list to the ribbon. Is there a way to do this?

(FWIW, I find the ribbon counter-intuitive, dumbed-down, and a royal PITA to
deal with. It takes me twice as long to do things as it used to. Will
repeated usage shorten this time? Probably. But it bothers me that MS has
decided that it knows better than I do about how I want to create, format,
and print a document, and that the program chooses what tools I want to do
these things (and hides those that it thinks I don't want to use, making them
virtually inaccessible.) It is just about impossible to find something that
isn't under one of the tabs.)

Brett

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

You are in for the long haul...
There is no easy way to do this. I suggest you start reading at
http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize and after you read this, go to
the RibbonX Portal there. The RibbonCustomizer add-in I am offering
there won't help you with your macro question, but it might help you
structure the tabs the way you like them.
The RibbonX Portal isn't as complete yet as I want it to be, but I'll
work on that in the next few days.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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http://pschmid.net
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Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
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RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
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"Brett Weiss" wrote in message
:

I have a series of files that I open and modify frequently. Under Word 2003,
I wrote macros opening each, and collected them in a separate menu item. I'd
like to have the same functionality available in Word 2007, but don't see a
way to add a drop down list to the ribbon. Is there a way to do this?

(FWIW, I find the ribbon counter-intuitive, dumbed-down, and a royal PITA to
deal with. It takes me twice as long to do things as it used to. Will
repeated usage shorten this time? Probably. But it bothers me that MS has
decided that it knows better than I do about how I want to create, format,
and print a document, and that the program chooses what tools I want to do
these things (and hides those that it thinks I don't want to use, making them
virtually inaccessible.) It is just about impossible to find something that
isn't under one of the tabs.)

Brett

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Brett Weiss" wrote in message
...
I have a series of files that I open and modify frequently. Under Word
2003,
I wrote macros opening each, and collected them in a separate menu item.
I'd
like to have the same functionality available in Word 2007, but don't see
a
way to add a drop down list to the ribbon. Is there a way to do this?

(FWIW, I find the ribbon counter-intuitive, dumbed-down, and a royal PITA
to
deal with. It takes me twice as long to do things as it used to. Will
repeated usage shorten this time? Probably. But it bothers me that MS has
decided that it knows better than I do about how I want to create, format,
and print a document, and that the program chooses what tools I want to do
these things (and hides those that it thinks I don't want to use, making
them
virtually inaccessible.) It is just about impossible to find something
that
isn't under one of the tabs.)

Brett

[Brett Weiss]

So there is no way to add or remove tabs, or to add or remove the palatte of
options that MS chose to include in them? Absolutely amazing (and very
disappointing)!

Thank you for the recommendation to your program. I'll take a look at it.

Brett

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:

You are in for the long haul...
There is no easy way to do this. I suggest you start reading at
http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize and after you read this, go to
the RibbonX Portal there. The RibbonCustomizer add-in I am offering
there won't help you with your macro question, but it might help you
structure the tabs the way you like them.
The RibbonX Portal isn't as complete yet as I want it to be, but I'll
work on that in the next few days.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

"Brett Weiss" wrote in message
:

I have a series of files that I open and modify frequently. Under Word 2003,
I wrote macros opening each, and collected them in a separate menu item. I'd
like to have the same functionality available in Word 2007, but don't see a
way to add a drop down list to the ribbon. Is there a way to do this?

(FWIW, I find the ribbon counter-intuitive, dumbed-down, and a royal PITA to
deal with. It takes me twice as long to do things as it used to. Will
repeated usage shorten this time? Probably. But it bothers me that MS has
decided that it knows better than I do about how I want to create, format,
and print a document, and that the program chooses what tools I want to do
these things (and hides those that it thinks I don't want to use, making them
virtually inaccessible.) It is just about impossible to find something that
isn't under one of the tabs.)

Brett

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

There is no way except if
a) you learn RibbonX
b) you get a third party add-in.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

"Brett Weiss" wrote in message
:

So there is no way to add or remove tabs, or to add or remove the palatte of
options that MS chose to include in them? Absolutely amazing (and very
disappointing)!

Thank you for the recommendation to your program. I'll take a look at it.

Brett

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:

You are in for the long haul...
There is no easy way to do this. I suggest you start reading at
http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize and after you read this, go to
the RibbonX Portal there. The RibbonCustomizer add-in I am offering
there won't help you with your macro question, but it might help you
structure the tabs the way you like them.
The RibbonX Portal isn't as complete yet as I want it to be, but I'll
work on that in the next few days.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

"Brett Weiss" wrote in message
:

I have a series of files that I open and modify frequently. Under Word 2003,
I wrote macros opening each, and collected them in a separate menu item. I'd
like to have the same functionality available in Word 2007, but don't see a
way to add a drop down list to the ribbon. Is there a way to do this?

(FWIW, I find the ribbon counter-intuitive, dumbed-down, and a royal PITA to
deal with. It takes me twice as long to do things as it used to. Will
repeated usage shorten this time? Probably. But it bothers me that MS has
decided that it knows better than I do about how I want to create, format,
and print a document, and that the program chooses what tools I want to do
these things (and hides those that it thinks I don't want to use, making them
virtually inaccessible.) It is just about impossible to find something that
isn't under one of the tabs.)

Brett