Editor's review
This software tool provides the classic style menu on the ribbon style menu of the 2010 version of the MS Office products.
The ribbon menu poses couple of challenges for the users who graduate to it now. First of these is the difficulty in finding the features you have been using. The ribbon style being so different, it could be quite a stress finding what you know already. The second challenge is to find new features of the 2010 version. This can pose a challenge for the 2007 version users too, where the ribbon was in use. This tool additionally retains the features of the 2003 and 2007 versions which were removed by MS in the 2010 version. For each of the ribbon items, instead of the whole context changing, you get a drop down list in the classic style for you to pick and click the specific item you want.
The interface is no more difficult or easier than the existing one. You get the variation mentioned above to get you familiar with the features available in each tab of the ribbon. At a personal level it lets you gradually adjust to the new style. After a time, one could hope to switch over completely. In an enterprise situation too, when the new version is deployed, users can be given this option to getting used to the new set up. Administrators can deploy the solution quite easily. You have several versions suited for the MS Office products. This is a very useful and handy tool for upgrading to the 2010 versions of the MS Office products.
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