It was confusing untill I got used to it. but think about it, every new version of Office has had some changes to the menus and tool bars that caused some confusion to users. If you look at the Office 2000 menus and compare them to the Office 2003 ones, you'll see what I mean. I will admit that when I first started using Office 2007 I hated the ribbons because I was used to looking through menus to find what I needed, but when I realized that everything was laid out right there in front of me, I started loving it. I also think that the ribbons make it easier for people to learn to use Office. I taught Office classes at a small college for years and when the ribbon came it seemed to me that my students (may of whom had never used Office before) caught on a lot faster and enjoyed learning more. Just my two cents!