In 2010 you can't copy whole groups. If you copy individual commands you cannot recreate the original layout.
I've seen a related tip about 2013. To get rid of the 1960 design, mainframe style UPPER CASE tab names you can create custom tabs. I just found that 2013 DOES allow you to copy whole groups from existing tabs. YAY!
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I re-read the tip and found a better way.
Right click on the default tab name, select "Rename", and append a blank space to the end of the current (lowercase in the editor) name. When you return to the app you don't see the space and name reverts to upper and lower case! Yay again!
Right click on the default tab name, select "Rename", and append a blank space to the end of the current (lowercase in the editor) name. When you return to the app you don't see the space and name reverts to upper and lower case! Yay again!
since I've found the MS Office (MSO) ribbon uses more actions to use than the old style menu I don't use MSO but use Libre Office as it has the same look and feel of the old MSO and is free to boot. Also, unlike MSO, it even opens all the older .doc formats without screwing them over.
Libre Office isn't MS Office, that's why. And not everyone likes Libre Office or Open Office or other brands of office suites simply because they're incompatible with MS Office. Regardless of how I feel about MS Office, I have no choice but to use it: all my clients use it and I need to be able to edit their MS Office docs without screwing up the formatting, which cannot be done when using other office suites to edit MS Word files.
Irrelevant posts about topics other than MS Office aren't welcome and aren't helpful. They just demonstrate that you're a cheap troll.
Irrelevant posts about topics other than MS Office aren't welcome and aren't helpful. They just demonstrate that you're a cheap troll.
the few format areas it's incompatible are less than the amount of incompatibility that exists between several versions of Microsoft Office. Even so, the only time the incompatibility shows is minor formatting when you send a file from one to the other without saving it in the specified MS Office variant the other person uses - and then you get the exact same format problems between MS Office versions anyway. For the majority of organisations if they used Libre Office within their organisation as a whole there would be no significant compatibility issues to worry about as they would only come when sending a file electronically out of the organisation as a MS Word document.
Not everyone is aware there are options outside MS Office due the MS advertising. Also, bot everyone wants the ribbon and have significant issue with moving to the ribbon based versions of office. I know of two large worldwide organisations that have dumped MS Office simply because it was causing way too much trouble for the staff. They switched to Open Office and then Libre Office and have had no compatibility issues at all. In fact, the one area they expected problems has not occurred due to the fact they switched and now use the Open Document formats as their default as many European organisations now use the Open Document formats as default and MS Office has evidenced issues in that area.
Not everyone is aware there are options outside MS Office due the MS advertising. Also, bot everyone wants the ribbon and have significant issue with moving to the ribbon based versions of office. I know of two large worldwide organisations that have dumped MS Office simply because it was causing way too much trouble for the staff. They switched to Open Office and then Libre Office and have had no compatibility issues at all. In fact, the one area they expected problems has not occurred due to the fact they switched and now use the Open Document formats as their default as many European organisations now use the Open Document formats as default and MS Office has evidenced issues in that area.
It's not for everyone - not many businesses I know use it - but you can't complain about the price. I highly recommend it for home users - it will do anything a typical home user needs to and it's free. No need to shell out $250+ for a program that eats your hard drive and can't function unless attached to the Internet.
I use MS Office every day. It is the standard. But I REALLY don't care for the ribbon. I spend more time switching tabs on the ribbon than I used to spend using the drop-down menus. And it takes up less screen real estate (which on a 14" laptop is a big deal). Give me back the old menu, PLEASE!
I use MS Office every day. It is the standard. But I REALLY don't care for the ribbon. I spend more time switching tabs on the ribbon than I used to spend using the drop-down menus. And it takes up less screen real estate (which on a 14" laptop is a big deal). Give me back the old menu, PLEASE!
I have always hated the ribbon and was exceedingly grateful for Classic Menu and Classic menu helper to return to office 2003 a clip from their web site shows below. I guess I qualify as a 70 year old Luddite
Shows classic menus and tool bars on ribbon of Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013.
You won't need training after upgrading to Office 2010/2013. Save training costs.
All new commands of Office 2010 and 2013 have been added into the classic user interface.
It is easy to deploy in your enterprise or organization. Supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2010 and 2013.
Supports all languages that supported by Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013.
Shows classic menus and tool bars on ribbon of Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013.
You won't need training after upgrading to Office 2010/2013. Save training costs.
All new commands of Office 2010 and 2013 have been added into the classic user interface.
It is easy to deploy in your enterprise or organization. Supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2010 and 2013.
Supports all languages that supported by Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013.
I use LibreOffice, OpenOffice and Microsoft Office (2010) on Windows and Linux.
Compatibility *is* an issue and not with "far-out" stuff either. If you are making fairly basic files it is fine, but once you get into any advanced features or some layout controls it is hit-or-miss. Don't get me wrong, I am happy there is competition that some people can use, and even Google Docs is an alternative depending on what you are doing with it. I use it frequently.
There are features, though, in MS Office that the free (as in "freedom") do not offer that Microsoft does. In 2-3 clicks I can take any screenshot or clipping of a screenshot (website, image, programs, etc.) and place it into a Microsoft Office file plus edit (crop, overlay drawing shapes, boarder effects, etc.) while with Open/LibreOffice I have to go into a separate program to grab the snapshot. and the flexibility within the program is lacking and clunky.
Would I like it if LibreOffice was more powerful and Microsoft Office-like? Yes. Would I pay for Microsoft Office on Linux? Yes. But until either happens, I'll prefer Microsoft Office 2010 at this point.
Compatibility *is* an issue and not with "far-out" stuff either. If you are making fairly basic files it is fine, but once you get into any advanced features or some layout controls it is hit-or-miss. Don't get me wrong, I am happy there is competition that some people can use, and even Google Docs is an alternative depending on what you are doing with it. I use it frequently.
There are features, though, in MS Office that the free (as in "freedom") do not offer that Microsoft does. In 2-3 clicks I can take any screenshot or clipping of a screenshot (website, image, programs, etc.) and place it into a Microsoft Office file plus edit (crop, overlay drawing shapes, boarder effects, etc.) while with Open/LibreOffice I have to go into a separate program to grab the snapshot. and the flexibility within the program is lacking and clunky.
Would I like it if LibreOffice was more powerful and Microsoft Office-like? Yes. Would I pay for Microsoft Office on Linux? Yes. But until either happens, I'll prefer Microsoft Office 2010 at this point.
Move the QAT so it appears below the Ribbon. Then minimize the Ribbon which gives you back the real estate the ribbon occupies except for the Tabs. Then put the tools you use on a regular basis on the QAT. Let the QAT stretch all the way across your screen if it needs to. I think the Ribbon and the QAT are the best, easiest to use "toolbars" ever. It may take you a few minutes to set them exactly the way you want them to be but at least you have the complete flexibility to customize it for your work. Menus? You can have them!
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