Using Your Old Menus in Word 2007
The Ribbon interface in Office 2007 is okay, but when I'm under the gun to get something done, I don't want to spend time figuring out the new way.
I was thinking about writing some macros to re-create the Word 2003 menus in Word 2007. No need! Former MVP Charles Steinhardt has commericalized Toolbar Toggle to replicate the menus and toolbars from earlier versions of Word and Excel.
Interesting to note that it appears to use Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) and therefore requires the .NET runtime (included in the installer). The techniques involved would make a great article!
Anyway, for less than $20 you can get back your Office productivity while learning the latest and greatest as you have time.
Check it out at http://www.toolbartoggle.com/ .