Menus are out in the next version of Microsoft Office
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft will try to extend the dominance of its two biggest software franchises with a set of significantly redesigned Office programs to be released in conjunction with the next Windows operating system.
Microsoft showed the next version of its widely used Office productivity software for the first time Tuesday -- revealing a new approach that abandons the standard drop-down menus in favor of a "ribbon" that presents the commands in a thick strip across the top of the window in such programs as Word and Excel.