Microsoft rolls up Office ribbon
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the "ribbon" system took up too much screen space.
Office 2007 had ditched the traditional drop-down menu approach of most Windows applications in favor of the ribbon, which displays functions in new categories such as Home, Insert and Mailing in a strip across the top of the screen.
Microsoft said the new interface would make it easier for people to access the wide range of features in applications such as Word, Excel and Access.