Many people are still angry at Microsoft for eliminating the traditional menus in Word 2007, but I think that objectively, the ribbon is superior. It doesn't take long to find your away around, and ...

Not all of the tools on the Microsoft Word 2010 Ribbon are where you’d expect to find them, and some Word 2007 tools didn’t make it to the Ribbon at all. Luckily you can customize the Ribbon and ...

It isn't often that Microsoft earns a "brilliant" label from me. More often, it's grudging praise for one of its products or a backhanded compliment or two. Most recently, I asked if Office 2010 was ...

The Office Fluent UI changes the desktop paradigm -- and opinion is mixed as to whether that's a good thing Microsoft’s Office 2007, and to a lesser extent Vista, is bringing a radical change to the ...

As an Excel pro, I could use the old Excel 2003 menus with my eyes closed. I knew where commands were located. I knew the Alt shortcut keys for the commands that I used frequently. Alt+E+S+V was Edit, ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Office 2010 is a dazzlingly attractive upgrade, but ...

When Microsoft first revealed that the Explorer file manager would be outfitted with a ribbon-style toolbar in Windows 8, responses were loud, passionate, and frequently negative. The company recently ...