Office XP

[Fyron]

The file menu in Office XP looks like this:

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1043222938.jpg

I hate that. Can I make it look like normal windows, like this?

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1043222954.jpg

[ January 22, 2003, 08:11: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Wizarc]

Hmmm...rejection to change...I see.

But looking if possible.

[ January 22, 2003, 09:03: Message edited by: Wizarc ]

[Fyron]

No, rejection of ridiculous changes. I like how the 95 and on Versions of office look more than the 3.x Versions. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[DavidG]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
No, rejection of ridiculous changes. I like how the 95 and on Versions of office look more than the 3.x Versions. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Gosh if MS didn't change the look of every new product how would the foolish masses know it was new and they had to shell out more cash?

[dogscoff]

Fyron, I seem to remember you telling me you'd never ever go near an XP machine, and that you'd just install some other OS if presented with one...

[DavidG]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Fyron, I seem to remember you telling me you'd never ever go near an XP machine, and that you'd just install some other OS if presented with one...<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well that is Office XP's look. It could be an OS other that Windows XP

[Ed Kolis]

{types "windows 95 style menus" into office assistant}

Nope, no intelligent life on this planet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Fyron]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Fyron, I seem to remember you telling me you'd never ever go near an XP machine, and that you'd just install some other OS if presented with one...<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Office XP has nothing to do with Winblows XP. I won't install Winblows XP, but you can have Office XP installed without it without problem.

[Kamog]

The old style menu definitely looks better than the new XP menu. I'm running Office 2000 under Windows XP, and the Office is OK but I don't like the XP... but at least you can put the Windows XP into the 'classic' menu mode to make it look somewhat normal. Sorry, don't know how to fix the Office XP...

[couslee]

My new computer came with Windows XP for the OS. It's too candy imo. with little bubble boxes popping up everywhere like i am reading an interactice comic book. I keep waiting for Dr Seuse to run out on the screen and say
See file,
See file run,
See file r ,

[dumbluck]

Not another XP bashing thread. I thought you all got that out of your systems with the Last one...

[Krsqk]

I checked my menus, and they're all standard Windows style. You've probably already done this, but try:
1) Right-click on the desktop
2) Choose Properties
3) Choose the Appearance tab
4) Change "Windows and buttons" to "Windows Classic style"
5) Change "Color scheme" to "Windows Classic"

Of course, not owning Office XP, I might not know about any special settings it might have.

[geoschmo]

I don't see what the difference is that is causing you so much pain. You want the grey instead of the white? Is that it? They look pretty much the same to me. Obviosly they aren't exactly the same, I can see they are different. But the difeerence seems insignificant to me.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Phoenix-D]

Geo: other than the fact that the menus are twice as big for no apparent reason? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Phoenix-D

[Fyron]

There is a rather significant difference in how office XP looks compared to 2000.

Dumbluck, the point wasn't to bash XP, just to try to get office XP to look like a normal windows application, and not what it looks like.

[ January 23, 2003, 19:15: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Quikngruvn]

Fyron, are there any Most Recently Used files in the bottom of the File menu? I don't have Office XP, but I just checked Word 2K, and the File menu is as wide as the longest Most Recently Used file's entry. Is there an option to not display Most Recently Used Files (or set it to zero)?

[edit] Nearly forgot-- I couldn't find an answer to your question on Microsoft's Knowledge Base (http://support.microsoft.com).

Quikngruvn

[ January 24, 2003, 04:08: Message edited by: Quikngruvn ]

[Fyron]

It's not the width, so much as the poor look of the program in general. Each line of the menu is taller than necessary though.

[ January 24, 2003, 04:08: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

[Quikngruvn]

Right-click the Menu Bar and see if you can set menu options from there.

Quikngruvn