Bob, Yes, there is a plug-in to give you the old menus, but I've heard that it's not exactly the same. Perhaps the key combinations don't work like they used to or else the single-letter navigation through the menus. It's called 'Classic Menus for Office'. I just continued to struggle with the ribbons and with time and persistence have reach a point where I can actually find what I'm looking for in the correct location, a majority of the time. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Logue To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 23:13 Subject: Office 2007? Thinking about buying Office 2007 Home and Student. Do I have to buy the plugin that gets around the ribbon controll? I've been getting by with free editors but they don't have features I sometimes need. Bob