MS Word Question -- about templates

[Dan Goldstein]

While the uncustomizable ribbon is an affront to many of us, it will
apparently be possible to define ALT key shortcuts that reference the
missing menus. So, for example, you'll be able to customize Word 2007 so
that ALT,O,S still brings up the Style dialog box from pre-Task Pane
versions of Word.

This was stated on the Word-PC list by the inestimable (and now
reclusive) Word MVP Steve Hudson, back in September 2006. Can anyone
with Office 2007 try this out and say if it's true?

Thanks,

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan West
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:34 AM
> To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: RE: MS Word Question -- about templates
> 
> > Jonathan, have you had a look at Office 2007 yet?  From the looks of
> > things, this kind of customization is going to be difficult to
> > impossible to accomplish with the new version.
> >
> 
> Yes I have, though not in as much detail yet as I would want. 
> Effectively, customizing the ribbon, (except for adding buttons 
> to the Quick Access toolbar immediately below) will either 
> require developer knowledge to design the XML that defines the 
> toolbar for a template, or the use of a third-party utility 
> to do the job for you. Word MVP Patrick Schmid has created a
> RibbonCustomizer add-in. I have not yet had a chance to play 
> with it, but I suspect it will become an essential tool for 
> those who have to customize the UI for any Office application.
> 

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