Microsoft Word 2007 classic look and feel option - how?

I agree this UI is purely cosmetic. There is minimal value to the user. Looks like Microsoft designers just trying to validate their jobs. I wonder what user research was undertaken to come up with this unfriendly interface? Bring back the classic view!

I completely agree, the new look and feel in NOT VERY GOOD at all. Please bring back the old CLASSIC LOOK AND FEEL for all of the Office 2007 applications.

The calendar in Outlook just looks horrible.  The "glassy" look just makes it too busy and difficult to read.  What is so wrong with letting us use a simpler-looking interface.  Microsoft is trying to cater to all the stupid people who are just impressed with shiny things.

Indeed, MS 1) doesn't care to satisfy current users, 2) doesn't care to listen to its users and 3) only drives what it feels is important yet only doing so product by product and having inconsistent UI, etc.

 Take the fact that it has gone away from the typical "File, View, Tools, " etc bar at the top of the program yet it still remains permissive amongst its newer applications, mainly VISTA or even Visual Studio.  This shows a complete lack of overall consistency in MS programming.  If they thought it was so great, then why doesn't Vista have the same Icon in the left corner of My computer, etc?  Because it only fits Office applications thus creating confusion and newer learning curve.  

I have had to use office 2007 at my college for the last 3 weeks and I still hate it.  I am more productive at home with OFfice XP as my common tools are in the bar and I do not have to click a tab to get to them.

The new design is flashy but totally unnecessary. I have used both the writing and drawing applications of Word 2003 extensively and found them straightforward and easy. Now I'm searching for every little icon and it takes me far longer to do my work. The functionality has not improved, so why did they bother? Form before function? More like flash before function. LDHK

Probably the biggest joke is if you search for "classic menus" for Office, excel, etc.  It leads you to microsoft's site.  You then find a link to download fixes to alter the appearance, but what's this?!?!  It's a vendor, and they want your $$$$$!!!! 

Oh, what's that you ask?  Oh yes, I think I WILL stay with Openoffice.  /me counts money saved, enjoys decades old functionality...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it Microsoft.  Want to improve the productivity of today's workplace?  Why not try concentrating on the real threats to productivity - viruses, spam, and my favorite - spyware (To the creator of smitfraud - burn in hell)  Oh, but now that you have Windows Defender, and will most likely begin to cash in on that, I guess it pays to maintain a steady flow of the true threats.

I have never bought Word, or the like, I've had it bundled with new computers, etc.  and yet I find myself always just leaving it on, in case I run into some file saved where OpenOffice can't open it, but I find myself 99.9% of the time in Openoffice Writer, while Word collects digital dust.  Now, if only everyone started saving in .odt, I think Word might slowly fade into the ether...