Microsoft's Ribbon Interface

Missing commands - Is there a simple way to use them

[PCInk]

Since my last computer broke, I have had to wave goodbye to Windows XP and Office 2003.

Now on Windows 7 and Office 2010 I have been forced onto the ribbon interface instead of menus and toolbars.

Right, here is the problem.

Perhaps I am using Outlook (as an example) and I want to use the command "Disable Scheduled Send/Receive".

This command is available in the customise ribbon dialogue box.

Do I really have to customise the ribbon to click this button, to then go back in and remove it from the ribbon because I don't want it there?

Or am I missing something? Is there an easy way to just select a command that isn't in the ribbon?

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

If you click the file tab (leftmost) on the ribbon then select "Options" > "Advanced" you will find the send/receive options button in there.

Is this what you are looking for?

[PCInk]

Thanks for your reply, I was using that as an example of a command I might want to use very rarely.

Another is Microsoft Word/Excel. I previously had one Macro in Excel. To record it again, do I seriously have to customise the ribbon to use "Record Macro"?

I only want to use it once and once only! Where can I select "Record Macro" without putting it on the ribbon, selecting it from there and then removing it from the ribbon?

Is there a list of all commands somewhere that you can just quickly access them?

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

I agree that some of this stuff is not very intuitive.

In this case if you click the View Menu in Word or Excel 2010 you will see the Macro options on the extreme right.