Windows question: Killing the menu extensions

splinemodelsplinemodel
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I HATE the menu extensions in Windows. You know, those arrows that you have to press to see the rest of the menu options. To their credit, most programs that aren't from MS don't use these things, but at work, using Office is pretty unavoidable.



Does anyone know how to get ride of these things, or perhaps know a better place to look for an answer? MS Help is no help.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    mac the forkmac the fork Posts: 722member
    Yes, sir. Imagine teaching someone how to use a computer, when the menus change while they're using a program. And then after a time delay, the menus expand and things change again. It makes new users think the computer is out of their control, which is probably the worst thing that can happen.



    In Office:

    Tools > Customize? > Options > Menus show recently used commands first



    If it occurs in the Start menu as well, turn off "Use Personalized Menus" (it should be somewhere in taskbar properties).
  • Reply 2 of 3
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Many thanks. You have improved my quality of life.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    <edit: nevermind>
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