How to get around the time-sucking Ribbon in MS Word

I had to upgrade to MS Word 2007 -- unwillingly and mainly because I could get a full, legal copy of Office through work for $20. It was 2007, though, not any of the decent versions. Suddenly I had to spend as much time time trying to find commands I'd used every day for years as I did writing. This article describes how to avoid Word 2007's Ribbon without spending too much or having to learn another app. They're lifesavers. Kill the ribbon.

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