Started coding in 1969, and moved to PC's in 1983.

I'm not much of a third party user as most programs I use are my own.
I do use the MS Office suite from time to time but rarely -- that's why the 1997 version.
Does everything I need, but forced to climb the WORD learning curve because of this project (legal).

I always refer to the top menu as the Main Menu.
AND YES I AGREE, all the short cuts (e.g. ribbons in this case), work for the experienced user but Not so much for the novice.
AFAIK Word-97 ribbon just allows indents and tabs unless another component allows one to bring up another ribbon.


Thanks for your assist, and my apologizes if I wasted any of your time.