She'd better get used to the ribbon interface, because that's the way MS is going for all their apps.
I sympathize, I really do. You're talking to a guy who spends an hour every time I get a Win7 machine making the desktop look/feel mostly like my WIndows XP one did, including getting rid of much of the 'enhanced' taskbar functionality, and bringing back the Quicklaunch bar.
I personally LOATHE the ribbon interface, but since my workplace has an 'upgrade soon after release' policy (why not, as it costs us $0 in media/software costs beyond what we already pay in Client Access Licenses) I've had to deal for 3 years.
Still loathe it, but I can use it.
I sympathize, I really do. You're talking to a guy who spends an hour every time I get a Win7 machine making the desktop look/feel mostly like my WIndows XP one did, including getting rid of much of the 'enhanced' taskbar functionality, and bringing back the Quicklaunch bar.
I personally LOATHE the ribbon interface, but since my workplace has an 'upgrade soon after release' policy (why not, as it costs us $0 in media/software costs beyond what we already pay in Client Access Licenses) I've had to deal for 3 years.
Still loathe it, but I can use it.