Seriously those who know how to use it, don't use the ribbon, or the old toolbar. Those who don't know how to use it, whinge.
Double click a ribbon tab to hide and use the keyboard.
I will say that I actually had word 97 and word 2010 side by side a few months back with toolbars off and its not all that different. Makes me wonder what I've been paying for all these years. Same with the excel versions.
Also, just realized that doing so put's it in auto-hide mode (at least in 2010); when you click a tab, it shows up only long enough to let you select something, then it hides again. Great compromise.
Double click a ribbon tab to hide and use the keyboard.
I will say that I actually had word 97 and word 2010 side by side a few months back with toolbars off and its not all that different. Makes me wonder what I've been paying for all these years. Same with the excel versions.