The main Outlook window doesn't have a Ribbon. There is a window when you
open or create new items (like for instance when creating a new email or
contact).
It is anticipated that the next version of Outlook will also have the Ribbon
in the main Outlook window.

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"Brett" wrote in message
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I've looked everywhere. How can I set Outlook 2007 to default to the
Ribbon
and not the Outlook 2003-ish buttonbar? I wasn't a major proponent of the
Ribbon when I first installed office 2007 but it grew on me. Now outlook
2007 is the only app still defaulting to the old buttonbar.