How can I get Access 2005 menus in Access 2007?

Q I can’t say I’m a fan of the thundering great ribbon that eats up so much space on my screen now I’ve converted to Access 2007. You used to be able to revert to the classic Windows look if you didn’t like trendy rounded corners. Is there any way of using the Access 2005 menus instead?
Peter Burton

A I’m sorry to say that Microsoft has put its foot down and said quite categorically that “There is no way to delete or replace the Ribbon with the toolbars and menus from the earlier versions of Microsoft Office.” So that’s that.

The only palliative I can offer you is the option to minimise the ribbon. If you do this, just the tabs along the top will be displayed so you don’t see the tool groups and their names. To toggle minimisation on and off, use the Control and F1 function key combination (Ctrl & F1). Or you can double-click on any of the tabs.
Clicking on a tab displays the ribbon and, once you’ve made a selection, it minimises automatically.

If you decide you want this pared down view as your default, click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button (on the far right of the menu band beneath the ribbon) and click ‘Minimize the Ribbon’ in the list.
Reducing the ribbon certainly returns a proportion of screen real estate to you.