"almost EVERY command was available in this way [= via the ribbon]" Surely you're joking, Mr. NotTheDro1ds! Afaict, relatively few of Word's commands are expo

"almost EVERY command was available in this way [= via the ribbon]" Surely you're joking, Mr. NotTheDro1ds! Afaict, relatively few of Word's commands are exposed in the ribbon; look for example at the long list of additional commands that can be added to the ribbon (customization). I think, although it would be hard to prove, that more were exposed by the old menus.