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&lt;P&gt;Anyways, from the developing perspective, the new interface is a huge improvement over the old &lt;STRONG&gt;CommandBars&lt;/STRONG&gt; interface.&amp;nbsp; Here's a good Office Beta 2 link on some development around the &lt;STRONG&gt;IRibbonControl&lt;/STRONG&gt; interface.&lt;/P&gt;
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