Been there! I uninstalled Office 2007 and went back to Office 2003, which does all I want to do and much more, and does it in a way I can understand with toolbars I can drive. The menus stay put, and I've personalised them to show the things I use all the time, and I've put the stuff I don't use elsewhere.
I gave away Office 2007 to my neighbour's daughter for her birthday present laptop. She spent weeks learning to drive it, and is now very adept at it. I don't have weeks to spare (at my age). I won't be buying Office 2010.
Using Excel for such stuff isn't a bad idea anyway.