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| From: Microsoft Software
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Rating:  911 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Home and Student
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Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 79g-00007
Model: 79G-00007
UPC: 882224165242
EAN: 0882224165242
ASIN: B000HCZ8EO
Release Date: January 30, 2007
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Hated the UI for a week--now I like it. February 1, 2007
Paul Konasewich (Mountain View, California)
25 out of 31 found this review helpful
Yes, the user interface is different now, although all of the old features are in there somewhere.
I was lost for much of the first week that I used Office 2007 (via the beta). Here's what made it usable for me:
1. Building a custom quick access toolbar to include the things that I need. All I had to do was right click on any ribbon button that I wanted to add, and the option to put it in the quick access toolbar was right there. Nice.
2. Seeing that the "recently used" file list can be as long as the screen, basically meaning that I didn't need toolbar buttons for frequently opened files any more.
3. Realizing that I could find my old commands in "help."
I do like the feature where in Word, after I highlight text, a floating dialog comes up with the most common things I'd want to do. And if I don't click any of them, the dialog goes away on its own.
Regarding the lack of Outlook in the Home and Office Package, it's not a big deal to me. Why? I find Outlook is still clunky and tough to use. MSFT is coming out with a major upgrade to Outlook Express that I prefer over Outlook.
On the downside there are new file formats, but I've thus far been able to mostly ignore them and use the old formats for all of my documents.
There's a lot of nice "craftsmanship" in the Office 2007 UI--too many things to mention--I'm going to go for the upgrade.
 Different but great February 2, 2007
James Kent (Providence, Rhode Island)
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
Yes, the interface is different and it takes a little getting use to but overall it's a great product. One of the new features is using online options for templetes so new templetes can be downloaded. There are a lot of great new features and it's a fantastic upgrade from 03. I also think the price is excellent, overall well done Microsoft.
 Extremely Slow February 10, 2007
Tim O'Brien (Evanston, IL United States)
23 out of 39 found this review helpful
After installing Office 2007, I found that the program is exceedingly slow. Whenever you need to save a file, it takes forever to list the contents of a directory, and fancy new features like the reference mangement in Word take multiple minutes to display dialogs.
It seems like computers should be getting faster not slower, and Microsoft has managed to turn my $3000 Core 2 Duo desktop into a very very slow machine. Thanks for all the bloat Redmond.
My 5th grader & I are finding it easy to learn how to use. February 4, 2007
Anthony Sanchez (Fredericksburg, va United States)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
I bought this update for my 5th grader and it will register for up to 3 computers in the home. I worried that the differences would take much time to learn, but in fact, the transition is fairly smooth.
The new Word contains some features not previously or easily available. The language translation considers that we may email or receive documents with foreign words that will need this quick to use feature. A nicer feature is the availability of cover sheets. They are easy to access and eye catching.
Word now presents the commands in straight categories, but this wasn't a real issue of concern for the old version. If you buy '07 just for Word, then I wouldn't recommend it. However, with further use, the new version may show its worth.
The bigger plus is PowerPoint. My daughter is learning this program at school under the now older model. She is excited by the easier to use features.
The slide designs are both much easier to view and gives instant preview for how your slides will change. You can flip through all the available formats without waiting for downloads, or viewing a small screen (as with the old version). In the same window, you can change the background, the font, add transition, and animation to each or all slides in a few clicks. These are much less cumbersome features. The new designs are certainly welcomed given how tiresome it has been to see the same old slides in presentations.
I haven't looked at the Excel, so I cannot comment on this feature, but if presentations are most important to you, then 2007 is well worth obtaining either in the office bundle or separately.
Not what I expected June 2, 2007
T. Young (Volcano, Hawaii USA)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I'm a computer tech with a general disdain for Microsoft, although because I'm heavily invested in windows compatible software, my OS of choice is Windows XP. I bought this product on the recommendation of a friend and then only because the price was reasonable.
I have to say Microsoft hit a home-run with this release. It's full-featured, easy on the eyes, and loaded with readily accessible templates. True, if you're used to older versions of Office, the orientation is different, but not displeasing.
Maybe this is the beginning of a kinder, gentler Microsoft ?
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