Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition (Upgrade) (PC)
£200.00
Great New Software - This new Microsoft Office is a must have for so many people. The old Office lay out was basic and most buttons were easily accessible by one click: sounds good doesn t it. So why do i think people should buy this one?The reason is this one is easier to use, more user friendly and better features. In the last few years i have written a report covering 143 pages and i used this suite a lot. I found the ribbon simple to use and it allowed me to find things which i didn t even know were there before. in using this product for a month, i became a well established user who now knows where all the buttons for each function are: somthing i didn t know about before.Another feature i also like is the new emphasis on proffesional looking documents rather than just getting the job done. THe new designs and the ability to change whatever you want in the documents are an amazing featureRecommended at all costs (within reason)
Old users, stick with 2003, new users openoffice ! - Having been a very heavy user of Office for more years than I care to remember, Office 2007 is a huge backward step (similar to Vista over XP). Microsoft have clearly lost their way, and this is a ploy to get large sums of money for a poorer product.For existing users of Office 2003, stick with it. Do not upgrade, you WILL be disappointed !For new users, go for the free OpenOffice. For most functions it more than competes with MS Office and very similar to office 2003.
A big step forward - Many folk resent change and the new interface will put off some users. Things do take a bit longer to begin with, but once you get used to where things are, the new ribbon feature actually speeds workflow.The new packages are great to use, and apart from the well-documented Excel bug, the packages appear stable.Don t be put off by change, give it a chance and you will find it a big leap in a good direction. There are backward compatibility issues though if you have old documents you still need to use, despite the compatibility mode . Check how this will affect you before taking the plunge.
Upgrade doesn t upgrade! - I downloaded the free trial version off Microsoft web site and loved it, so I bought the upgrade because I already have office 2003. I installed it, but it didn t take. The trial version still running and the purchased version didn t work. Worse - not only did it tell me that the Outlook upgrade on my purchased CD was not available for me, even though I paid for it, it disabled my existing Outlook program and I had to re-install my old Office 2003 CDs.
MS Office - I have been using the Beta version and have been prompted to write my review after reading the other comments.I find all the programs easy to use and much better than their predecessors.All programs are quick to load up.Powerpoint seems much improved though I can t pin down why. Certainly it is much easier to integrate charts into a presentation.Outlook is amazing and I can t live without it. Though not the fault of Microsoft (I guess), integration with AVG s email scanner was not good (I think this may have been fixed by AVG.)I still find Access hard to get my head around, but I have only used basic features.I no longer use excel as I am not a student anymore.I will buy an upgrade if I am entitled (only have Beta version and OEM MS Works so not sure if I am yet) or I will shell out the extra for the full copy. Either way I am definitely going to get a copy.