Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Edition (Upgrade) (PC)
£186.55
Don t bother. A very poor upgrade - As a business user I don t really have anything good to say about Office 2007. The new interface now requires 3-4 mouse clicks where 2-3 were needed previously. Many of the keyboard shortcuts no longer work or don t work the way they used to (I don t use the mouse very often). It s not possible to customise the menu structure to any extent as Microsoft have imposed the ribbon structure with it s fixed content. Many of the highlight colours just don t stand out e.g. highlighting text is pink on a white background but highlighted buttons are a sort of yellow colour. There are also only 3 colour schemes available, blue, silver or black. None is particularly attractive and none is particularly clear. Differentiating between several windows often not easy because they are all similar colours.As a heavy office user, I found the new version of office restrictive and un-instinctive, as if Microsoft have told me how i will work and what commands I will have easily available instead of me being able to select my own. Oh, and you can t even customise a macro button image now! Instead you have to use the ones provided which are an anonymous bunch at best.you are restricted to a single row of custom buttons - the quick access toolbar but if you want the traditional icons on the bar (font, size, style) then you can only fit another 10 or so on the bar - which is restricted to a single line only. when visible, the ribbon occupies a massive amount of space (about 30mm of vertical height) thus restricting the amount of text that can be seen. There appears to be no option to relocate the ribbon, it s always along the top. Hiding the ribbon then needs a double click to bring it back.I am struggling to express how frustrating I find this software. I am currently in the process of requesting a refund from MS and going back to Office 2003. Note that I can t find anything that 2007 does which 2003 didn t already do for me.