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Software : Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (3 User Licence) (PC) .
Rating: 
- intuitive
probably like most people who have used microsoft office from inception, the new visuals and file menus of the 2007 version initially jarred with me.
however, after a long period of use, they all make sense. menu items likely to be used first are to the left, most are in the middle, and the finishing off ones are to the right, in logical, intuitive fashion. once this is grasped the whole system is easy to pick up.
i also like the ease of use too. some have complained that we now are forced to use more mouse clicks. i don't find this to be true. indeed, on many occasions the options are laid out so obviously that two clicks do instead of five or six. e.g., especially in formatting tables.
one of the best things about word 2007 is its ability (with a tiny downloadable add-on) to save documents in .pdf format. previously i had had to have the entire open office suite on my computer just to do this one simple task. now i don't have to.
office 2007, in particular word 2007, KNOWS how to layout the menu commands. in previous versions, command buttons would frequently be lost off the right-hand side of the screen. word 2007 keeps the important buttons and, if your screen size is smaller (say, you have a 15" monitor) the "sacrificed" buttons will be the style buttons, which are still easily accessible via a drop-down menu.
a useful new feature: selecting text with similar formatting. just put cursor on, say, a word already italicised. then select all text with similar formatting. now you can change all text in italics to bold. a simple and easy way to do something that previously was time consuming and awkward.
another thing: creating and editing charts just got a whole lot easier. the process is so intuitive (or perhaps previous versions of word were counter-intuitive) that it's difficult to make a mistake.
oh, and a last thing, why would you actually pay MORE for word 2007 alone when the office 2007 package is CHEAPER?
would i buy it again? absolutely!
Rating:
- move on
If you wish to stick in the past where you know how everything works then use 03, but if you actually want to progress into the pressent then start using 07. Yeah you'll have to re-learn commands, but the fact is that it is a much better program than the 03. Personally i used word a lot and due to the fact that im studying maths at uni the equation function, quite frankly, is a god send in the new 07 version. In the earlier 03 you were required to actually re-install word manually to choose to install that actual aspect. The userface is easier to use.
People seem to just rate it one star for a simple reason..it doesnt look like 03. Isn't that the point? Learn.
Another point people are saying is it crashes easier or that it's hard to install, trying using a pc with higher specifications. It works seamlessly on my laptop.
Rating:
- Why not just download OpenOffice for free?
Most buyers of this will not need all its features. OpenOffice can save in .doc format and can even produce Acrobat .pdf for free so why not give it a chance?
My wife produced a poster in OpenOffice that was impossible to produce in Word2003, and a lot more simply too.
Buy this if you enjoy paying your taxes to Microsoft!
Rating: - Nice pack
I like this pack, it is simple to use very accesible and good for work. I use it to type up, make graphs etc. Have no problems with it as it works perfectly.
Rating: - Office just gets worse
Why oh why does Microsoft think we don't need proper menus anymore? The Ribbon is dreadful. I've been looking for weeks for a quick way to delete a row in Excel. It shouldn't be that hard to find - but the Ribbon is successful in making simple things very very difficult. I'm sure if you use Office ALL of the time - you would get to learn it well - but what about the rest of us who dip into Office every now and then? Office shouldn't make life hard, it should make things easier. Microsoft have been losing their way with Office since Word 4!
What I want out of an Office suite is something very simple to use & compatible with everyone else. It doesn't have to do any more than that.
Office 2007 should win awards for UNproductivity software.
- intuitiveprobably like most people who have used microsoft office from inception, the new visuals and file menus of the 2007 version initially jarred with me.
however, after a long period of use, they all make sense. menu items likely to be used first are to the left, most are in the middle, and the finishing off ones are to the right, in logical, intuitive fashion. once this is grasped the whole system is easy to pick up.
i also like the ease of use too. some have complained that we now are forced to use more mouse clicks. i don't find this to be true. indeed, on many occasions the options are laid out so obviously that two clicks do instead of five or six. e.g., especially in formatting tables.
one of the best things about word 2007 is its ability (with a tiny downloadable add-on) to save documents in .pdf format. previously i had had to have the entire open office suite on my computer just to do this one simple task. now i don't have to.
office 2007, in particular word 2007, KNOWS how to layout the menu commands. in previous versions, command buttons would frequently be lost off the right-hand side of the screen. word 2007 keeps the important buttons and, if your screen size is smaller (say, you have a 15" monitor) the "sacrificed" buttons will be the style buttons, which are still easily accessible via a drop-down menu.
a useful new feature: selecting text with similar formatting. just put cursor on, say, a word already italicised. then select all text with similar formatting. now you can change all text in italics to bold. a simple and easy way to do something that previously was time consuming and awkward.
another thing: creating and editing charts just got a whole lot easier. the process is so intuitive (or perhaps previous versions of word were counter-intuitive) that it's difficult to make a mistake.
oh, and a last thing, why would you actually pay MORE for word 2007 alone when the office 2007 package is CHEAPER?
would i buy it again? absolutely!
Rating:
- move onIf you wish to stick in the past where you know how everything works then use 03, but if you actually want to progress into the pressent then start using 07. Yeah you'll have to re-learn commands, but the fact is that it is a much better program than the 03. Personally i used word a lot and due to the fact that im studying maths at uni the equation function, quite frankly, is a god send in the new 07 version. In the earlier 03 you were required to actually re-install word manually to choose to install that actual aspect. The userface is easier to use.
People seem to just rate it one star for a simple reason..it doesnt look like 03. Isn't that the point? Learn.
Another point people are saying is it crashes easier or that it's hard to install, trying using a pc with higher specifications. It works seamlessly on my laptop.
Rating:
- Why not just download OpenOffice for free?Most buyers of this will not need all its features. OpenOffice can save in .doc format and can even produce Acrobat .pdf for free so why not give it a chance?
My wife produced a poster in OpenOffice that was impossible to produce in Word2003, and a lot more simply too.
Buy this if you enjoy paying your taxes to Microsoft!
Rating:
- Nice packI like this pack, it is simple to use very accesible and good for work. I use it to type up, make graphs etc. Have no problems with it as it works perfectly.
Rating:
- Office just gets worseWhy oh why does Microsoft think we don't need proper menus anymore? The Ribbon is dreadful. I've been looking for weeks for a quick way to delete a row in Excel. It shouldn't be that hard to find - but the Ribbon is successful in making simple things very very difficult. I'm sure if you use Office ALL of the time - you would get to learn it well - but what about the rest of us who dip into Office every now and then? Office shouldn't make life hard, it should make things easier. Microsoft have been losing their way with Office since Word 4!
What I want out of an Office suite is something very simple to use & compatible with everyone else. It doesn't have to do any more than that.
Office 2007 should win awards for UNproductivity software.
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