Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
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May be installed on up to three non-commercial home computers.
May be installed on up to three non-commercial home computers. « short desciption
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
Office 2007 makes many office tasks easier and more intuitive. It is also full of many visualy pleasing tools for photos etc... Best version of office yet!
User: Webster D. Cass
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Summary: Great new version of Office
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Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
I will admit, I was a bit nervous about using Office 2007 as it was released at the same time as the whole Vista debacle. Fear not. I bought Office 2007 Home and Student edition for my wife who is going to school online. I have been using Office since Office 95 and I think this is the most significant upgrade since Office 97. Previously I had been using Office XP, but after I bought a new laptop with Vista 2 years ago, which I subsequently upgraded to Windows 7 I thought it was time for a change. Office XP seemed to have a few glitches on the newer versions of Windows, namely Outlook not saving passwords and while this isn't Windows specific, it also had issues with the new daylight saving time rules. While this edition does not include Outlook, it is not a big deal for me since I can simply use Windows Mail or Thunderbird.
The new interface is an improvement. Yes it does take some time to get used to especially if you have spent significant amounts of time learning/using older versions of Office. It took me about a half hour to get used to it. Plus the help system is excellent for those hard to find features.
Clippy has finally been banished! I can't tell you how much I hated that stupid animated paper clip.
I would have to say that while the whole suite has been significantly upgraded that Excel and PowerPoint have been improved the most. I used to be in charge of putting the lyrics to songs in a presentation each week for my church group using PowerPoint and I seriously could do it in half the the time now. I took an "expert level" Excel class written for Excel 2002 and had 2007 been out at the time, again it would have been a huge time saver.
The only drawback I can see to this suite is that if you are using Windows XP, speech recognition has been removed from Office and become a feature of Vista or later. I don't use that feature and I run Windows 7 so it doesn't affect me. Also be aware that the new file formats that Office uses by default now are only readable by Office 2007. So if you need to share files with people using Office 2003 or earlier, just make sure to save using the *.doc format, not *.docx.
Some people have complained about the speed on even high end hardware. I don't find Office 2007 to be any slower than Office XP, in fact I find the opposite to be the case. I guess as long as you keep Windows and Office up to date through Windows Update you will be fine.
I would highly recommend you download the free 60 day trial version (which is full featured, not "crippled") to see how it works for you, then you can buy it at a later date. That is what we did. Also, the Home edition can be installed on up to 3 computers, another selling point for me as Office XP was locked down to my machine.
I should probably make it known that I am neither a Microsoft employee or a shareholder so I have no agenda behind my positive review of this product.
User: Jordan C. Brice
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Summary: First "must have" since Office 97
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Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-11-22
i thought it took a little longer than I thought to get the product...but over all. It was intact and in great condition!
User: C. Fletcher
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Summary: Good stuff
Helpful Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-11-22
I had no doubt about MS Ofice, I have used several upgraded versions for years. Amazons's handlingof the order was without a flaw, and the price was the best I had gotten from legitimate sources, some prices were very slightly better but looked questionable, or even shady.
User: Alfred W. Collins
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Summary: MS Office
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Review Date: 2009-11-22
Product was delivered fast. You will find some improvements over the old version, overall pretty good.
User: Consumer
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Summary: As expected
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
Product Details
- Essential software suite for home computer users makes it a pleasure to complete schoolwork and other tasks
- Includes 2007 versions of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and OneNote
- Intuitive user interface that exposes commonly used commands; updated graphics and formatting galleries help you to easily produce high-quality documents
- Work with confidence and security thanks to the improved automatic Document Recovery tool and the Document Inspector tool, which removes personally identifiable information from your document
- Enhanced Help system includes online tutorials with step-by-step instructions; includes OneNote, a digital notebook that helps you gather, organize, and search many types of information in one place
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