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| Date Reviewed: 06/06/2007 |
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 Office 2007 -- Careful Strengths: Visually more interesting
Intuitive interface -- once you get used to it
Weaknesses: Files are not compatible with the versions of the Office that most of the world still uses.
Outlook 2007 is NOT included. The low price of this version is deceiving becasue you have to buy an add-on.
Summary: I suspect someday that the interface on this program will seem "normal", but it takes getting used to, and any time something with which you are quite familiar changes, it causes frustration. A little like rearranging the location of everything in your supermarket. Eventually you'll see the improvements, but in the short run it drives you buggy.
Another reason to delay upgrading is that files created in 2007 are not compatible with earlier versions of Office -- which is still used by 95% of the people you might be sharing files with. They can get a reader to interpret your files, or you can save them in the earlier format, but this is guaranteed to cause you some difficulty sometime.
Why on earth would Microsoft not include Outlook in this package? Probably to charge you another $100 or so to buy a copy. So while this version of Office seems a bargain, by the time you add a copy of Outlook it is far less so.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/28/2007 |
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Strengths: The new "ribbon" and being able to see font and format changes as you SCAN through the possibilites.
Weaknesses: Some standard features are not where you would expect them.
Summary: I have been using this software for a couple of months now via a MicroSoft trial of the full version. It is very "Apple like" in the way it handles but this is a good thing. All of the print and save things are "hidden" in the button at the upper left of the screen. With mine being a "trial" I have had to be careful to save as a Word 2003 document to transfer to other machines. All-in-all I am positively impressed. With a download, I have had no manuals or any help other than "try" I really LIKE it!
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| Date Reviewed: 10/11/2007 |
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Strengths: More robust; icons make for less time navigating menus
Weaknesses: Larger tool bars reduce work screen
Summary: Icons provided in lieu of drop down menus for many style and editing functions; more robust applications.
Since drop down menus have been replaced, it is sometimes difficult to find functions; use of icons increased size of toolbars, reducing size if work screen
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| Date Reviewed: 04/22/2007 |
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Strengths: includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Weaknesses: does not include Outlook
Summary: Good product for the price compared to Office Standard or Business editions. Included programs are sufficient for the average home user. The only thing missing is Outlook which is not important if you have an email account through Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
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| Date Reviewed: 03/24/2007 |
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Strengths: New features, new GUI, more capable, install 3 PCs and great price!
Weaknesses: No Outlook
Summary: Neat look, new features and cheaper price for 3 install PCs. Drawback is no outlook included. The fine print on the package states "not for use in any commercial, nonprofit, or revenue-generating business activities, or by any government organization." If you look for Microsoft Office with your limit budget and don't need Outlook, it is for you.
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| Date Reviewed: 08/16/2007 |
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Strengths: License for 3 computers, OneNote, Create PDF files.
New UI and this UI is more intuitive then in the past.
Weaknesses: New docx, xlsx, and pptx file formats.
New UI to learn but the new UI is also a big strength.
Summary: Office 2007 Home/Student comes with Word, Excel, Power Point, and OneNote. I mostly use Word but sometimes use Power Point and excel in the past. I always have to learn the menu structure when a new office version comes out. However, office 2007 uses a different system called ribbons which is very user friendly and intuitive, so much so that I missed it in OneNote, which uses a menu UI.
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The standard file output for Word, Excel, and Power Point has an "x" added to the extension. The format is not compatible with the old version of Office, however, you can output using the old file format version. Writing to pdf format is great. Office can also read the old file format versions.
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I really like OneNote. I the past, when I do research on the internet (like for a vacation trip), I used a program to save the web pages so I organize them and can read them offline. I could organize them somewhat using tags and other things but Office OneNote is so much better! It also integrates with other programs so I can add simple spread sheets into OneNote for expensiveness.
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You will have to try and use OneNote, and then you will appreciate its power
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| Date Reviewed: 04/18/2007 |
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Strengths: New features added to software that was already good. Being able to preview what a font change will look like as you scroll through the list of fonts, for example, is nice.
Weaknesses: There doesn't seem to be a way to make this new version look like the old one, so it takes a minute to figure out where things are now.
Summary: Some new features are added to software that was already good to begin with. It's expensive as always, but is licensed for 3 computers. There's no Outlook in this edition, but I didn't think it was worth the jump in price to get it.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/17/2007 |
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 Office 2007 Strengths: more image editing features; can save as PDF format; licensed for 3 computers
Weaknesses: difficult to find commonly used features; using up lots of RAM to work
Summary: I bought this because I wanted to have a legit copy of MS Office. I like the old versions better. The common features that I used in the older versions is difficult to find in this 2007 version. I guess I just have to put some time into using it. It requires a lot of RAM on your system in order to run smoothly. I had 1GB of RAM and had to upgrade to 2GB. The main thing I like about it is the ability to save as PDF format and that the license is for 3 computers (if it's for your own use--not to share with others).
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| Date Reviewed: 04/17/2007 |
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Strengths: Word has many new 'ease of usage' buttons. PowerPoint has become so easy even for a novice to use. Unique OneNote proves worthy.
Weaknesses: No Outlook as part of Student/Home version and no Publisher as well. These 2 come in handy very often and don't come as a part of this package unfortunately.
Summary: The essentials of Microsoft updated and more user friendly than ever. I recommend highly for anyone who needs the basics, plus some, for their work, school, and home use. The price is worth the products.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/30/2007 |
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Strengths: More visual representation of actions and tabs of sets
Weaknesses: Slow to load. Several key common actions no longer one click
Summary: New layout takes some getting used to as much of the desktop has changed or been rearranged. Use of tabs for moving between major function groups instead of having to add toolbars is a nice touch. Software loaded far slower then 2003 but once it is running there did not seem to be a lag. Visual representations of things like fonts and layouts help choose selections quickly. Being able to put it on 3 systems a big plus.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/28/2007 |
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Strengths: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Pretty much all most people need. Reasonable price for this package. 3 household pc license.
Weaknesses: Onenote is not very useful would rather have Outlook which is not included
Summary: Overall this package is well priced for what it includes. Eventhough it doesn't have Outlook most people can make do with outlook express or a web based email. One warning is that the Powerpoint file is not exactly downward compatible. Presentations may look or function differently depending which version of Powerpoint you use. The fact they the retail license allows you to install this software on three computers in your home is a definite plus.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/26/2007 |
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Strengths: Extensively debugged during beta testing.
Full, complete (not scaled-down) versions of the programs
New Ribbon feature eliminates endless dropdown menus.
Has most features needed by the home user.
Weaknesses: VBA can’t get data from Web sites. Need 3rd party macro to interface between VBA and Web. Word lacks right click context menu to count text block’s chars--needed to fill out this box with char limit.
Summary: I was a Beta Testers for Microsoft Office 2007, and submitted about 150 problem reports for this product during Beta testing. I will be reviewing Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. I had a particular project in mind for Microsoft Office but was wondering whether it was legitimate under the license agreement. I called the Microsoft Anti-Piracy Hotline at 1-800-RU-LEGIT, and asked the customer service person who answered the phone if my proposed use Microsoft Office Home and Student was legitimate. I was shocked when she said that Microsoft cannot advise me as to the legal uses of this product. She suggested that I have an attorney interpret the licensing agreement. I recommended that Microsoft develop a list of valid and invalid uses of this product. She said she would forward my recommendation to management. This is poor. Microsoft should not expect users of Home and Student to contact their attorneys to see if a proposed use violates the licensing agreement.
The project I developed using Microsoft Excel VBA and a third party Macro Program involves visiting two web sites, gathering data, pasting this data into an Excel worksheet, analyzing the data, reporting the results, and making recommendations based on the results. The project comprises 19 Excel macros having 5209 lines of code. With a project this large, it is essential that code show the line numbers of the code. Unfortunately in Excel VBE, line numbers are not shown. One has to click on a line of code to see its line number.
The only major bug I found in this product occurs when one attempts to print a large Excel spreadsheet in landscape mode. Although the spreadsheet appears correct on the screen, when one attempts to print it in landscape mode, the sections of the spreadsheet which would be outside the normal portrait area are jumbled. I have forwarded this problem on to Microsoft tech support. Large spreadsheets print perfectly in portrait mode.
A major defect in the understandability of the Excel VBA code required to be used in R1C1 format formulas having nested IF statements is readily seen when one attempts to understand or later modify the following correct code which propagates the specified formula throughout the specified range:
Range("W2:W" & LstRowData).FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-20]=""Co name: "",0, " & _
"IF(RC[-12]"" Acquisition "",R[-1]C, " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""SR"",RC[-11]> 0,RC[-13]=""Direct :""),R[-1]C+RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 + RC[-11]/RC[-8]), " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""SR"",RC[-11]> 0),R[-1]C+R4C12*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 + RC[-11]/RC[-8]), " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""SR"",RC[-13]=""Direct :""),R[-1]C+RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 - RC[-11]/(RC[-8] - RC[-11])), " & _
"IF(RC[3]=""SR"",R[-1]C+R4C12*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 - RC[-11]/(RC[-8] - RC[-11])), " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""DR"",RC[-11]> 0,RC[-13]=""Direct:""),R[-1]C+0.5*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 + RC[-11]/RC[-8]), " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""DR"",RC[-11]> 0),R[-1]C+0.5*R4C12*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 + RC[-11]/RC[-8]), " & _
"IF(AND(RC[3]=""DR"",RC[-13]=""Direct:""),R[-1]C+0.5*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 - RC[-11]/(RC[-8] - RC[-11])), " & _
"IF(RC[3]=""DR"",R[-1]C+0.5*R4C12*RC[-11]*RC[-10]*(1 - RC[-11]/(RC[-8] - RC[-11])),R[-1]C))))))))))"
RC indicates the active or base cell, which starts off as W2. R[-1]C indicates the previous row and the same column (W1). Likewise, RC[+1] would indicate the same row and the next column(X2). And R[+1]C[-1] indicates the next row and the previous column (V3). Unfortunately, Microsoft provides very little documentation on how such R1C1 format formulas having nested IFs are to be constructed, or how they are to be interpreted. Neither Excel help nor the Microsoft Knowledge Base gives any examples of R1C1 format formulas having nested If statements. Through trial and error, for example, I discovered that the number of parentheses to use at the end of the formula is exactly the number of IF statements used. During Beta testing I complained to Microsoft about how difficult it is to develop, understand, and maintain such code. Due to time constraints, they were unwilling or unable to come up with an interpreter or translater to allow one to write the formula code using structured logic. The interpreter would then convert to the required code in R1C1 format. A reverse interpreter would then convert formulas in the R1C1 format back to structured programming format. By the way, if the last row containing data (LstRowData) is 1000, for example, the above formula propagates itself through the range W2 through W1000. Then whenever the data in one of the referenced cells changes, Excel recomputes the formulas throughout the range W2:W1000.
But when all is said and done, I could not have completed my project if Microsoft Excel did not work as well as it does. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/11/2007 |
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Strengths: Very good user interface and updated. A bit of time to get used to.
Weaknesses: None really that I can see at this point.
Summary: I have been using word 97 for the past 6 years and to get this new version of Office 2007 Home and Student is very refreshing. It takes a bit of time getting use to because because word 97 seems so old after using and seeing this one.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/12/2008 |
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Strengths: Faster & leaner than Office 2003.
Weaknesses: None yet.
Summary: I was concerned beforehand about dealing with the new ribbon interface, but after 5 years with Office 2003, I had no difficulty adjusting to the changes. Anything not readily apparent from working with the software was easily addressed by using the help function. I actually prefer the new interface to the old one.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/20/2007 |
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Strengths: This version is affordable. I am thinking I only need one activation, perhaps I can sell the other 2 on ebay like I see others doing which will really make this affordable software for me.
Weaknesses: One bugger that irks me is MS Office always asking me if I want to save a blank page when I go to close.
My personal opinion is that One Note falls short when compared to Evernote.
Summary: I tried to use the other office products. I really did. Just not the same at all. Always worring if this or that will be okay with Word.
My DD and I need MS Office for school and about every thing. My last copy of 2003 MS Office did not let me down, I figure 2007 Office will continue to be the most popular Office used in the future to come.
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