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| Microsoft Office Standard 2007 FULL VERSION | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $399.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.6
MPN: 1272660
Model: 021-07746
UPC: 882224154512
EAN: 0882224154512
ASIN: B000HCVR3A
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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 One huge problem December 11, 2007
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Here's the deal killer for me: the caret (aka text insertion line, text mouse, or the line that leads in front of the text as you type), disappears every time you type a key. So if you are a normal typer, that line will disappear for whole words at a time only flashing back in skittishly as you go along, or when you stop. I am not talking about the mouse pointer itself, which you can toggle to disappear or not in the keyboard and mouse control panel. This is actually the line that follows your text.
What is so annoying is it feels like the program is never fully keeping up with your typing because there is a very tiny lag in the time the letter shows up. Also, the caret comes in and out irregularly, so it's not like it is just gone, it is erratic and distracting. It is very hard to type this way; you are always wondering if you just mis-struck a key. The problem is bad in Word, but really really really bad in Outlook.
Why is it that Microsoft has to add all these bells and whistles and then blow the actual simple act of typing? I am using Vista on a brand new top of the line Dell notebook with a high end graphic card. Just to compare and make sure it wasn't my laptop or Vista, I loaded up Office 2003 and it worked just fine. This seems to be an 0ffice 2007 issue.
As it a happens, I uninstalled office 2003 because I already had it on an old computer and ended up downloading and installing OpenOffice for my Word and PowerPoint app needs and then use Mozilla Thunderbird with the calendar add-on for my Outlook needs. This stuff works so much better than this Microsoft nightmare, and it's free. There is no delay at all in the typing or the text insertion line following the type. Who uses MS Explorer when you can use Firefox? Well, I recommend bailing on Office as well. I regret having wasted my money on this Frankenstein.
They didn't fix what was broken, they did fix what wasn't broken December 11, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Office 2007 reminds me of the menu at McDonald's. You used to have to actually say what you wanted with WORDs, now you just point to the picture of the hamburger you want. The old menu system of Office has been replaced by few words and many icons located under a series of tabs. You can still navigate by keyboard by hitting the ALT key, which overlays the key commands to select a tab, and then overlays key commands to select the item under the tab you choose. Each tab has a different layout under it, so there is no rhythm to the options under the tab. It isn't nearly as clean or efficient as looking at a typical pull down menu, but it isn't impossible to navigate. It continues to leave me feeling like this package was designed for people who can't read, which seems like a strange target audience for programs like WORD. The tabs have a somewhat logical grouping to them, but when you can't find something you want you may be in for a long hunt.
It is now much easier to use various pre-designed graphic templates and have an approximate idea of how they will look before you assign them, but is that really the purpose of programs like Word and Excel? To suggest color pallets that will quickly become so overused you'll be able to spot them a mile away? Most everything else is harder to do than it used to be for long time Office users. While it is easier to assign graphic templates, Microsoft still hasn't mastered very basic color theories, the type of thing Adobe mastered over a decade ago, so when you assign a gradient that looks great on screen, if you try to print it, it will look horrible. I know Office is a "productivity" tool, and not a "design" tool, but it does present itself as being able to create things for print, which it does VERY poorly. Things like font substitutions and other auto formatting over different systems and the inability to handle color properly are the major flaws I've had with Microsoft, and they don't appear to have done anything to address them, while they have done more to encourage people to play with these things that don't work correctly. We'll all be able to look forward to sharing more files that look great on one screen and are virtually unreadable when printed or e-mailed to someone else.
They've also changed the default file extension of some programs. This does have the benefit of letting you know what versions of Office your files are supported by, although I expect the four letter extensions like .docx will confuse as many as it helps.
So far I've found decent stability in these programs running on either XP or Vista, and speed hasn't been a significant issue for me. The navigation systems of the programs are a significant downgrade for me.
Overall most of the changes were not necessary, and removing the old menu system saves little visual space, while it massively increases headaches for people who have used it for more than a decade. Microsoft did away with many strong features, added new features that feel like more flash than substance, and ignored basic problems that have been with the software forever.
 You will re-install Office 2003 within 24 hours of using Office 2007 October 28, 2007
29 out of 35 found this review helpful
Sorry Microsoft, but your "ribbon" user interface is the most retarded upgrade feature ever. It renders all your Office applications useless. I have no interest spending hours to learn a completely different UI and to recustomize the toolbar all over again (I'm not even sure if it's even possible to customize the "ribbon"). The ribbon is ugly and WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY too big.
My advice: try to avoid upgrading for as long as possible.
 Great product October 8, 2007
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I got Microsoft student 2007, and it works great i have 8 programs including word, powerpoint, access, onenote, groove, excel outlook and publisher. Works great for a college student needing good powerpoints ect. On the other hand it is a bit tricky to use, you do have to learn a few new things, and were everything relocated too.
...and two steps back... September 30, 2007
47 out of 58 found this review helpful
I would like to know which genius came up with this little gem. This must be the worst "update" of a software in history.
As I was forced to buy a new computer, I was "blessed" with this malady of a software.
Despite the appealing first impression - the new Office presents itself with a modern and colorful layout, the debilitating flaws become all too quickly obvious once one starts to work with it.
The new feature, the Ribbon, is one of those things that look good only on paper. (like those state-of-the-art kitchen which are designed by very smart men, designers, engineers... but alas no cooks...) If you, like me, are one of those frequent users who work with the software on a daily basis, are very familiar with all its features and value the option of customizing your settings and toolbars in order to streamline (=timesaving) your individual processes, you are in for a major disappointment. The Ribbon is static - no customizing. Microsoft allegedly surveyed thousands of users and put the most popular features in so-called groups on this Ribbon. Great, if you are one of those surveyed users - a nightmare, if you were taking full advantage of individualizing (=streamlining) features. It is sort of like having a closet full of nice clothes, and then a survey shows that "gray goes with everything" and we are all stuck with the same gray clothes.
Instead of doing my work, I spent hours searching for features that are now hidden, moved, or simply do not exist anymore. I have been cursing at my screen, for hours. And I am getting more and more irritated as I am looking at my work which wants to be done.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am all for innovation, but not for innovation's sake. And I don't mind at all learning new things, if they prove to, in fact, improve things. And nope, there was not one "new thing" that made me say "ah, now that's a great improvement."
Sorry, Microsoft, but simply moving things around, throwing features out and making everything more uniform (=static) does not count as innovation in my book.
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