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| Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $108.99
You Save: $40.96 (27%)
New (56) Used (2) from $97.83
Avg. Customer Rating:  541 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Office Home and Student 2007
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: 79g-00007
Model: 79G-00007
UPC: 882224165242
EAN: 0882224263627
ASIN: B000HCZ8EO
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Upgrade! February 3, 2007
6 out of 14 found this review helpful
I went for this upgrade! i love how the options are very easy to find and easy user interface.
Do you need this software??? February 3, 2007
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
Chances are NO - if you own versions 2003. But if you are thinking of buying this for first time then you are in luck! This is an outstanding software package that can be installed on up to (3) home computers. Yes that is right three none business computers. That should handle just about every house hold.
What you get are the standards: Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and OneNote 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and OneNote 2007. You most likely now the first 3 programs but OneNote 2007 is not new but it has not been a pushed software by Microsoft. I have been using OneNote for a couple of years now and I just love it!
OneNote is a place for all your NOTES. You can tab sections and keep all your subjects separated and organized. You can copy and paste pictures, links to web site or other files. If you have a Tablet PC you can hand write you note just as if you are writing on or in a note book.
If you used an earlier version you may notice that Outlook is not is listed. That is because "Students" do not use Outlook they use web based email like yahoo hotmail, and gmail among others. Very smart since having Outlook would most likely be a waste.
These new versions of Office 2007 are very different than the one you are used to. The tool bar is laid out in a more comprehensive manner. I can actually think logically and not think in and Office frame of mind. This will take some time to get used to.
If you are installing this on Windows XP you should not have any problems. As always BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP, You should not experience any problems with a NEW install. But if you are thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista what and install the new Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 after you have upgraded to Vista.
A real user of Office will see this new version as a much deserving upgrade and will just love it. New users will not understand what all the talk is about since they will not have known the joys of what we had to endure over the many versions of Office Suites. This is a version of office that will help students learn the skill that they will need in the office and class rooms. As more schools get technology more students will be learning the skills of Office.
Once you get used to it, you'll love Microsoft Office 07 February 3, 2007
39 out of 42 found this review helpful
This student edition of Microsoft Office 07 comes with four programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Unless you specifically have a need for another Microsoft Office program, this will be more than enough for the average Office user. You've got all the essentials: a word processor (Word), a spreadsheet (Excel), a slide show creator (PowerPoint), and even a nice program to put all your notes (OneNote). Home and Student Office 07 version gives you the basic programs at a cheaper price than the other versions of Office.
The main difference you'll find between this 07 version and the Microsoft Office 03 is that all the programs now have the "ribbon" instead of being menu-driven. The ribbon is a much more visual representation of all the features you can use. All the different tasks are grouped into ribbons; which are divided up into different tabs you can click on. For example, if you clicked on the "Insert" tab in Word you would find tasks such as "inserting" a header or "inserting" a table. What this means is that instead of being hidden in menus and submenus, most features now can be found simply by being in the right tab. This allows you to find some useful features that you might otherwise not have known existed.
Everything from Microsoft 03 is there, it just might take awhile to get used to the new layout of things. There are also a lot of cool new features added in this version, such as easily being able to write complex math equations in Word (it was such a pain in Word 03) and being provided with an easy format to create a bibliography in APA, MLA, Chicago style etc.
Perhaps the only drawback of Office 07 is that it's such a drastic change from Office 03 that it will take awhile to get used to. After years of knowing all the complex menus you'll have to learn where everything is all over again, which can be frustrating for vetrans of Office 03. However, if you just give it some time, you'll fall in love with just how well everything is set up and appreciate the new visual style this version implements.
Pros:
* The new visual style allows easy access to all the various features
* You can still save files in Office 97-03 format (Example .doc)
Cons:
* You must relearn where everything is because of the Ribbon
* Not all websites/ programs recognize the new 07 files
Final Recommendation: Buy it, get used to it, and love it!
Different but great February 2, 2007
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
Yes, the interface is different and it takes a little getting use to but overall it's a great product. One of the new features is using online options for templetes so new templetes can be downloaded. There are a lot of great new features and it's a fantastic upgrade from 03. I also think the price is excellent, overall well done Microsoft.
Hated the UI for a week--now I like it. February 1, 2007
21 out of 27 found this review helpful
Yes, the user interface is different now, although all of the old features are in there somewhere.
I was lost for much of the first week that I used Office 2007 (via the beta). Here's what made it usable for me:
1. Building a custom quick access toolbar to include the things that I need. All I had to do was right click on any ribbon button that I wanted to add, and the option to put it in the quick access toolbar was right there. Nice.
2. Seeing that the "recently used" file list can be as long as the screen, basically meaning that I didn't need toolbar buttons for frequently opened files any more.
3. Realizing that I could find my old commands in "help."
I do like the feature where in Word, after I highlight text, a floating dialog comes up with the most common things I'd want to do. And if I don't click any of them, the dialog goes away on its own.
Regarding the lack of Outlook in the Home and Office Package, it's not a big deal to me. Why? I find Outlook is still clunky and tough to use. MSFT is coming out with a major upgrade to Outlook Express that I prefer over Outlook.
On the downside there are new file formats, but I've thus far been able to mostly ignore them and use the old formats for all of my documents.
There's a lot of nice "craftsmanship" in the Office 2007 UI--too many things to mention--I'm going to go for the upgrade.
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