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| Microsoft Office Standard 2007 UPGRADE | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $239.95
Buy New: $190.49
You Save: $49.46 (21%)
New (18) Used (3) from $145.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 139
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard - Upgrade
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.6
MPN: 1272661
Model: 021-07668
UPC: 882224147989
EAN: 0882224147989
ASIN: B000HCVR3K
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Impressive August 18, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have never been a fan of Microsoft products especially MS Word, but this 2007 release completely converted me from WordPerfect. I have had NONE of the problems listed in the previous reviews. Some of the reviews have incorrect statements, but too many to list here.
Yes, the infamous Ribbon takes some getting used to, but the learning curve is easy and short. The Help is some help, I give it 3 stars except that it contains some animated demos that are real selling points. I should mention that the Help requires broadband internet connection for much of its content.
Once I learned the Ribbon in Word, learning it on Excel, Access, and PowerPoint was easy. In fact, I created a PowerPoint presentation on the first attempt and used it to sell my product.
The Save As gives plenty of options, saving in the new format, in the old format, and/or as a PDF file.
I don't use Outlook so can't comment, but gladly recommend Office 2007 as a friendly, easy-to-use, and productive set of tools.
 BEWARE before you buy!! August 13, 2007
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Beware! Even though the official MS Office website states taht yo can purchase the $240 upgrade version as long as you are a licensed user of any version beside the student version between 2000 and 2007 - if you purchased your version with the computer (as OEM) you are NOT eligible to do anything other than to put 2007 on THAT computer ONLY - you cannot transfer it - not even once. So, if like me, you bought a new computer and wanted to upgrade, you're out $240 - as I am. And I'm seething. The MS guy told me that OEM version upgrades "live and die" with that computer - but I can't use the old computer and it never said that at the website when I carefully checked to ensure I was eligible to purchase. MS continues to do this sort of junk, so my next upgrade is going to be a real upgrade: a MAC. All my buddies who use Macs are quite happy.
Dumbed down and harder to use July 29, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The new ribbon design is supposed to make it easier to learn and use. It may be for some new users but for experienced users, it isn't. This version takes away some critical nuts & bolts customization features and many tasks now take longer to perform. This is not due to the learning curve, it is the inherent nature of the way the ribbon works. Once you are familiar with the program, nothing is faster than the old menu structure. If Microsoft added an option to allow users to choose between menus and ribbons, it would be the best of both worlds, satisfying the needs of both new and experienced users. The new version does not run macros as fast however. My recommedation for existing users: keep Office 2003 for as long as you can and consider going to Open Office when Microsoft no longer supports 2003 (unless they restore the functionality in a newer release of 2007).
A decent upgrade. July 26, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am a very critical reviewer (see other reviews). I think this is an excellent update to 2003 Office. I like the ribbons...very much. I find the organization now far more intuitive than before.
I think a lot of negatives come from people that work 10 hours a day with a dated interface. I do not. I remember the same comments when Word came out at Wordperfect people had to change to Word. Vista will have similar concerns.
CONS:
A major problem for me is that they did absolutely nothing to improve media (video) handling in this version, particularly for Powerpoint. It is archaic and inexcusably stupid.
This is really a cosmetic overhaul with new file formats...which you cannot really use well until everyone accepts them.
Completely New: Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Upgrade July 18, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I thought that I might be able to use this product intuitively, after using Office 2007 for years. Not so. After installing Office 2007, I had to buy (locally) a good book to teach myself how to use it. I recommend
"Using Microsoft Office 2007, Special Edition (Special Edition Using) (Paperback)" ISBN 0-7897-3517-2 , 1020 pages, Que, $26.39 at Amazon. I have a lot to learn and it will take some time. One reason why I bought the 2007 version is that Microsoft no longer supports the 2000 version, and my new HP F380 printer would not print documents from the 2000 version of Office. I would be a lot happier using the 2000 version because it was compatible with older documents (backward compatible). The 2000 version has mail delivery bar codes for the zip code. Apparently the 2007 version does not. The menus and toolbars are gone, replaced with a "Ribbon", a strip of tiny icons and commands at the top of each program's interace.
The binary file formats of older versions are replaced with Extensible Markup Language (XML)which may not be compatible with older file formats.
I have to study "Understanding and choosing File Formats, page 54"
This progam makes me think of firing up an old PC with "PFS Write" on it,
an old easy-to-use DOS-based word processor. So far as I know, it could still work quickly, save files in various formats, and be fairly idiot-proof: it needs no support from anyone. I'll be spending a long while reading about Office 2007 before I achieve any familiarity with the program, and that is NOT what I wanted to do. I will be researching how to download Office Compatibility Packs (converters) so I can call up old files. I want to be able to save files as .text if I can; I haven't found that yet. Suggestion: If folks can find a course in Office 2007 at a local high school or night school, consider taking it; it will pay off
in time saved studying this difficult program.
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