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| Microsoft Office Professional 2007 FULL VERSION | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $499.95
Buy New: $170.00
You Save: $329.95 (66%)
New (75) Used (5) from $170.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  158 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Professional
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
nv:Software Type: Office Productivity
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 26911094
Model: 269-11094
UPC: 882224263610
EAN: 0882224263610
ASIN: B000HCVR30
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Microsoft has hit new low in ease (difficulty) of use December 18, 2007
112 out of 116 found this review helpful
Twenty minutes ago, a senior engineer with advanced degrees and 18 years experience with Microsoft office came to me and asked, "How do you draw a line in Office 2007?"
This seemed like a strange question, since I knew that this individual had been drawing lines in Office for a decade or more. I went to MIT, and have been using Office since before it was Office, starting with Word in 1986, so I was confident that between the two of us we'd figure it out.
Wrong!
The engineer wanted to draw a line between two objects. He did NOT want this line to snap to one of the connection points on these objects. In other words, he wanted a LINE, not a CONNECTOR in Office 2003 lingo. Connectors are fun little things for drawing org charts, but we wanted a plain old LINE.
We tried every variety of line or arrow we could find. Every one snapped to the connection points. After 10 minutes (at our combined billing rate, more than the cost of Microsoft Office), we resorted to the documentation.
We found the answer! The icon for LINE is not a LINE. It is a blobular shape with a right angle on the bottom and a curvy part on top, called a "Freeform". It turns out that all other line-shaped tools have been promoted to connectors, and Freeform is the only tool you can use to draw a line that is NOT a connector. This is a bit awkward, since a line has two ends, and a freeform has infinite inflection points, so you have to double click at the end of your freeform to indicate that you just want a simple two-point line.
Wow!
I am really not interested in becoming the tech support guy who has to retrain experienced, educated people that "When you want a line, choose the blobular tool called 'freeform' because that's what Bill Gates says you should do." I wonder what Microsoft could have accomplished with their development dollars if they had focused on real enhancements instead of changing lines to blobular freeform thingies. We're loyal Office users, but we won't be buying any new copies this time around. Maybe they'll get it right in Office 2010.
Do Not Buy This December 13, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I believe the next time Microsoft makes a new version of the Microsoft Office Suite, perhaps they should go back to DOS. I have never had the displeasure that I have now since purchasing this software suite. Imagine everything you know about Microsoft Office being stripped away and being replaced with a new program that has the same exact functionality (nothing new what so ever), only every button, check box, function, and flexibility being stripped away. What you are imagining now is the new 2007 version. If you buy this program, the moment you start it for the first time, you will realize you made a mistake. Go back to 2003.
 Not worth the price tag December 10, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I purchased this product thinking that the new features would be well worth the money. I was wrong, this is a buggy product that has a 50/50 chance of correctly opening my old 2003 documents using (compatibility mode).
How could Microsoft overlook this?
I have over 500 documents in office 2003 and now I have to click and HOPE that they transfer over correctly.
Also this program has a hard time translating products from different programs like movie magic, exports from old contact lists, and pretty much everything that I've tried.
The only reason I gave it two stars is because the user interface is 'pretty' giving the program a clean look, but to put it simply I didn't buy this program for its looks.
For the price tag Microsoft needs to make a program that is FULLY backwards compatible and communicates with other programs properly.
HUGE failure for Microsoft December 10, 2007
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I returned this item. A long time MS Office fan, I have to report that MS has really screwed the pooch with this release. It is so bad that I've come to the realization that I'll have to leave MS as an operating system. While I've come to depend on Outlook, the past releases, 2000, and 2003, or even the early releases of Outlook are far better than this one. I am quite happy with my older version's of Word also.
Here is another big problem. New gizmos like PDA that run MS s/w are not tested on older releases. The means that if, like me, you've decided you can't upgrade to this POS software, you will be unable to sync with MS PDA's.
So now I find myself making the big switch--to Apple computers. The extra cost is negated by the savings in upgrading to crappy MS software--which makes it a good time to make the move. I'll have to opt for Palm PDA's also--which typically have better operating systems also.
Unlike MS products, Apple ensures all software, even MS software works well on their machines before allowing it to be sold. MS software on an Apple makes sense.
So I will probably keep my present PC running with older MS products, I do not ever intend to upgrade. If you try it you will, like me, box it up and return it.
I'll be buying my first Apple with they adopt Penryn processors in January. Then I'll have the best hardware, and the best software, in a machine that will last me half a dozen years or more.
 Very intuitive and fluid November 30, 2007
2 out of 13 found this review helpful
After using the 2007 suite for a few weeks, I have to agree with one of the other members who gave it a high rating and questioned why there were so many people bashing this version. So far, I find this version to be very user-friendly and I absolutely love the new features. Excel is much better and offers a wider range of functions. I was one of the people who actually got frustrated about the fact that 'Conditional Formatting' was so limited in earlier versions of Excel. Powerpoint is also drastically better in this latest version. I would definitely have purchased this item if I did not get it for free. I recommend it to anyone.
As someone stated earlier, this takes getting used to like any other new product. Why release a 2007 version if they were just going to make a carbon copy of 2003? This furthers my belief that people hate change no matter what it is. Just take some time and tinker with the program and you'll eventually get used to it.
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