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| Microsoft Word 2007 Home and Student Edition (PC) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Software
Buy New: £66.27
New (4) from £66.27
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 143
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 1.5
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MPN: 79f-00006
Model: 79F-00006
UPC: 882224165150
EAN: 0882224165150
ASIN: B000HCXKMQ
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Office Word 2007 is a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with an easy-to-use interface.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 A major upgrade but steep learning curve March 13, 2007
SEC (Bicester, England)
38 out of 39 found this review helpful
I'd describe myself as an expert Word user. I've been using it since its DOS days, through Word For Windows and right up to the most recent version. The upgrade to Word 2007 has to be the greatest leap since the one from DOS to Windows. The new features of Word are proving useful, such as the new approach to styles, the grid for positioning objects, and improved publishing and reviewing tools. Instant preview of formatting features is very useful to me, as it dispenses with the annoying try-undo-try method of experimenting in a document. However, I wasn't prepared for the huge changes Microsoft has made to the interface - the menus and toolbars.
The new user interface dispenses with familiar pull-down menus and rows of icons stacked into toolbars, and presents instead an entirely new approach to the presentation of tools, using a single 'ribbon' of controls where toolbars used to be, grouped into named collections, such as Clipboard, Font, and Styles. Above the ribbon is what looks like pull-down menu titles, but these just swap the ribbon's content to suit the chosen activity. This seems like a clunky way of doing things, but the ribbon manages to make far more tools available and visible at a time, meaning an end to trawling through menus and submenus. If the ribbon is in the way, you can collapse/hide it.
Also new to 2007 is the Office button - which is home to many file-related tasks such as opening, saving, printing and publishing. (Oddly it isn't used in the main Outlook 2007 window!)
The down-side of all this novelty is that activities that used to be second nature to me I now have to re-learn using the new methods. For example, document properties are now in the Prepare section of the Office button menu. It has taken me a couple of weeks to get used to working with the new interface, but I like it because, once you get used to it, it is actually a nicer way to interact with Word.
I write a lot of software for Word too, using the built-in VBA programming language. Thankfully, almost all my old code works fine in word 2007. As Word no longer supports toolbars, you'll find your toolbar icons now appear in the Add-Ins ribbon. Unfortunately, as usual, Microsoft has done almost nothing to improve VBA, but at least compatibility is not a problem. I've heard that Word 2007 runs some code slower than previously, though Word generally seems to make the computer work a bit harder. Personally, my code works just as fast as it used to.
Some reviewers have howled about file incompatibility, but they are mistaken. Word 2007 can easily be configured to save old style DOC files. I publish all my work as DOC, but all my pre-published documents are stored in DOCX files, which are much smaller and more stable than DOC ever could be.
Due to a spat between Microsoft and Adobe, Word doesn't support 'Save as PDF' out of the box, but this feature is a free download from Microsoft's website, along with the (also free) 'Save as XPS' feature.
Overall I'm pleased with the upgrade. Microsoft has done a grand job on it, but if you take the plunge and upgrade, allow a week or two to become familiar with the new interface!
NICE PACKAGE, BUT MS VISTA DOESN'T LIKE IT! May 21, 2008
Mr. J. M. E. Bevan
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Have just loaded MS Office 2007 pack into my PC (XP system) and am very impressed with the new Word 2007 & Excel 2007 layouts. Unfortunately, I also tried to load the software into my wife's laptop (Vista operating system) but Vista doesn't like it - everytime she clicks on the Word 2007 icon the software starts installing itself all over again. Vista is really pretty awful - where's that nice button on Control Panel which says 'Install New Programs' - seems to have disappeared in Vista.
Out with the old.... March 27, 2008
C. J. Thorpe
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I must say that I DID (read underlined and bold) agree with the comments about it being a terrible system, until that is, I really practiced with it. At first it is very difficult to switch from a previous version of Office to this one, but, with a little practice and a lot of, initial, patience, I feel that the rewards of this system far outweigh the hassles!
I LOVE the new flexibility that has been added to the various parts of the system, and the way the 'Ribbon' (after initially being a bit frustrating due to my using 2003) puts all the tasks you are used to, and more, in easy access tabs. I know that there are those out there who want it to look like the 2003 system as that is the system they are used to (go do a search on the net and you'll find lots of free add-in downloads to do exactly that for you!!). And if you are one of those who likes to move all the icons around, or add your own, then you'll either need to learn how to write in XML, or just add them to the quicktask menu (no different than adding them to a toolbar in 2003!!).
And there is the fact that you can make template packages (Themes) that you can use across the board (Excel, PP, Word, Publisher, et al), the 'Live Preview' function to see what the formatting will look like in your document (it changes the formatting in the document as you hover over the options, not changing it until you click it), et. al.
And don't even get me started on the amazing capabilities of One-Note!! I have a PDA and can now chat away, draw diagrams and scribble notes while away from my computer, then have them import automatically when I cradle it. I have to say that this is one of the most amazing tools I have used for my project work and personal study that I have ever found - It alone makes the price of this worth it to me!
In conclusion, just take your time - leave 2003 installed until you get used to this version (all the programs in the suite will run side-by-side without conflict, bar Outlook) - and get to know the new system! You'll be amazed at the power that has been added ....
.... if you let yourself! ;-)
CJ
 The Next Step of Control November 2, 2007
G. Keates (UK)
30 out of 44 found this review helpful
The title can be read in two ways.
If you think that Microsoft are here to control you then you will think that this is the case with this product, however, this is down to a very narrow view point.
I am a Senior Lecturer and work with a range of students who can be very confident with computer but also can be very nervous with them.
Yes if you are use to the earlier versions of Microsoft Office then you might feel frustrated that the items you want are not in the same place, however, on a personal front then I feel they have made it a lot more common sense.
If you want an older version style then why do you want an upgrade to a more modern one? Surely it would be a waste of money and people would be complaining that there is nothing new for the money spent, whereas at present it is a completely different style and a lot more user friendly.
Dealing with one of my specialism subjects, people do not like change as they are forced to come out of their comfort zone. As a result of this then people will complain and want to go back to what they feel comfortable with. If this is the case then I would suggest that you do not consider this package, however, if you are wanting to have a user friendly and better overall package then this is your package.
One element which was a little frustrating was that if you saved the documents and then opened them in an earlier version then all what was seen was machine code. I know that this is always a problem with software when older and newer version are on offer, however, I would have thought that Microsoft would have resolved this in such a manner you do not have to be a technical person to resolve this. There is no problem with respect to an earlier version being read by this version. It is for this reason that I have not given it all of the stars.
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