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2007 Microsoft Office System

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

A presentation byPatrick Douglas Crispen

2007 Microsoft Office in a Nutshell

Next version of OfficeMajor redesign of the

user interfaceNew file formats

Release dates: Corporate: November

30, 2006 Consumer: January 30,

2007

Eight different Office suites available

No free upgrades

Biggest Changes

User Interface

The ribbonMenus have been replaced with task-specific tabs

Galleries and themesFormatting options are pre-rendered

Live PreviewFormatting changes can be previewed without applying them

Biggest Changes

User Interface

Mini ToolbarFormatting controls appear when you highlight text

Super-tooltipsTooltips contain more detailed information

Quick Access ToolbarOffice-wide repository of the most used functions and tools

Zoom SliderZoom in or out using a slider

Biggest Changes

Smart Art

Biggest Changes

File Formats

Office buttonNew file format

.docx, .pptx, .xlsx Open XML filetype with ZIP file container 75% smaller than other Office file

formats Compatibility:

Plug-in needed to open Office 2007 files in Office 2003 or Office 2000/XP

“Down convert” in 2007 to a compatible filetype through Save As…

Export to PDF Requires free plug-in

Export to XPS

Biggest Changes

User Assistance System

Microsoft Word 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

Microsoft Word 2007

Auto citations according to APA, Chicago, and MLA

Building blocksCover page galleryBlog postingStyle sheetsWord count listed in status barContextual spell checkerTranslation tool tipDocument comparison engineFullscreen layoutDocument inspector

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Custom layoutsNew diagrams, models, and

templatesImproved text and 3D graphic

rendering Improved Dual-Screen

Presenter ViewWidescreen supportSlide library

Microsoft Excel 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

Microsoft Excel 2007

Formula auto completeAuto quicksumConditional formatting

Color scales Icon sets Data bars

Page layout viewWorksheet limit raised to

1,048,568 rows and 16,384 columns

New charting enginePivot tables support hierarchical

data

Microsoft Outlook 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

Microsoft Outlook 2007

RSS readerFaster searchingText messaging and SMS

supportSupport for multiple

simultaneous calendarsFlagged items can be

converted to tasksTo Do barShareable contactsAttachment preview

Microsoft Access 2007

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

Microsoft Access 2007

Support for more data types including documents and images

Referential integrity checksTable updates auto update

referencing reportsLookup Fields support multi

valued lookups

The 8 Different Office Suites

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/info/suites.mspx

Office Basic 2007

Only available through OEMs

WordExcelOutlook

Office Home & Student 2007

$149 retail / no upgrade available

WordExcelPowerPointOneNote [notetaking]

Office Standard 2007

$399 retail / $239 upgrade

WordExcelPowerPointOutlook

Office Small Business 2007

$449 retail / $279 upgrade

WordExcelPowerPointPublisherOutlook with Business Contact

Manager

Office Professional 2007

$499 retail / $329 upgrade

WordExcelPowerPointPublisherAccessOutlook with Business Contact

Manager

2007 Microsoft Office in a Nutshell

Next version of OfficeMajor redesign of the

user interfaceNew file formats

Release dates: Corporate: November

30, 2006 Consumer: January 30,

2007

Eight different Office suites available

No free upgrades

2007 Microsoft Office System

WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT

A presentation byPatrick Douglas Crispen

This work is licensed by Patrick Crispen to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license.

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