Office 2007

[als814]

Hey guys, I was wondering if it would be worth it to buy office 2k7. I was using 2000, but I have to upgrade for my compsci class because excel 2000 won't let you change the color of the sheet tabs.

Basically two questions.

1. Is it worth the extra $30 over 2003 so I don't have to worry about upgrading in the future.

2. Will it be backwards compatable with 2003 so the TA's can grade my spreadsheets and Access stuff?

[peekaboo]

1. not sure. i like it but i don't know if i $30-like-it.
2. yes. you just have to set the default to save in 2003 compatibility mode.

you can always try open office, it's free.

[TimPoet]

From what I've read, you have to relearn using the commands and all cuz they completely redid the "shape" of 2007.

[sdkfz]

I have been using the new office now for about a week- Yes- the ribbon does force you to re learn a lot of stuff

I like being able to 'publish' to PDF without any extra software - you do have to DL the add on from MS though. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Another neat thing I found is you can 'Pin' a frequently used file / template to the recently used file list. You can save in anything back to 95 format for compatability with others. It is of course a personal thing, but my vote is a definite thumbs up. I use it all day with primary usage being Access and Excel.

To be fair- One thing that was a pain was the disabling of Macros in Access unless they were digitally signed. I use a lot of macros since my work is client reporting. I fixed this by going into the "Trust Center" and just telling Acess that the folder where I keep them all is trusted. If you do not do this is opens the DB without the Macro access until you tell it yes I trust my database and then it re opens.

[als814]

Will it let you install to multiple computers the way the old ones did? I have like 3 computers that I will probably need to upgrade while I'm at it. I guess I don't really have a choice, but it would irritate me if I have to buy multiple licenses.

[glc]

The only version that will install on 3 computers is the student and teacher, which does not have Access. The standard Professional can be installed on one desktop and one laptop - ONLY.