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