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    Microsoft Word 2007 Version Upgrade

    Microsoft Word 2007 Version Upgrade

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    From: Microsoft Software
    Category: Software

    List Price: $109.95
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    Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
    Sales Rank: 632

    Format: Cd-rom
    Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
    Media: CD-ROM
    Edition: Upgrade
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    Operating System: Windows XP
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
    Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7

    MPN: 059-05442
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    UPC: 882224149648
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    Release Date: January 30, 2007
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    Features:
      • Upgrade available on these qualifying applications: Microsoft Access 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Access 2003; Microsoft Works 6.0-10; Microsoft Works Suite 2000-2006 or later; any 2000-2007 Microsoft Office suite; and any Microsoft Office XP suite
      • Combines a comprehensive set of writing tools with an easy-to-use interface
      • Quickly construct documents from predefined parts and styles; compose and publish blogs directly from within Word
      • Add Building Blocks of predefined content and reduce the errors associated with copying and pasting frequently used content; Quick Styles function saves you time by helping you format text and tables throughout your document
      • Format your references automatically by selecting a predefined style guide, including APA, MLA, The Chicago Manual of Style, and others

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    Upgrade only; previous installation required

    Microsoft Office Word 2007 is a document authoring program that helps people create and share great-looking documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with an easy-to-use interface. Rich review, commenting, and comparison capabilities help you quickly gather and manage feedback from colleagues. Advanced data integration helps ensure documents stay connected to important sources of business information. With Word 2007 you'll create professional-looking documents effortlessly. Spend more time writing, less time formatting -- while communicating more effectively than ever. Initiate, manage, and track document review and approval processes from within Office Word 2007, to accelerate review cycles across your organization Share documents in Portable Document Format file (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) format without using third-party tools XML support facilitates smaller, more robust documents and deep integration with information systems and external data sources Master Reduce file sizes and improve corruption recovery - Office Open XML Formats are compressed, segmented file formats that offer a dramatic reduction in file size and helps ensure damaged or corrupt files can be easily recovered Digital Signature signs your documents so the people who read them know it hasn't changed since it left your hands Create dynamic Smart Documents that update themselves by connecting to your back-end systems, using new document controls and data bindings Track your documents with the Document Information Panel; Add Windows SharePoint Services information or custom properties to your document templates Detect documents with embedded macros

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    Microsoft Office Word 2007 is a document authoring program that helps people create and share great-looking documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with an easy-to-use interface. Thanks to a host of new tools, you can quickly construct documents from predefined parts and styles, as well as compose and publish blogs directly from within the Word. Advanced integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and new XML-based file formats make Word 2007 the ideal choice for building integrated document management solutions. This version upgrade is available to those who have one of the following qualifying applications: Microsoft Word 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Word 2003; Microsoft Works 6.0-10; Microsoft Works Suite 2000-2006 or later; any 2000-2007 Microsoft Office suite; and any Microsoft Office XP suite.



    Use Quick Styles in a Word document to easily choose and apply a new style. View larger.


    The new tri-pane review panel of Office Word 2007 enables you to quickly compare or merge two versions of a document and helps identify moved text and tracked changes within tables. View larger.


    You can use the Document Inspector to remove comments. View larger.


    The new user interface of Office Word 2007 enables you to create documents more quickly than ever because it presents the right tools when you need them. View larger.


    Office Word 2007 enables you to digitally sign your documents, so readers know they haven't changed since they left your hands. View larger.
    Gather Information, Create Documents, and Communicate Effectively
    Rich review, commenting, and comparison capabilities help you quickly gather and manage feedback from colleagues, and advanced data integration ensure documents stay connected to important sources of business information. With Word 2007 you can spend more time writing, less time formatting and communicate more effectively than ever. Initiate, manage, and track document review and approval processes from within Word 2007, and accelerate review cycles across your organization.

    New Interface and Tools
    Together with a new, streamlined, results-oriented interface, Word 2007 gives you the tools you need to create professional-looking content. You can add Building Blocks of predefined content and reduce the errors associated with copying and pasting frequently used content, while the Quick Styles function saves you time by helping you format text and tables throughout your document. And to make sure you documents are consistent, Document Themes apply the same colors, fonts, and effects.

    Professional-Looking Documents
    SmartArt diagrams and a new charting engine help you add a professional look to documents, while shared diagramming and charting with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet software and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation graphics program help ensure a consistent look across your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can even compose blogs directly from within Word, and complete your blog posts with pictures, rich formatting, spelling checker, and more. When it's time to publish your blogs you can do so directly from Word to many common blog services including Office SharePoint Server 2007, MSN Spaces, Blogger, TypePad, Community Server, and more.

    Display Important Information
    Word 2007 offers a variety of tools and functions to help you express and display important information. The Equation Builder helps you construct editable, in-line mathematical equations using real mathematical symbols, prebuilt equations, and automatic formatting. Live word count keeps track of the number of words in your document as you type, and is always in view in the new user interface. Typographic capabilities offer improved bulleted and numbered lists, numbered list styles, and new fonts designed to improve on-screen reading.



    Add Building Blocks to an Office Word 2007 document to increase efficiency and reduce errors. View larger.
    In addition, the Citation Manager and Reference Builder give you the ability to add references, footnotes, endnotes, tables of contents, tables of figures or tables of authorities. To save time, format your references automatically by selecting a predefined style guide, including APA, MLA, The Chicago Manual of Style, and others. There's even a Contextual Spelling Checker that helps you avoid common mistakes and misuse of similarly spelled words.

    Editing and Reviewing Tools
    Word 2007 provides editing and reviewing tools that help you create professional documents faster than ever before. Live visual previews, predefined style galleries, table formats, and other options are always at your fingertips. To help minimize time wasted re-typing, take advantage of new Building Blocks designed specifically for the addition of frequently used content to your documents. You can even create your own Building Blocks to simplify the addition of custom text, such as legal disclaimer text or other frequently used materials. For that professional touch, select from a predefined gallery of cover pages, pull quotes, headers, and footers.

    High-Impact Graphics
    Word 2007 helps you communicate more effectively with high-impact graphics. New charting and diagramming features that include 3-D shapes, transparency, drop shadows, and other effects help you create professional-looking graphics that result in more effective documents. Quickly apply a new look and feel to your documents using Quick Styles and Document Themes to change the appearance of text, tables, and graphics throughout your entire document to match your preferred style or color scheme.

    Share Your Documents and Content Confidently
    With Word 2007, you can share documents with colleagues to gather feedback efficiently. You can also help prevent unwanted distribution of your documents and even remove private comments or hidden text prior to publishing. Additionally, the tri-pane review panel makes it easy to compare and combine two versions of a Word document, so you can detect even the smallest differences when dealing with changes from reviewers.

    Participate in Office SharePoint Server 2007
    To help make users more efficient when working in a managed environment, participate in Office SharePoint Server 2007 workflows without leaving Word. You can start workflows, interact with workflow tasks, or get information about your documents from the new Document Alert Bar. Managed document repositories can also be accessed from within Word 2007, so you have greater control over document versions. For added peace of mind, information management policies consistently enforce the labeling, auditing, and expiration of documents stored in SharePoint Server 2007 managed document repositories. You can also choose to keep track of your documents with the Document Information Panel which can help add workflow and tracking information directly to your documents. And Word 2007 uses a separate file format (.docm) for macro-enabled documents, so you can quickly tell whether a file is capable of executing any embedded macros.

    Keep Your Documents Safe and Secure
    Word 2007 offers the Document Inspector feature to help you detect and remove unwanted comments, personally identifiable information, hidden text, or other information from documents so that private information stays that way. You can also add digital signatures to help others verify that content has not been changed since it was published. Another option is to add a new signature line to prompt other Word users for their signature, or to provide a visible digital signature within your documents. Additionally, the Reading Mode offers you an immersive, full-screen reading experience that makes online reading easier, reducing the need to print the document. And because quality editing depends on the ease of viewing text, new navigation controls and typography display improvements make the reading experience better than ever.

    Convert Your Word Documents
    With Word 2007, you can share documents in Portable Document Format file (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) format without using third-party tools. XML support facilitates smaller, more robust documents and deep integration with information systems and external data sources. Because Office Open XML Formats are compressed, segmented file formats, they offer a dramatic reduction in file size and help ensure damaged or corrupt files can be easily recovered.

    Facilitate Important Business Processes
    Word 2007 offers a host of integration points to enable organizations to build powerful solutions that are easy for users to utilize successfully. XML Formats give developers unprecedented access to the contents of your documents, enabling broad interoperability with a wide range of programs and solutions. The Document Information Panel means users enter correct metadata by making it possible for you link document properties to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or to other external data sources. Content Controls help you structure the document authoring process by requiring specific types of information or by adding sections of documents that may not be edited or reformatted.

    Tools For Developers
    Custom-defined schema support of the Office XML Formats enables developers to host their own content within Word documents, using their own custom XML vocabularies. Instead of expensive translations, custom XML content is hosted directly within the file. You can also take advantage of Data Bindings and provide developers with an easy way to link the contents of external data sources and custom-defined schemas to their word documents.


    Customer Reviews:   Read 13 more reviews...

    1 out of 5 stars A usability nightmare   August 19, 2008
    Tech Writer (Sydney, Australia)
    I'm a technical writer, so Word is a big part of my life. As Word 2003 is the defacto standard in most business environments, the tech writing community has come to accept its limitations and find ways to use Word as a professional documentation tool.

    Honestly, MS did an outstanding job in the past to accommodate both professionals and home users with their Word products. I really took my hat off to MS in this regard. There were a few things that vexxed me, but I always knew that as a technical writer I was in a clear minority of MS Word users.

    With Word 2007, all I can say is this... I want to find the Product Manager and strangle him or her. This person is responsible for making my working life a living nightmare. I'm so thankful that our IT Dept is reluctant to roll it out across our company and I can still use 2003 for a little longer.

    I know I'm probably not the end-user Microsoft had in mind when designing this ill-concieved experiment in 'usability', but I would like to warn anybody familiar with previous MS Word versions against 'upgrading'.

    First of all - where the hell are my styles?! I open an existing 2003 document where I've defined styles for Heading 1, Heading 2, body text, tables etc. In Word 2007, they've disappeared! I can't see any styles beyond what Microsoft 'thinks' I should be using. None of them meet my needs, and any attempts to understand or customise them make me prefer a session with a rectal surgeon.

    It took me over an hour to update a tiny entry in my _CV_ in Word 2007! And I'm not a newbie - this is after 3 months of trying to use this damn product, let alone understand it. I've never uttered so many swear words at a computer.

    Other people have highlighted the other deficiencies, such as clicking every single ribbon to 'discover' where previously familiar (and logically placed) items are now located. (After 3 months, I still don't know.) So I'm not going to reiterate these issues.

    I could go on and on, but at the end of the day, things that I found fast and efficient are now cumbersome and slow. Being forced to use a mouse to click through more screens than I need rather than using familiar keyboard shortcuts frustrates me no end.

    But honestly - unlike many people in the IT industry, I usually have a lot of respect for Microsoft products. They might not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but at least they're usually well designed and more than often do the job.

    What I see in Microsoft 2007 is an attempt to make MS Word 2007 a 'user friendly consumer product' without understanding what made Word 2003 such an easy product to use. It's like the movie 'the Matrix' - the first one was great, but clearly the producers had no idea why because the sequels were such utter shash.

    In summary, if you're a first time user, it will probably make things easier at first - at least until you understand word processing. After that, you'll find things unnecessarily cumbersome and frustrating. For people who have ever used an existing Microsoft Word version, I'd avoid this upgrade like the plague and stick with 2003.



    1 out of 5 stars Microsoft Office Word 2007: An Over-Designed Nightmare   July 11, 2008
    D. Reinstein (Fairfax, CA USA)
    5 out of 5 found this review helpful

    There was a time when Microsoft Office Word's most recent incarnation was held as the Gold Standard of word-processing programs by most casual- and many professional-computer users. This "article of faith" was so ubiquitous that the pre-installed downgraded word-processing program, part of what is called Microsoft Works, was held in some contempt by most users and usually deleted right away and replaced with the most recent version of Word. No more.

    Office Word 2007 is packed with things no one needs and wastes every user's time trying to figure it out.

    Compared to the over written and unnecessarily complex Word 2007, the basic templates in Microsoft Works (version 8.5) are refreshingly appealing, simple to use and entirely adequate for most writing and word processing tasks.

    Unlike the older versions of Word and the Works Word Processor, Office Word 2007 opens to seven separate template tabs - Each with its own full range of choices and each with own set of multiple and complex tool bars and options. These view pages include 1) Home, 2) Insert, 3) Page Layout, 4) References, 5) Mailings, 6) Review and 7) View. Without going into detail, suffice it to say that the truly necessary aspects of each were once contained on the two simple toolbars most commonly used in the earlier versions of Word, Editing and Navigation.

    Navigating between these seven tabbed templates is like moving from room to room - or from house to house - to complete one meal or one conversation. It is simply a user-unfriendly, ill-conceived design. The multiplicity, design and inclusion of many useless options on the production default page ("Home") alone are distracting, delaying, complicated and yield no better product than the earlier, simpler versions.

    Word processing should be straightforward, easily navigated and complete. The basic tools of spell-checking, formatting, cutting, pasting, highlighting, etc. should be positioned so as to make them immediately available while working. With Office Word 2007, Microsoft has abandoned these basic precepts and needs. Every time a different tab/template selection needs to be entered to accomplish a necessary task, the writer is distracted. Any writer - including many of you who are reading this, will agree that adding distraction reduces productivity and efficiency.

    Microsoft's Office Word 2007 was appears to have not been designed by writers, but by software engineers rewarded for building bigger and more complex programs.

    The same strategic error was made by Microsoft in its current operating system, Windows VISTA. Most users of the Microsoft XP system found it perfectly adequate. VISTA bloated a good operating system until it became a gargantuan program of gigabyte-guzzling proportions while adding little if any functional improvements. Yet another example of size and complexity winning out over necessary functionality. Office Word 2007 is a repetition of the self-same misjudgment.

    Time is of the essence to most people when they write. It took me nearly ten minutes to figure out how to change a default that double spaced every line I wrote! The Style templates are simply bizarre and distracting, taking up fully half the toolbar space in the basic "Home" production tab. The more functional and necessary functions are squeezed into mini-size half icons making the necessary navigation all the more difficult.
    Yes, there is a way to customize one's own toolbar - but why should we have to spend our own time to re-simplify what Microsoft Word 2007 has literally encrypted and hidden in a maze of overlapping separate templates, options and useless features!

    There is talk of VISTA being replaced sooner rather than later and that, as heavily promoted as it was and with the talk of ceasing to provide support or updates for XP in the coming year, it will be piled atop the 'it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time' junk heap along with Windows Millennium. I expect Word 2007 to wind up there, too.

    In the meanwhile, there are good choices, even if you choose to stay within the Windows 'family' of word processing programs. Most simply (and inexpensively) the aforementioned Microsoft Works 8.5 actually turns out to be a pretty user friendly and functional package that includes a more familiar and easier to use word processing program, an Excel-like spread sheet as well as an Access-like database for keeping and sorting information.

    Office Word 2003 and XP software is still out there and is getting pretty inexpensive - And it is far easier to use.

    As a former admitted "Microsoft Word snob," I must confess that I have learned something from these experiences. Bigger is not necessarily better. The principle applies to software as well as to cars. Microsoft should not be rewarded for bringing this 'upgrade' to market any more than the developers and promoters of Hummers ought be acknowledged for their ecological contributions to the well being of the planet.

    I have also learned that the earlier and simpler versions of Microsoft's word processing programs are far superior in ease of use and essential, efficient functionality than is its newest product, Office Word 2007. I encourage every new computer buyer to give Microsoft Works a try before automatically dumping it in favor of Word and its related programs. You might be in for a very pleasant and economically satisfying experience!



    1 out of 5 stars What a mess   July 11, 2008
    Joe Blough
    2 out of 2 found this review helpful

    If you liked the old DOS era when all applications had different commands and the clerical staff had a stroke when you made them learn a new word processing application, you will absolutely love Word 2007. However, if you liked the modern era of Windows applications whereby they shared familiar drop down menus, you will detest Word 2007. What amazes me are the glowing reviews this mess has received by the "experts." I guess computer geeks are like mathematicians: as long as something is "elegant," that's good enough. Why should one worry about the dumb masses who will use the "elegant" product?


    2 out of 5 stars Wordperfect 12 is Better For Most Uses   June 7, 2008
    E. Fisher (Iowa City, IA)
    1 out of 2 found this review helpful

    I use both WP 12 and MS Word 2007. Word is generally a failure for a number of reasons: 1) It forces you to use fonts you don't want and uses annoying spacing settings as defaults-changing the defaults is a pain as sometimes they change back. My preference has always been boring, but nonetheless clear and readable, Times New Roman 12 pt-MS in its desire for "cleartype" has chosen "Calibri" which looks fine on the screen, but not on paper, I guess the Microsoft people thought that generated documents would never be printed. 2) the outlining feature is awkward and useless-again the fonts and spacing are uneconomical and inefficient-compared to WP 12-which is simple and no muss- I am sorely disappointed. On the plus side, MS Word templates are easy to create and use as well as envelopes. However, I have had difficulty with labels. Overall, the primary problem with MS Word 2007, is that the creators have tried way too hard to impose their ideal world on the user. If you are happy with that world-fine, but for others, like myself, who conform to fairly conservative business styles-this world is a nuisance and WP 12 offers a simpler, trouble free, and less expensive alternative.


    1 out of 5 stars Micro$oft shoots itself in the foot and us in the pocket   May 27, 2008
    Comical Engineer (UK)
    2 out of 3 found this review helpful

    Why change an interface that half the know universe could use to one that almost no-one can understand? Why remove the customisability of toolbars and functions? Why make the interface such that 4 clicks are needed when only 2 were needed previously? Why hide commonly used functions? Why make it effectively incompatible with previous versions?

    It's a secret plan by OpenOffice who have infiltrated Micro$oft to make their products so bad that we'll all migrate to Open Office. It must be, that's the only logical explanation for the way the Office 2007 is such a pain to use!

    As a business user, we've had all of our customised functions removed at a stroke. Keyboard shortcuts no longer work, macros no longer work and simple operations that could be accessed direct from the keyboard now need 3-4 mouse clicks. the interface is un-instinctive and occupies too much screen space. There are multiple bugs. Everyone who has used it in the office hates it and two of our major customers refuse to accept documents in the new format containing equations. Oh, yes, the equation editor is incompatible with anything previous and only works in the new docx format - which none of our customers will accept for electronic documents.

    Open Office here we come.


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