Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for PC : Upgrade only | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $539.99
Buy New: $297.00
You Save: $242.99 (45%)
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 3793
Format: Dvd-video
Platform: Windows Xp Professional
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 76H00326
Model: 76H00326
UPC: 882224281577
EAN: 0882224281577
ASIN: B000KZE0T2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | No more switching between tools -- collaborate with colleagues and partners in one product | | • | Work effortlessly anywhere - No need to connect to the corporate network; store all your workspaces, tools & data right on your computer | | • | Customized alerts and notifications tell you what others have created and shared | | • | Monitor changes, and know when your team is online | | • | Exchange messages and access data through Groove 2007 |
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Product Description
Upgrade only; previous installation of Office required. Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 provides people at home or at work with the comprehesive toolset for their information. Collect and consolidate almost any type of information, find what you're looking for quickly and easily, and share critical information across geographical and organizational boundaries. While you work from home or on the road, you'll simplify workgroups, get better information insight and create & manage content. With Office Ultimate 2007, you'll deliver better results - faster. Features: Word 2007, Excel 2007, Powerpoint 2007, Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, Access 2007, Publisher 2007, InfoPath 2007, Groove 2007 and OneNote 2007. Design high-quality documents with improved picture, charting and graphics tools Create and manage content effectively at home or at work Consolidate all project-related information into a OneNote notebook with a few clicks Share OneNote 2007 notebooks, or keep them private with encryption & password protection Organize tasks and communications in one place, with the new To-Do list
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| Customer Reviews:
 Powerful, still missing things considering it is #1 November 14, 2008
JonShops (Oklahoma)
MS Office 2007 is a powerful office toolset. However, do check carefully to make sure even the Ultimate has the programs you want--Visio is still not in this package, remember. I'll comment on what is not in Office Professional here.
I got it for the Groove folder syncing for a small network. Groove works well when it works, but I wouldn't recommend it if 1) you aren't comfortable with the basics of networking (wouldn't want to hook up a computer network at home, say) or 2) you have strong security interests on your machines or 3) you don't want to invest in Ultimate for each machine in question.
Groove allows you to set up a physical home for files and then have those synced with other comptuers coming onto and going off of the network. It can be forced to sync or do it by schedule. Just where a given file's most recent version is can still because mysterious--showing that part of syncing has to do with our thinking, not the computer systems. However, once you get your mind wrapped around it, Groove folders update as expected and they are tagged to show their status by their icon. Problems arise with machines that have very high security settings...I'm not commenting on Groove's security, just that it can get blocked by security in place. Don't expect it to be Plug 'n Play.
OneNote is another way to be messy--I mean that politely--but if you have your computer with you at all times unlike real notes, you can do searches. It's nice, but it won't clean up the office unless you happen to think just right compared to the way it works.
As for updates from 2003, I'll say that Excel is the most improved, with more columns, IntelliText entry of formulas, etc. Word is the most disappointing. Some things (like page numbering like 5 of 7) are really buried in the Ribbon interface. And getting to the right ribbon takes some time...remember, though, that if a ribbon has focus the scroll wheel on the mouse moves among ribbons! Excel just seems to suffer less from the ribbon...the interface just works better. Word also still does a horrible job at inserting other document types, like inserting an Excel spreadsheet, and some issues with table sizing are no better than 2003.
The docx and xlsx file formats are annoying if your coworks are still using 2003, but there are free downloads to let them read your xml-style files, from microsoft.com. It's all worth it, though, if you also download the Print to PDF add-in (also free) so you can print documents to PDF format.
Publisher still has the Button Bar interface, which is probably a good thing. It has lots of great new features, and with most newer printer drivers it lets you print to any virtual page size (easy to set up, and even store a template for) then actually print to a target paper size on your real printer, using multiple sheets per page or printing multiple pages per sheet (like business cards, but you can use Avery numbers for those), however you wish. Very powerful.
Publisher also has some professional printing tools (very limited) that will print cutting marks for multi-sheets per page printing (so you know where to cut to paste together), will set colors to be CMYK, etc. Also, you can select any number of items at once then right click and save those as .gif, .tif, or .png pictures. This is neat because you can, say, create a complex figure then store it as a simple picture, or send it to a real publisher in a format they won't hate you for. Still has no magic wand selection tool, and it still has problems with most printer drivers with translucencies...don't expect a transparency of 50% to prinjt like it shows on screen. But, if you have problems you can mark and save involved items as a picture (right click, Save as Picture) then use that picture in place of the original, and it will work (has for me) every time.
Good luck with this great toolkit. Just wish MS would fix rough edges on the world's #1 office software.
So they weren't ignoring me, it was their working memory... June 18, 2008
M. Dowd (Denver, Colorado)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers
As a special education teacher, I have had a number of children who just didn't get reading, writing and math, that I just couldn't help. I wish I could go back with what this book has taught me, and try again. With the push for scientific based research and RTI, this book provides both special education and general education teachers insights and interventions for students who are suffering with working memory deficits. It is an easy read, as neuropsychological books go, and it provides scientifically validated evidence based research on how working memory affects learning. Anyone who works with special education students should read this book.
Excelent Product March 9, 2008
Robert Smith
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Office Ultimate is an excellent product with all the tools needed to get the job done. However I would warn you about purchasing it from Nothingbutsoftware.com. I found out the upgrade version would not upgrade from the software I had on my machine, it was no fault of Office Ultimate. I returned the software to nothingbutsoftwar.com and they charged me $51.30 restocking charge. I paid $342 for the product and I think $51.30 is a ridiculous charge for restocking. I returned the product unopened and in perfect condition.
Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate with Business Contact Manager June 12, 2007
J. Vincent
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think Microsoft has a winner with this product. I especially like three new features in the suite: (1) OneNote, (2) the enhanced features in PowerPoint, and (3) the integrated Business Contact Manager. I like to create and store everything electronically for clients in file folders. I build projects, cases and business initiatives that way. OneNote is ideal that way. I can store everything in OneNote and organize it the way I want to. I have always been a huge fan of PowerPoint, but with this release they have finally given us visual people the flexibility to to move outside conventional templates. Very cool. Finally, I would say that I like the integration of a quality Business Contact Manager the best. Nice going, Microsoft.
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