The new office package from Microsoft

Advantages: looks good, they have ironed out little 'niggles'
Disadvantages: none really, probably price!

...I have just been shown Microsoft’s newest version of ‘Office’ – Office XP which will be released to the general public on May 31st 2001. The XP stands for eXPerience, or so we were told. Cheesiness aside, it all looked rather good. This opinion is written for people with a working knowledge of Office already, as if I described the Office suite and also said what’s new in XP you would still be reading at Christmas! So here is what’s new to tempt you into Microsoft Office XP. Firstly, they have been rather clever in the anti-piracy stakes. As you purchase your Office package, install it on your PC, you then need to ‘activate’ it. It will allow you to get started immediately and not activate if you wish but you only have 50 launches, so as you are nearing your deadline it prompts...

pagan 23.04.2001 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office XP Professional Complete package

Complete Overhaul of the Office Suite

Advantages: Ease of use, Fantastic AutoFormats & Increased Features
Disadvantages: Experienced users will find it hard at the start to find known features

...General Opinion As an IT Trainer I have used and taught the Microsoft Office suite for 9 years and this is the most exciting change to hit our PCs in years. It is not just an upgrade on an old idea but a complete overhaul of the system. Gone are the old menus and toolbars and in their place is a new feature called the Ribbon. Where once you could turn toolbars on and off accidentally never to be seen again this version allows its users to play around with all the features without the fear of losing any functionality. For new users it is more intuative with the features being grouped together and being more visual. There are many Automatic Formatting features which give your documents a much more professional look in a much shorter time. More Visible Features Some examples of the earlier hidden...

JudithJubilee 16.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Microsoft Office - Essential for any business or individual

Advantages: Many packages on one disc which will save you time.
Disadvantages: Price is high

...Intro Microsoft Office has always been an essential piece of kit for any business or individual who works on his computer. Since Windows 95 when office really took off, users all of the world trust it for keeping track of their finances with Excel, for word processing with word or for creating great presentation with PowerPoint. But Microsoft Office can be used for a whole lot more. I use Office as an email client using Outlook. Each of these packages are good by themselves but together they are extremely efficient and can save you a lot of time and in business time is money. There are many packages on this one disc, so I will highlight the main ones. Microsoft Word For anybody who types up documents on their pc or just writes notes, Word is absolutely essential. The documents that you create using Word are professional...

jbuchan12 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Death by a thousand cuts or a brilliant presentation package?

Advantages: A great tool for the creation of formal and educational presentations.
Disadvantages: Takes time and practice to become a confident, competent user.

...Death by a thousand cuts or a brilliant presentational package?MS PowerPoint MS PowerPoint is a powerful graphics programme that has transformed the manner in which we prepare and deliver presentations. You can create, customise, animate and print presentations. It enables you to communicate information clearly and effectively. Many computers come with this package already installed.The MS PowerPoint version that I use is the 2003 package for Students and Teachers, working on an XP laptop. This package costs £40.00 from Amazon, if bought separately,  and is operated through Windows. The 2003 version has been superceded by newer, more sophisticated versions, the latest being MS PowerPoint 2007. However, I still find the 2003 version perfectly adequate for my present needs. There are many online training packages, much...

NomadSue 13.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Complete package

Try Microsoft Office XP Professional for nothing

Advantages: Faster and fancier
Disadvantages: Price

...It's not like Microsoft to give something for nothing, in fact it's usually the oposite. We are normally made to pay over the odds for something which is not much of an improvement on the earlier versions, but I have been using Office XP for about a month now and I am pleased with it - especially as it was free. Microsoft are currently offering a free 30 day trial of Microsoft Office XP Professional. You can get your copy from: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/eval/ The CD includes: Word 2002 Excel 2002 Powerpoint 2002 Access 2002 Outlook 2002 It's worth noting that the only difference between Microsoft Office Standard and Microsoft Office XP Professional is that you get Access 2002 with Office professional. I find Microsoft Office Proffesional to be much nicer than Office 2002. Some of the extra features include...

Rowan_s 11.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office XP Professional Complete package

Why I like the New Microsoft Office XP

Advantages: simplified installtion. runs well, new thumbnail clipboard view, recovery tolls and improved lost document.
Disadvantages: does not work well with windows 95, very expensive

...I was a bit reluctant to upgrade from Office 2000 to the latest version of Microsoft Office XP, after many nights of pondering, I decided yea!go what I have got to loose!. When browsing through PC WORLD, there were 3 versions, the one I had chosen was the standard, which I have always used. The standard version caters fore my needs. I found when checking the information on its requirement for installation, I was relieved; many months before I upgraded my computer, to keep up with it's changing times. On installing, I was very impressed, that it was painless, I understand that Office XP is the first product to feature its new anti-piracy. It is known as Product Activation. I found that once it was installed it generated a unique key, based on its own serial number, and the hardware and it detects on my computer. The menus have been...

Elainebaba 02.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office XP Professional Complete package

Microsoft Office Professional

Advantages: IT'S COOL LOOKING
Disadvantages: YOU HAVE A DEADLINE TO MEET?.....DON'T USE!!

...a better result? gee!! not for me at least because, what i feel working with the product is CLUMSINESS, i practically have to look for almost every thing(buttons) to carry out some functions ( THANK GOD FOR SOME SHORT CUTS). One good thing that was done on it anyways, is the fact that you are presented with different "Save AS" options. But take my advice, if you have to work with MS office professional 2007, be sure you save your documents with the "97 - 2003" option because God help you if you are sending that finished document to someone like myself who has decided to stick with MS office 2003 ( atmost 2005) and believe it or not there are quite a number out there. My opinion - Microsoft Office Professional 2007 is cool, but i LOVE my reliable and dependable and easy to USE MS office professional 2003....

hopiaki 28.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional 2007

Microsoft's XP Package

Advantages: Great new feel, built in firewall, virus protection & automatic updates
Disadvantages: Slow at times, hackers target it

.... --- About the packages --- To start off with, if you want to use Microsoft Windows XP, your system must fit the following requirements: • PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended • 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) • 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space* • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor • CD-ROM or DVD drive • Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device You will also need: For Internet access: • Some Internet functionality may require Internet access, a Microsoft. NET...

ollienewth 04.06.2005 (05.06.2005) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2 Complete package

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, slow but perfect.

Advantages: New look, good for beginners, easy to instal, more professional tools
Disadvantages: Slower then the old one, hard to find sertain things in the new menus

...going through the menus. I was amazed on how much you could do with it. The only downside of this new menu style is that some of the things i was used to lookup in the much faster menus are now devided, and some times hard to find. Other then that, i like the new way microsoft has turned with this office. Keep it up!...

thedarkshado 30.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007

A more attractive office

Advantages: Vastly improved interface & security
Disadvantages: memory requirement

...Having installed Office 2003 a little under a year ago, my first impression was that it was slow and clunky. It turns out that I needed more RAM in the system, so poped in another 512Mb and the speed is no longer an issue. I was very pleased with the look and feel of the package, which i felt was a vast improvement on previous versions. In particular, Outlook 2003 has many improved features such as the way emails are grouped by date, with the ability to expand and collapse the groups to only show what you want to see at any given time. Enhanced junk filters and security features keep your emails and machines safe from email based bugs and trackers. Any bugs or trackers are blocked on receipt, before they have a chance to share information about you. The whole package shares a common look and feel, while still retaining...

shargood 10.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 Complete package