Office 2007 News, Tips & More Other Vista Discussions Discuss Office 2007 News, Tips & More in the Windows Vista forums; First, I would like to limit this thread to discussion of MS Office 2007. Although there are other posts that mention Office 2007, in some instances, these posts can be ...

[felix8406]

First, I would like to limit this thread to discussion of MS Office 2007. Although there are other posts that mention Office 2007, in some instances, these posts can be cumbersome to find. If you have comments, suggestions or questions pertaining to Office 2007, please post them here so that we all can rip the benefits.
There are indications that MS Office 2007 testing program is closed to end as a refresh of beta 2 has been released. According to Microsoft, this is the last beta release before it is released to manufacturing. You can download a copy of this beta by going to: download the beta 2 refresh of Office 2007…there’s a $1.50 service fee, and the software has an expiration date of February 1st, 2007. At that time you may continue to use Office 2007 “under reduced functionality mode limiting end-user options and operations”. Beta 2 was first released in May and during its first two months; it was downloaded more than 3 million times. You can see why Microsoft began charging a $1.50 to download the new release. Speculations are that Office 2007 will be in general release about the same time as Vista. Happy computing!

[felix8406]

Attached is an estimated retail price Office 2007 Microsoft Office.

[crabby]

Kerching!

They really like pricing office high don't they? Its more expensive than the os!!

crabby

[felix8406]

Want to know what'll you get when ordering an Office 2007? Check it out...

[felix8406]

One application not included in Office 2007 is FrontPage,; it will also be completely discontinued. It will be replaced by three new applicatio0ns: SharePoint Designer 2007, Expression Web Designer, and Visual Studio 2007. Which one is best for you, well here are the suggestions as written by Microsoft:
1. Use Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Designer 2007 if you are a solution creator and content author working using SharePoint technologies. SharePoint® Designer 2007 will enable information workers to develop applications and solutions on top of the SharePoint® platform to enable organizational agility, business process automation, and get the full value of Microsoft® Office applications on the SharePoint platform.
2. Use Microsoft® Expression™ Web Designer if you are a professional Web Designer. It is a professional design tool to create sophisticated standards-based Web sites that deliver compelling user experiences. Microsoft® Expression™ Web Designer is targeted at designers who are building broad reach HTML Web sites.
3. Use Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005 if you are a Web developer. Visual Studio 2005 is aimed at professional developers and enables them to build high performance, robust, and enterprise ready Web applications with ASP.NET 2.0.
4. Hobbyists and enthusiasts can also get Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which is a new, easy to use, and easy to learn development for building Web sites. Happy computing!

[dsljay]

I agree, it is a bit pricey. However, I like the look and feel of Office 2007 a lot better then previous versions. I used to be a WordPerfect fan until I tried the beta 2007 edition of Office.

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by dsljay

I agree, it is a bit pricey. However, I like the look and feel of Office 2007 a lot better then previous versions. I used to be a WordPerfect fan until I tried the beta 2007 edition of Office.

It's pricey indeed, but when Office 97 first came out it was not chaep etiher, and u couldn't do a quarter of what u can do with Office 2007. Also, depending whether or not one is willing to wait, there are always especial deals. I purchased Office 2003 professional two years ago for $19.00, but I was at the right place, at the right time, and I didn't rush to get it becuase I had Office XP. I am willing to wait for Office 2007.

[felix8406]

Don't need a complete Office 2007 suite? U can get individual applications, however for the price, you be better of getting a complete package. Here's an unofocial price list for each individual application.
Access 2007 - $229, upgrade is $109
Excel 2007 - $229, upgrade is $109
Groove 2007 - Volume licensed
InfoPath 2007 - $199, upgrade is not available
OneNote 2007 - $99, upgrade is not available
Outlook 2007 - $109, upgrade is not available
PowerPoint 2007 - $229, upgrade is $109
Project Standard 2007 - $599, upgrade is $349
Project Professional 2007 - $999, upgrade is $599
Publisher 2007 - $169, upgrade is $99
SharePoint Designer 2007 - $299, upgrade is not available
Visio Standard 2007 - $259, upgrade is $129
Visio Professional 2007 - $559, upgrade is $349
Word 2007 - $229, upgrade is $109 Happy computing!

[felix8406]

Microsoft Office Live provides companies with a free domain name, Web site, and e-mail accounts. The services are offered at three different levels: Office Live Basics (free), Office Live Collaboration, and Office Live Essentials. Microsoft is offering a beta version of its Office Live services to small-business owners and managers in the United States.; you can register to try it for free until the end of the beta, although there is a free, advertisement-supported subscription called Live Basics. With Life Basics you get a domain name, Web design tools, five email accounts, and Web site traffic reports. Please keep in mind you need a credit card to sign up for either the free or pay subscription accounts. Life collaboration and Life Essentials start at $29.99/month. Happy computing!

[felix8406]

Keep this in mind before installing Office 2007: It is a Beta and after a certain period you will only have limited access. You might not be able to open an Office 2007 document on another PC running a different Office Suite, e.g. Office 2003, Office XP….if you are working on a document at your home computer and you are planning to use at work, make sure it’s saved with proper compatibility.
Whether you have Office 2007 installation file saved on your PC or saved on a CD, the process are basically the same.
1. Click the Office 2007 file
2. You’ll get an Open File-Security Warning asking you , “ Do you want to run this file”, click Run and wait.
3. On the User Account Control (UAC) click Continue.
4. You’ll get another window asking, “Do you wish to proceed with the installation?
5. Click yes.
6. Office will extract the files and then gives you two choices: Install or Customize.
7. If you choose install, Office 2007 will install all default files and applications to your PC. It’ll require over 1GB of hard drive space, and this space will be filled up with files and application that you may never use or need.
8. If you choose “Customize” (my choice) you can decide which files an application you want install. This type of installation will save run on your hard drive for other things and will streamline your hard drive and ensure it stays a little more efficient.
9. To choose which application to install , click on the application and on the drop down menu select “Run from my computer”, “Run all from my computer”, “Install on first use”, or “Not available”. (Tip: Click the icon, not the name of the application).
10. If you choose “Run from my computer”, all defaults files will be installed to your computer…this will be your best choice.
11. If you choose “Run all from my computer”, everything included with that application, whether you’ll needed or not, will be installed to your computer.
12. If you choose “Install on first use”, Office will install that application or files in need to use basis. This is a good choice, especially if you think you’ll need the file or program some other time in the near future.
13. If you choose “Not available”, the file is not going to be available in a need basis, will require running setup to install the application.

Note that for some applications the “Install on first use” and/or “Install all from my computer” choices are not available. Happy computing!