Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Edition

Pros: Powerful, Affordable, Very Useful

Cons: Associated with Vista, A little different than 2003 (we hate change!)

The Bottom Line: Office 2007 is very useful and powerful once you figure out how to handle it and get past the fact that it is visually different than 2003.

Review: At this point, almost everyone knows what Microsoft Office is - those programs that come already on your computer when you buy it from a big retailer because you had your tech-savvy nephew order your computer for you. But what happens when your computer ...

Pros: Office Suite 2007 works better together and online templates function.

Cons: The interface is tougher for me trying to get what each picture means.

The Bottom Line: From Microsoft Office 2003 to today's 2007 there are some great upgrades saving time and frustration. The whole Suite is easier to work in with more options

Review: I am in Community College and have taken Office 2007 as a credit class. I really like how the applications work so well together with the same data. The interface has changed and it took me awhile to get used it, though I feel the organization of the ...

Pros: More user friendly, faster to load, automation of common features, better organized, and beautiful interface.

Cons: You have to learn to use the new interface but it is worth it.

The Bottom Line: Great product. User interface is much more organized and lets you have everything you need at first glance. You do not have to dig around for hidden features.

Review: The standard version of Microsoft Office 2007 includes Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word. The main difference that most users will notice is definitely the user interface. Instead of the usual menus on the top left area of the window, you have what ...

Pros: Clear and organized. No drop down menus.

Cons: Can be confusing when first using the product.

The Bottom Line: A must have product for anyone that used Office. This new version is clear an concise, detailed and has many new options available for any type of task.

Review: I purchased this product as an upgrade to Office 2003 after having a trial of it from the Microsoft website. Microsoft Office 2007 has four of the same products from Office 2003, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook. It also offers tool for Office. ...

Pros: Customization, new features, easier to design slides, easy linking between slides, easier graphs, just easier!

Cons: Takes some getting used to.

The Bottom Line: Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade!  It is worth the getting used to for all of the features and ease of use.

Review: Microsoft Office 2007 is a software "pack" if you will, containing Mircosoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft OneNote.What Are These Products?Microsoft Word is a rich ...

Pros: backwards compatibile, popular

Cons: somewhat pricey

The Bottom Line: Worth a purchase if you don't have any software, not worth an upgrade - primarly due to cost.

Review: Having used office for many years, I found the change in interface in Office 2007 to be somewhat jarring. It took some time, but I did eventually get used to it.Feature wise, I do not see too many increases in features from previous ...

Pros: Inexpensive software and customer service actually solved the problem.

Cons: Problems with the downloaded software.

The Bottom Line: If you need Word and Excel for home use, this is the way to go. Be prepared to deal with customer service though.

Review: After having the same home PC for five years, something happened to my Word and Excel programs and they both stopped running properly. After spending hours on the phone and online with customer service agents about the problem and since I work from home, ...

Pros: It works.

Cons: It's very confusing!

Review: So what happened to the user-friendly functionality? This version is just ridiculous. It's impossible to navigate through. This version is totally different than past versions. Buyer beware! It will take you a while to figure out where things ...

Pros: Increased Excel spreadsheet size, pdf export, help files mariginally better.

Cons: The Ribbon, different file formats, Word HTML format

The Bottom Line: Office 2007 is a failed attempt by Microsoft to convice consumers to "upgrade" when, in fact, the product has been dumbed down.

Review: Any previous version of Office is superior to this. If you are buying a new computer, don't "upgrade" your version of Office. Keep the old version instead. Or, if you have never had a version of Office, buy a used copy of Office XP, Office 2003, Office ...