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When I saw the price, I just couldn't turn it down. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to purchase Microsoft Office Professional at such a discounted price. The regular price is ridiculous and I hated paying so much for it but I really wanted this. And, as promised, it was new and in the original and sealed box and was not OEM or a download. Thanks.
However, it was very difficult working with Office 2007 and I actually had to contact my computer's manufacturer to assist with getting the software uploaded onto my desktop. I was very satisfied with the supplier. Contact and delivery information were excellent and the product arrived in the time promised. I have not yet had the time needed to seek similar assistance from my laptop's maker. Excellent service from the supplier, but maybe the Microsoft corporation is too big.
I forgot about it since the main programs I needed installed OK. >Word: The availability of features through tabs is a bit different, but I'm not finding any difficulties finding what I need. Everything I've run so far works great.>Outlook: Got my imap connection to my google account working with no worries. No joy. Successful install. Kind of cool, actually, my update / deletes on Outlook on the client take effect in real time on the Google server.
So, I figured, what the heck, I'll try that disk 2 install again and see if it gets past the MS sql server error. Now that I'm getting used to it, I rather like it.>Excel: Imported old spreadsheets and charts fom ms excel 2003 with no problem. but a few days later when I loaded MS visual studio express I noticed that it, too, had a MS sql server install, and that it installed OK. >Install: Here I had a problem with disk 2 install due to a persistent error reported for MS sql server. I uninstalled sql server and tried jumping through hoops I found on the web. Hello.
That was bit of a journey in the wilderness, for which I deduct a star.>system note: I'm running xp sp3.
I was very disappointed with the product and service from Brainstorm Co. I ordered a new copy of the software and when received it did not appear to be new at all. More importantly, the software was not able to be downloaded into a computer after several attempts.I also did not get an acceptable response for return of software to Brainstorm Co. I did receive an email that said I would receive a return address label the next day but was not ever received after 8 days.I have since filed a claim through Amazon and if that works as planned I will be pleased with AmazonJohn Gabrenas Jr.
However, I quickly realized with a sinking feeling that virtually every feature and command that I was familiar with has been moved. Want to create short cuts for your favorite features. I installed Office 2007 and was immediately pleased with the appearance and even the concept of the ribbon. I've used Microsoft Office every day at work for the last 8 years. In your dreams.Office 2007 offers little in the way of new functionality or improved features, but it does scatter all the features that you used in previous versions and leaves you to figure out where they landed. As if this weren't bad enough, Office is shockingly uncustomizable.
I had the same experience as one other reviewer who noted that after 20+ years of using Word, he couldn't even figure out how to draw a line in Word anymore.
Now anything I try to do involves minutes of searching for a command that used to be right at my fingertips.
Tough luck.
While I had some problems with bugs and usability, they were minor and I was able to work rather efficiently.
Want to hide features you never use.
I'd consider this an acceptable learning curve, except that most features seem to have been buried deep in some illogical place where I'd never think to look.
I used to be able to whip out graphs in Excel in my sleep; now I can't even figure out basic formatting features.
Want an option to revert to "classic mode".
It seems more like a prank than an upgrade.
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