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Title: Office 2007 Will Rock Corporations' Worlds

Author: Chen, Anne; Caton, Michael Article Type: Review
Source: eWeek, v23 n47 p39(7) Publication Date: Nov 27, 2006
  ISSN: 1530-6283
  Illustrations: Screen Layouts, Tables
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

The new suite of productivity software from Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2007, represents one of the greatest innovations the company has made in some time. However, testers caution that end users will experience some difficulties becoming accustomed to the changes. Office 2007 will be released November 6, 2006 via volume licensing to enterprise customers. It will be available to the general public by the early part of 2007. Testers say the new productivity suite offers compelling reasons for businesses to upgrade. Its new interface facilitates the ability of users to find the commands they are looking for. There is a 'ribbon' that provides a combination of tool bars, and it changes according to the task being performed. The Office Button replaces the file menu of previous versions of Office. There are additional tools that fill some productivity gaps in Office graphics as well. The Document Inspector tool lets users check documents and remove metadata and revisions before sending them. There is a plug-in that provides PDF capabilities to Office. Smart Art lets users create charts for PowerPoint and Excel that are visually appealing. There is also a focus on collaboration in Office 2007, particularly in terms of Outlook, Groove, and OneNote. With these applications, users can share information and documents more easily than in previous versions.

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