[BC] O/S Question

[Barry Mishkind]

At 06:56 AM 3/20/2009, Ronald J. Johnson wrote:
>Please compare Office 2003 with Office 2007

         I'm pretty resistant to changes in these
         programs; I use a relatively small set of
         certain features and rarely deal with
         the rest.

         That said, I am quite happy with Office
         2007, at least the ability in Word to
         bring the options I *do* use to the ribbons.
         and the quick access bar.

         Just two examples: I can set a style, and
         apply it to incoming documents to
         instantly change from the strange and
         bizarre fonts. sizes and margins that some
         people use to what is easy for me to
         handle.  Second, now that I have stuck
         "page width" view in the quick access bar,
         no matter what size the incoming doc is, I can
         pop it up to fill the screen.

         2007 does have a new file format, to save all
         the formatting in a different way, but you can
         easily save and exchange files in .doc format -
         even make it the default.  (same for excel
         and .xls, etc)

         The last word: it depends on the user. Most
         people use less than 15-20% of the feature set
         of an application. IF they need it, it is worth
         the upgrade. If not, the only reason for
         upgrading is to make things easier for the
         system admin.

         In my case, I am much happier with 2007
         (after a few visits to the Help file, to
         relearn a thing or two).  Your mileage, as
         they say, may vary.

>Vista isn't an option.

         The feeling of many.

         A lot of folks are happy with XP ... and see
         no need to change. Just make sure you have
         the latest Service Pack and security fixes.