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Microsoft Word 2007

By Elsa Wenzel on 09 February 2007

If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.

Editor's rating:7.8 User rating:5.3

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  jeffersonlinux@yahoo.com gave 10/10 on 29/08/2008 04:26 Report abuse

  A productivity killer

  • Good: None, unless you need a really expensive blogging tool.
  • Bad: No word processing features added. None of the buggy behavior fixed. 10 years of keyboard shortcuts and macros lost. Have to convert entire document library to new format. Loose huge amounts of screen estate in Ribbon interface. No UI customization to speak of.
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  HenS gave 3/10 on 24/08/2008 14:16 Report abuse

  i find everything about windows vista and whatever comes with it (ie word 07) very frustrating. they tried too hard to put in new features and make the layout "prettier" that all sense of a user-friendly layout got lost on the way

  • Good: can't really think of much except for maybe the mentioned few more features
  • Bad: - you spend hours looking for things that were easily found in the previous versions
    - you have to always consider what version another might be using when thinking about sending something. save it as word 97-03 doc to be save
    -way too expensive
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  yme gave 8/10 on 21/05/2008 02:31 Report abuse

  This is a good piece of software.

  • Good: If you're willing to to take the time to learn some of the nuances of the software, you'll be rewarded with some great productivity enhancers and the ability to create some nice documents.
  • Bad: 1) If you're not dedicated to taking the time to learn the new interface, you'll be miserable with the new interface.
    
    2) Microsoft Office 2007 treats every file as some sort of compressed file that may cause problems later.
    
    3) The interface may be a little intimidating to the, "Man, I was just getting used to the last version of Microsoft Word" group.
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  Ann gave 5/10 on 08/05/2008 08:09 Report abuse

  I am a Word 2002 user who had no problem opening a .docx

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  nilloc gave 4/10 on 03/03/2008 15:38 Report abuse

  this is not one for the beginner, and enen for the exspert with older version

  • Good: nill
  • Bad: screan to cluterd
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  engineer007 gave 2/10 on 14/01/2008 04:13 Report abuse

  How to ruin a decent piece of software and destroy productivity for millions.

  • Good: None that I can think of - oh, you can save it as a PDF but it doesn't generate bookmarks
  • Bad: Too many to list. Compatibility, but mostly the horrific user interface
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  Phoebus gave 4/10 on 19/12/2007 03:18 Report abuse

  We are a workgroup that now is using different versions of Word. We can't exchange tips anymore how to achieve a specific result because our versions behave so differently. I personally am fairly good at working with Word, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do anything in the 2007 version.

  • Good: Pretty, maybe easier to learn for a novice.
  • Bad: Huge waste of time if you're used to an earlier version. Don't upgrade unless you never learned how to use the earlier version you had.
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  jollymunkie gave 9/10 on 17/07/2007 17:29 Report abuse

  As a student who has to do a lot of research I am loving this. The reference tab is great. The Table is Contents is wonderful. This saves me a lot of time. It just looks neat and clean. After you have use it for a few days, go back to an old version, and you will wonder how you managed.

  • Good: Easy to get around. Refence section. Title pages. Online dictonary. Easy formating.
  • Bad: It can be a little confusing at first, but then it gets good. Compatability with other computers.
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  mralantitchmarsh gave 2/10 on 05/07/2007 08:20 Report abuse

  do u think they thought about computer illiterate when designing office 2007? Well I know my way round the old version of word backwards, however word 2007 I spend 10 minutes looking for the features, and still cannot find them. I have uninstalled 2007 version because it takes far too long to complete any work due the changes Microsoft have made

  • Good: can't think of any
  • Bad: old version of word is saved with .doc extensions; the new version has .docx extension. If you send a document with .docx to a user of the older version of word they cannot open it. Sure, 2007 version of word gives option what extension you want to save it as, but how are you supposed to know what version of word your friends/workmates have, to know what to save it as? Try sending a word document to 10 people with a .docx - I bet 5 bucks you will get nine complaints back that the document will not open.
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  Harpua gave 4/10 on 10/05/2007 14:23 Report abuse

  It's okay. I have not had a chance to use all the programs. I found the new layout in word to be a bit confusing.

  • Good: Newer office installation. Always happy to have a new product.
  • Bad: I really dislike the redesigned interface and layout. If Microsoft really wanted people to purchase this product, they no doubt would have given an option to operate in the "Classic" view like they had in Windows XP. What can I say? I'm old school.