Anyone upgraded from 2007, if you ahve was it worth the cash, what did you get that 2007 doesn't have??

TIA!

Actually, I downgraded to 2003 from 2007, because that @#$ing 'ribbon' takes so much real estate on the screen...;)

I suppose MS would have some sort of ad on their site as to 'what ya get', but that way lies madness...;)

I did look at microsofts splurge, it's no substitute for opinions from users though..

I rather like office 2010, while the layout initially may be a little... confusing after using it for a week or so it was not an issue anymore, yep like it a lot.

Thanks, appreciate the feedback..

Well I love it. You can create your own ribbon and your own tab with all commands you use, plus PowerPoint has lots of new things you can do to create your presentations. You can create in HD and widescreen options, also create a wmv right from Powerpoint.

Outlook is spectacular also. Really see the changes from 2007 while you use it, can't list them all, but there is a difference.

Also, can save is so many formats including pdf's - All applications

Sharen

At work we upgraded earlier this year form 03 to 10, while at home I'm using 07.  Between 07 and 10 I don't seen too much of a difference. Mostly little things like getting rid of the Office button for a File tab.  However, I mostly use Power Point so other parts may have more significant changes

Thanks guys, appreciate the input. I'm going to download a 60 day trial and see how different [or not] it is to 2007 and decide after that..

I beta'd 2010 and went back to 2007 when the beta ended. I liked it but I didn't feel it justified the expense with no upgrade pricing. There really wasn't anything in it that I deemed worth paying full price for doing what I could already do.

Thanx for that stevejax, I didn't like the trial version because it's not a full download so it's difficult to assess how it will be. I'm gonna hold fire for now, like you say, I can do what I want with 2007..

Still using Office 2000 Pro.

As far as I know, the Beta was the full version and I got to use it for almost a year. I had no problems uninstalling it and going back to 2007 version. It's been over a year now and I can't recall a single thing from the 2010 Beta that was an actual must have. I still use Outlook daily and if I could I'd just upgrade to the latest outlook and to heck with the rest of it. I remember going from Office 97 to just an Outlook 98 upgrade and they never offered that again. A shame really.

Quote - Still using Office 2000 Pro.

When I used MS products (doing more in Linux, hence LibreOffice) , like when I do a bit of VBA for work, then yep: Office 2000 Pro as well. Unlike Poser, the upgrade "features" didn't entice. Seems to me that a lot of what drives upgrade design is enticing new users with simplifying things, and core features (if they are still there) are harder to find for the more seasoned users.

Even Ubuntu seems to have been bitten with this bug, with Unity: whatever was wrong with Gnome??? :blink:

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 Seems to me that a lot of what drives upgrade design is enticing new users with simplifying things, and core features (if they are still there) are harder to find for the more seasoned users.

I noticed that aboout Office 2010 as well. I don't like upgrades that hide/move/remove well established features with no real explaination or need.

Office 2010 is for new users that need to use Word , Excel, etc and it happens to be the version MS is offering.  No one upgrades their Office unless they start getting files that won't open in their older version.  That would be the only reason to upgrade Office.  I save all my documents as PDFs and never send out DOC or XLS files to people.

I use 2010 because I took an office college course in fall. I like it honestly. Very easy to use and does what I need it to do. :)

I'd say if your current version of Office isn't broke, then don't fix it. Save your cash for Poser9 ;)

Also, at work I've updated at least ten computers with 2010 and... so far no complaints(bear in mind that the users of these machines are big time complainer types who are also VERY computer illiterate). :D

Quote - Office 2010 is for new users that need to use Word , Excel, etc and it happens to be the version MS is offering.  No one upgrades their Office unless they start getting files that won't open in their older version.  That would be the only reason to upgrade Office.  I save all my documents as PDFs and never send out DOC or XLS files to people.

I can only assume you don't honestly mean to speak for the whole world when you say no one upgrades unless they have problems opening files! If I had serious problems using software that I paid good money for and it wasn't doing what it was supposed to do, there is NO WAY I'd buy the next version! And I know I'm not the only one who ever took advantage of MS's upgrade pricing when it was available on all the previous versions.

Steve, try opening a DOCX file in Office 2000.  Then decide to upgrade your Office so you open that file and edit it and send it back to the other peson.  I did not say there was a serious problem with the software.

No. You said NOBODY UPGRADES unless they have problems opening files which is patently not true! There was a HUGE outcry when it was announced that Office 2010 wouldn't have upgrade pricing! Why would there be such an outcry if Nobody upgrades unless they can't open the new files? Because it's not true. Simple as that!

People like to complain about MS for any reason.  But let's pretent anyway that MS did not offer an upgrade to 2010 and then did.  Out of the number of people crying, how many actually did upgrade?  Yes, there will be users that need to have the latest version of any software they use.  Office 2010 users want to be able to open any Word files they receive.  Others may want to upgrade to Office 2010 because their new scanner or camera does more with that version of Office.

Some have to upgrade because they can't install the older version that came with their older laptop onto their newer laptop.  The trick is how does one upgrade to 2010 on a new laptop that never had Office installed on it?  I could see people crying about this because they don't think to call MS with their credit card and order an upgrade over the phone.  Some people like to have all-new software on their brand new computers each school year because the files they will be receiving will need to be opened.

Just wondering... Does no one use Open Office?  I have been using this for years with nothing to complain about.  Not trying to derail but is there something fascinating about Microsoft Office that I have missed?

Does Open Office have anything like Outlook for managing contacts, emails, calendars, notes & To do tasks? Outlook is the only part of Office that I use daily.

My favourite bit of microsoft office is Onenote, I find that such a time saver..

Quote - Does Open Office have anything like Outlook for managing contacts, emails, calendars, notes & To do tasks? Outlook is the only part of Office that I use daily.

I don't really know.  I use the word processor and spreadsheet capabilities.  So basically the draw is the all-in-one style suite with a personal information manager?

I never really dug on Outlook.  I use Thunderbird for emails and contacts and I know it has Calendar style plugins.

However, for personal notes and organization I have been using Keynote NF, which allows you to define everything in a treeview.  I keep personal notes, product information, store submission guidelines and so on and I can create my own categories, sub-items and so on. ( http://code.google.com/p/keynote-nf/ )

So I guess all I am doing is putting my own "suite" together and I gravitate towards portable apps and those that I can unzip into a folder to segregate it from "Program Files" type installs.

Edit: OneNote and Keynote NF sound similar in functionality.  I know it can handle inserting pictures and OLE objects.

I've never had OneNote but Outlook is where I keep my notes and scheduals. I also like that I can add photos to my contacts. I can categorize everything. It also has a tree view.