Microsoft Office Excel 2007
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Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: 065-04940
Binding: CD-ROM
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Label: Microsoft Software
Platform: Windows XP
Platform: Windows XP
Features for Microsoft Office Excel 2007:
- Most widely-used spreadsheet tool helps you analyze, share, and manage information more effectively
- Features a new, results-oriented user interface to make powerful productivity tools easily accessible; offers an increased spreadsheet row and column capacity of one million rows by 16,000 columns
- Gives you the option of displaying a spreadsheet dynamically as HTML for easier online access; Excel Services users can navigate, sort, filter, input parameters, and interact with PivotTable views -- all within a Web browser
- Resizable formula bar and context-based Formula AutoComplete help streamline the formula authoring process
- Dramatic visual effects in just a few clicks, quick table formatting and a completely redesigned charting engine help you better communicate your analysis
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Customer Reviews
Dumbed down and harder to use 
2007-07-29
The new ribbon design is supposed to make it easier to learn and use. It may be for some new users but for experienced users, it isn't. This version takes away some critical nuts & bolts customization features and many tasks now take longer to perform. This is not due to the learning curve, it is the inherent nature of the way the ribbon works. Once you are familiar with the program, nothing is faster than the old menu structure. If Microsoft added an option to allow users to choose between menus and ribbons, it would be the best of both worlds, satisfying the needs of both new and experienced users. The new version does not run macros as fast however. My recommedation for existing users: keep Office 2003 for as long as you can and consider going to Open Office when Microsoft no longer supports 2003 (unless they restore the functionality in a newer release of 2007).
Ease of Learning with Excel 
2008-03-24
I thought that it would be hard to learn to use Excel, but it was very easy! The program has already provided a needed graph. So glad I made this purchase!
Ok once you learn to use it 
2008-03-24
I agree with the other reviewers. Once you are used to the "old" versions of excel, have fun learning to use this one. You can still use the old keyboard short-cuts (such as Alt+I, R to insert a row). There are some new features that are nice, but who is going to use them or how often?? There is no 'File' menu now...It is the windows icon in the top left hand corner. It took me ten minutes just to figure out how to print or save a file....now it is second nature, but I have been using it for several months. Not for the not-so-computer-inclined person. Not very user friendly. AND, you have to remember to save files as 'xls' instead of 'xlsx' type so other people can open them...
Experienced Users be Prepared to Start from Scratch 
2008-03-08
Excel 2007 replaces the tried and true menu layout with new graphical ribbon that is totally alien to experienced users.
Save your money, do not buy Excel 2007 if you expect to find a product that remotely resembles any of the previous Excel versions.
More Difficult to Use 
2008-02-25
The user interface is completely different from previous versions making the transition more difficult. On top of that, the new interface sucks and is cluttered. There is no simple way to bring in your custom menus from older versions. Stick with an older version! This one is no good.
What you get for your money 
2007-10-31
Excel is a perfect example of software attempting to be all things to all people. It does what I need it to do and a whole lot more besides. Because of that, I realize I am paying for "a whole lot more" even though I don't particularly want it. What I would like to see is software that will do basic stuff. It happens that I was more or less forced to use Excel because of files previously created with an earlier version of Excel.