| Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $89.00
You Save: $60.95 (41%)
New (85) Used (10) from $74.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  911 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Home and Student
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 79g-00007
Model: 79G-00007
UPC: 882224165242
EAN: 0882224165242
ASIN: B000HCZ8EO
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Not Bad! November 1, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This program is very attractive on your screen. It has a lot of improvements, but some options related to word and excel seem to either be left out or hard to find. I been using it faithfully at work and with my school work for over a month and I find that it's not really user friendly and it can be time consuming. You really have to look hard for common options.
 Excellent November 1, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very user fiendly, lots more bells and whistles. The end products (papers, reports, power-point) are polished and professional.
 DO NOT BUY> Excel crashes, Word interface is a horrible mess October 31, 2007
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
Where to start....???? SO many things are messed up in Office 2007.
Here are my top 3:
#1: Word/Excel/PPt: The ribbon interface changes things around so drastically that doing what was once simple things in Office XP/2003 is now a frustrating exercise in lost time and productivity.
#2: Excel: First, MS has a hotfix (a 32 MB download) for a math error (yes a math error). Very few users will ever be likely to hit that value range on a calculated result, but still unacceptable for a mainstream number crunching program. But if you are one of those unfortunates, and the error ocurrs in a very large, complex spreadsheet, then the error could cost a business a fortune if it's not caught.
#3: Excel crashes if you try to specify a custom value range for chart error bars by selecting the appropriate row/columns from the worksheet (like you can in previous versions)... you have to enter them manually by typing the arcane "=Sheet1!$A$1:$Z$1". Even if you try to click over to the worksheet while the entry box is open Excel will crash and you lose everything since the last Save. This bug is probably lurking in other areas as many functions make the same calls to a common software modules where the bug really is located.
There are many other bugs in this product too numerous to list here (goto the MS Discussion Groups on Office 2007 for more).
Do not buy MS Office 2007 unless you like PAIN!!
Avoid it if you can October 31, 2007
73 out of 81 found this review helpful
I will make this as short as I can. I am a long time user (~10yrs) of MS Office, many versions of both Word and Excel. When I started having some compatibility issues with my old version, I decided to upgrade. My advice to you is, at all costs, avoid upgrading if you can. If you can choose a different product (non-Office), do it.
In Word especially, all the old interfaces have been completely redone, from the menus available right to the way help is (dis)organized. Many of the old usability features, such as templates (for letters), how you interact with colors/fonts/etc., and how you print, preview, and perform simple functions, are gone or changed.
Microsoft apparently believes that manuals are a thing of the past, so finding out where my old options are, if they still exist, has been a chore of figuring out which of the dozens of help topics are actually relevant, and if they will help me (which they typically haven't).
Even in Excel there have been interface and usability changes that have made it difficult for me to work with it, given my long history with previous versions.
My only caveat is that brand new users may find it easier to work with than old ones, but again, the poor help system would hinder even that, I would think.
Best of luck.
rj1362 October 30, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Product works as expected. Customer service from Amazon and the shipper were excellent. Recieved product faster than anticipated.
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