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 I HATE IT! Jul 27, 2010
I really hate this version of Microsoft Office. It takes more steps to do basic stuff than it did in the 2003 version. It is NOT as user friendly as 2003 Microsoft Office. I have not found anything yet that has given me an Aha moment with this version. I personally think Microsoft took a step or two backwards on this one.
 High Difficulty Use Rating Jun 28, 2010
I find the Garmin in not as user friendly as the TomTom. No instruction manual,
only directions where to go online. Doesn't help me while in the car on the road.
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 Installed correctly - Learn on the newest when you can Jun 02, 2010
Update 06/19/2010...
The Upgrade version of Office 2007 bought from a qualified retailer such as Amazon is eligible for the upgrade to 2010 if purchased and activated between March 5, 2010 and October 2010, and it does download - I just did it (I did not install, but the terms say that the Upgrades versions are included in the technology upgrade guarantee). You must download by that deadline, also.
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I was using MS Office 2003, but wanted the new look/feel/functions. I don't use Office much, but am getting ready to convert from Outlook Express to Outlook.
Anyway, I installed this 2007 PRO upgrade over 2003 Pro Full, and it installed ok, but there were a LOT of microsoftupdate runs and boots I had to do, including an Office 2007 Servicepack. I had the 2007 install uninstall 2003, but I forgot to remove my 2007 compatibility pack first. Lucky for me, I went to add/remove after the fact (I am Windows XP), and was able to remove it ok. Word still works good, and I really haven't used the other stuff yet (wanted to learn on 2007). I installed it all a couple of weeks ago, and all seems stable, though.
I bought and received the Office 2007 PRO upgrade from Amazon itself which arrived as the retail upgrade in the sealed plastic box, and not from one of the other sellers, so as I understand from my research, I get Office 2010 Pro download free, even though I bought an upgrade. NOTE - You have to buy Office 2007 between March 5, 2010, and September 30, 2010 from a qualified seller (why I chose Amazon itself, but they were cheapest at the time), and install and activate it by September 30, 2010. You must request the 2010 download by October 31, 2010. Go to the Microsoft Technology Guarantee site to read about the free upgrade.
By the way, carefully score (cut) along the black seal strip along the back edge of the top, and then squeeze the tabs together on the sides of the plastic box, while pulling up on the red tape sticking out of the top of the package. Most videos are not clear on how to open the box. Mine did not have the red arrows pointing at the tabs to squeeze, etc. Just pulling the red strip might not open it - squeeze the tabs on the side, together, and the box side hinges out and down.
I was wanting to try OneNote, and it did not come with Office 2007 pro, but will be with my free 2010 upgrade (OneNote is now part of all or most all Office 2010 suites), so I bought a 2007 OneNote OEM (it turned out to be an HP cd) for a dozen plus a couple bucks on ebay, and installed it after I had done all the microsoftupdate's, so I had to go throgh microsoftupdate's again for it, but it all seems to have turned out operating well, including OneNote. Just took hours to go through it all. OneNote 2007 is pretty interesting, and has a lot of features I am learning, and I think it is a go. When I do the Office 2010 upgrade, my OEM OneNote single PC version should be covered up by it, and then it all comes together under same license.
I hear that the standard license for MS Office suites allows use on one desktop (where I now have it installed), and one Laptop, which I will be buying with Win 7 on it, later.
By the way, I heard that if you have some 2007 Office stuff installed already when you install a 2007 Office suite, it might not offer to remove the old stuff, since some of Office is already installed as 2007, and I can see where that could be a problem, so I installed the 2007 Office pro over the 2003 pro completely saying to remove it first including updates, then the 2007 OneNote that is not part of the suite last. Seemed safest.
Now I'm good with all Office pro functions including OneNote, so I can wait to install the 2010 Office pro when I decide it looks stable. Must remember to download it by some time in October, though.
Just letting everybody know a series of installation steps that worked. Good Luck!
Don't forget to back up your stuff first, or cross your fingers. Your results could easily vary. It is a PC, after all.
 MS Office 2007 Upgrade May 31, 2010
Excellent upgrade. The only problem is that many people do not have 2007 and say they cannot read messages.
Way too complicated May 02, 2010
2003 gave me all the feature I wanted and they were easy to find. In your efforts to make things easy to find, you have made the product far more complicated and features I used regularly much arder to find. I'm still looking for improvements.
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