Office 2007 Pro

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Gio · #1 Post by **Gio** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:07 pm

Yep the Microcrap product.

Is anyone using it and are there any issues/failings?

Aladinsaneuk · #2 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:50 pm

i have it - but that is because i got the full version with publisher etc for 18 quid

it takes a bit of getting used too - but

outlook is better
MS Publisher is good
Excel works fine
Access is a pain as always
Word is ok....

is it worth the money to buy - nope

is it worth it if you can get it cheap - possibly

does it do anything that office 2003 doesn't do - nope

is open office a better option for most people - yes

BFG · #3 Post by **BFG** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:06 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:
is open office a better option for most people - yes

Especially when you can run it on any computer, with your settings and documents, by loading it onto your flash drive and running it from there.

http://portableapps.com/

snapdragon · #4 Post by **snapdragon** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:15 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:i have it - but that is because i got the full version with publisher etc for 18 quid

So did I - tis on the PC - I'm on the laptop - eerm so I don't know

Access is a pain as always

Why is Access a pain? Access is wonderful

i use it all the time at work and it saves me loads of grief
('THEY' are threatening to take it away and make me use their dinosoar system

)

Samray · #5 Post by **Samray** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:57 pm

Been updating Office Pro since the year dot, always been happy with it but I like the look of that BFG.

Gio · #6 Post by **Gio** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:20 pm

BFG wrote:
Aladinsaneuk wrote:
is open office a better option for most people - yes
Especially when you can run it on any computer, with your settings and documents, by loading it onto your flash drive and running it from there.

http://portableapps.com/

I have this loaded on my mobby, its quite good (read, a lot better than microcraps installs)

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:23 am

i find access to big if that makes sense - but, then i do not really need a db program - I tend to use excel for that....

old habit i guess LOL

snapdragon · #8 Post by **snapdragon** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:30 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:i find access to big if that makes sense - but, then i do not really need a db program - I tend to use excel for that....

old habit i guess LOL

Nod nod, peeps often tend to one or the other

- I'm an excel numptie really - I only use it to send access results to my internal customers, I use the db to run heirarchies

BikerGran · #9 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:59 pm

Funny innit? I used to have Access on my old machine, and used albeit in a fairly limited way. Can't get on with Excel at all!

Viking · #10 Post by **Viking** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:52 am

I haven't used Office 2007 at all, but TLoML uses it for her course work. From what I can gather, she's happy enough with it.

I'm waiting for Office 2008 for the Mac. I expect it will be here in 2009 or so.

snapdragon · #11 Post by **snapdragon** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:35 pm

BikerGran wrote:Funny innit? I used to have Access on my old machine, and used albeit in a fairly limited way. Can't get on with Excel at all!

Maybe to use Access you have to be able to multi-task Bobbi

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:29 pm

mutters - maybe excel is a man thing.....

snapdragon · #13 Post by **snapdragon** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:48 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:mutters - maybe excel is a man thing.....

nod nod - it's technical

Samray · #14 Post by **Samray** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:09 pm

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/1 ... 6&from=rss

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