Microsoft Office 2007 overview

Microsoft Office 2007 is an office suite released by Microsoft in 2007. It contains a set of applications that allows you to work with text, tables, graphics, databases, multimedia files and mailboxes. It differs from the previous version in the modern layout of the working tools, while working with the document offers the necessary options in an interactive form, without cluttering the workspace. Added XML format, which is characterized by the compact size of documents saved in it, enhanced protection and the ability to fully recover information after a software failure.

What Programs are included in Microsoft Office 2007?

Microsoft Office 2007 includes:

• Word word processor
• PowerPoint, a multimedia presentation developer
• Access database management tool
• Outlook client for organizing e-mail
• Excel spreadsheet application
• OneNote organizer
• InfoPath, a tool for interacting with vast amounts of information
• Publisher, a program for designing print layouts

Word supports working with graphs, charts, tables, images, and other objects, while Excel allows you to organize and filter information, perform calculations, and visualize information graphically.

PowerPoint comes with templates for developing colorful slideshows, artistic animated transitions between slides and insertion of different types of objects are provided. Access contains options for optimizing collected information and creating links between database components, and Outlook helps to tidy up contacts and scheduled tasks, can be installed separately.

OneNote allows you to make to-do lists, create notes and reminders, and InfoPath allows you to quickly collect and organize information. Publisher is suitable for use as a publishing program, being easy to use and having all the necessary options for preparing materials for printing.

Versions of Office 2007

The 2007 Office suite is available in several different versions:

• Basic
• Standard
• For home, work, study
• For small businesses
• Professional
• Corporate
• Maximum

Word and Excel are included in all versions, PowerPoint in all but the basic version, and Outlook in all but the “home, work, study” version. The standard version includes all four of the above-mentioned applications. All the programs of the package contain the “corporate”, “maximum” and “professional plus” editions. The professional variant differs from the version “for small business” by the presence in its structure Access.

System Requirements

To install Office 2007, you need a computer with a processor at least 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM and at least 2 GB of free space on your hard drive.