Should I upgrade to Office 2007?

HI all

As most people are aware, Microssoft are offering Office 2007 Ultimate to students for around $60-£80, depending on where you live.

My question is it it worth upgrading to Office 2007 Ultimate if you already own Office 2003 (professional)?

Thanks in advance.

 

I have never used Office 2007...
having said that, my advice would be: if you find nothing wrong in 2003, and it fills your needs, why change?

 

That is not a bad price considering I paid $149 for Office Home and Student 2007 which only includes Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, and tools.

And if you got Vista it matches it perfectly. It did take me a while to get used to the new menu structure though.

 

I upgraded and have now gone back to 2003 Pro. But then, I did the same thing with Vista as well. I think I've turned into Retro Man .

Graham

 

if you really want to try office 2007, you need "time" to familiarize with the 2007 version because the toolbar is totally different.

stay with office 2003, IMO.

 

I just up-graded a few weeks ago. At first I was a bit bewildered / confused, but now, everything is falling into place. I feel it was a wise move.

...screamer

 

I saw and read something about a 2003 classic menu app for Office 2007. Maybe using that will help with the change from 2003 to 2007.

dja2k

 

Once you get used to the new interface in Office 2007 you will be amazed at how improved it is.

Additionally, the MS upgrade you talk about is for the ultimate version. For this reason alone, I would spend the money and upgrade.

 

I didn't upgrade but instead using now OxygenOO.

Gerard

 

If you want your Office 2007 to look more like previous versions, then there is a program called RibbonCustomizer:

http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer/index.php

It is not free but there is a trial version.

and:
http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer/featuretourpart3.php

RibbonCustomizer is made by Patrick Daniel Schmid (MVP for OneNote).

I don't have experience with it.