microsoft office

WaxiesDargle

I have microsoft office student and teacher edition 2003 but I'm getting a new computer....is there much difference in the latest version?

thanks

debitcardmayhem

WaxiesDargle wrote: »

I have microsoft office student and teacher edition 2003 but I'm getting a new computer....is there much difference in the latest version?

thanks

7 Years ??? , seriously though I do think 2010 is much better then 2007 bit like Win7 vs Vista, and wifey still has to use '03 for work and she prefers 2010 which makes me wonder:cool:

seert

Have to agree with the post above 2010 is far better, more options.

giraffe69

2007 and 2010 differ significantly in look and functionality from 2003 however I reckon not all that many users need the newer features and even though 2003 is some years old it is a perfectly workable solution and you have no need to shell out for a new version if you are happy with it.

sorryitsme

I work for a local authority and they have a deal with microsoft for staff and I bought microsoft office professional for £8.95, it was £10 extra for the dvd.
What a bargain:j

Lincoln_Imp

So is there much difference in 2007 and 2010 ..is it worth the upgrade

lucylucky

If you want to save your money you could use Open Office instead.

WaxiesDargle

cheers for all the replies...think I'll shell out for the latest version...it can last me another 7 years then

nickcardwell

Lincoln_Imp wrote: »

So is there much difference in 2007 and 2010 ..is it worth the upgrade

Printing and print preview is nicer /easier

Recovery of documents is better,


if you forget to save a document, it autosaves x amount of minutes (and you can open previous versions, even 5 versions ago)

If you open an excel /word document, and go to close out and it prompts to save , if you say no , then realise you where meant to save it, in previous versions tough luck, in the new versions it autosaves . So you can open a document you forgot to save.

Possbily more, but these are the main ones i picked up on.

bengalknights

You can actually enable autosave within both office 2003 and 2007 by going into the options and ticking the option then setting the time.

hansi

lucylucky wrote: »

If you want to save your money you could use Open Office instead.

Problem with Open Office is that it's not totally compatible with Excel or Word Files. I tried it and all my stuff needed the pages
re-formatted so I stayed with MS