Microsoft Office (excel) which version?

Anthonis

As for learning I would suggest 2007 and higher... It supports more rows and everything than 2003. Now about menu there is program which makes back classic menu so even experienced user can normally use... Google around about 2007vs2003 and decide.

scheming_gypsy

ChiefGrasscutter wrote: »

Personally I find 2003 easier to use as an experienced user than 2007/10.
I know what I want to do and find that 2003 has the easiest/smallest number of keystrokes whatever to get to do it.
So for me anyway the ribbon interface is a major hinderance

it's a nightmare isn't it. I don't use them a lot but have to support them so when i'm trying to find something I don't use daily, i want to see it in writing and not a picture

NeilF3485

I have 2010 at work and 2007 at home. Agree with earlier poster who says little difference. The thing people cared most about was the "file" button not being called "file" anymore - this is changed back in 2010. Print preview is better in '10, and the addition of Sparklines is awesome - although pointless if you're sending to someone without 2010!

2003 default format for pivot tables is much better than '07/'10 - I get annoyed that every time I create one (which is daily) I have to change it to display in the old format!

Also 2003 shortcut keys still work in the new version.

I disagree with people complaining about the ribbon, when you get used to it it's fantastic - especially the way it adds extra tabs for formatting pivot tables, charts, pictures etc.

Also does depend how much data you'll be using, I regularly run into the hundreds of thousands, so 2003 is no use.

I would never suggest someone gets 2003 version now that it is 8 years old, as fantastic as it is everyone is sending .xlsx now so I would be getting 2007 as a minimum.

scheming_gypsy

NeilF3485 wrote: »

I disagree with people complaining about the ribbon, when you get used to it it's fantastic - especially the way it adds extra tabs for formatting pivot tables, charts, pictures etc.

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but like you say 'when you get used to it'. It's a nightmare when you don't use the application that much for a working purpose but have to support 2000 / 2003 / 2007 and 2010 and end up clicking all over the place to find something.