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Rating:  907 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Home and Student
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.5
MPN: 79g-00007
Model: 79G-00007
UPC: 882224165242
EAN: 0882224165242
ASIN: B000HCZ8EO
Release Date: January 30, 2007
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 beware of ridiculous window titles October 10, 2007
M. Parker (Reading, MA United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Before you buy this edition, be aware that the title of every document you open with it will include the phrase "non-commercial use". Apparently, the bean-counters at Microsoft decided that we need this daily reminder that we bought the cheapskate edition.
 an unhappy student February 5, 2007
Mike (upstate, NY USA)
14 out of 22 found this review helpful
My problems with this edition are particular to Onenote and particularly as I wanted to use it for lecture notes.
1. There is no scheduling ability without Outlook, which is $90 or so extra. And, as someone pointed out in the forums below, while this edition happily grants use for up to 3 home machines, the Outlook license is apparently for only a single machine use. So if I want it on my laptop and desktop that's another $180 to be able to schedule things.
I should be able to schedule everything! And frankly I shouldn't need an external boat anchor like outlook to do it. But, if I DO need it then why put this in a "student" edition and leave out this important facet!?
2. Printing!! Hello!! Anyone testing the basic funtions before the bells and whistles teams went to action? The constant scroll metaphor for a "page" isn't translated well for real world use.
The print preview allows to look at a "page" as a selection. However, each "page" is automatically broken up into however many printed pages it would take on whatever kind of paper you are using. In the preview you can clearly see these individual actual physical pages and they are numbered. However, there is no way to actually select and print them!!!
Now.. some classes I have entail 10 plus pages (front and back) of notes regularly. That works out to 20 pages of physical notes in each of the "page" scroll metaphors. Gee... do you think I might like to be able to easily get to individual actual physical page representations and be able to print them!!??
3. There is no (and possibly will not ever be a) "send to onenote" virtual printer for 64 bit systems. WHAT!? With this things release overlaying VISTA, which is 64 bit friendly in every version is insane. Especially when one considers that the primary reason VISTA is friendly to 64bit processors is probably because EVERY new mainstream processor out there being sold in new machines is 64 bit!!! Also to take advantage of the much ballyhooed increased security (at least a lot of the meat of it) of VISTA you need the 64 bit versions.
So.. with all that logic... the onenote team can't spare any people to port this incredibly useful virtual printer model for use by the 64 bit crowd!? What insanity!
4. The properties for pages/sections etc is so rudimentary it is crazy. Yes it's nice to be able to select my favorite color.
Here are some other things that would be nice... open a particular section/page/template by day and time of use (see scheduling above). I mean this thing should be smart enough to know that if it is Tuesday at 1pm I am in Biology class!
It should also be able to easily tag every note page (as physical pages would be printed) with a watermark of my own making... like class title and date and page number etc...
5. Unlike the wonderful Windows Journal program for tablet PCs... if you do a page setup for a typical physical sheet of paper and then extend the space within that page... a new 'page' is not inserted. Your work just scrolls off the end of the presented page. Again not too friendly when you consider you might want to have phsyical copies printed afterward.
It's a great program overall. But some of these fundamentals are VERY disappointing.
I rounded down to 2 stars.. 2.5 would have been appropriate I think. A wonderful concept for a program which misses on some fundamental implementations as a student would use them.
Think of marking up the almost ubiquitous power point presentation or pdf files professor distribute for lectures and then being able to print hard copies if you want. This program stumbled with this use badly and required a lot of hand holding and manual manipulation to make work well. It should have handled it easily almost all on its own. Without the virtual printer when I install Vista 64 bit it will be even more of a headache.
I'm thinking of just using Windows Journal and my own folder hierarchy instead. It is free and handles some of these basics better. I wonder if it will be in the 64 bit edition with it's virtual printer.
- mike... a sad student that was very hopeful about this product.
Disappointed February 12, 2007
AverageCustomer
14 out of 28 found this review helpful
Last week February 6, 2007 I installed MS office on my computer. The Excel spread sheet program crashes every 15 minutes. it would not let me finish my work. I contacted Microsoft using the Resource button inside the Office drop down menu and got a clownish response 'we are sorry we can not help you' and gave me a link to email my problem for $49.00 fee. I am so sorry I chose MS Excel. Is there any alternative spread sheet program out there?
 Very nice! February 12, 2007
William S. Eversole
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I upgraded from MS Office Student and Teacher 2003. I am still getting used to finding the features in the new ribbon interface. So far, I like the auto preview feature which shows you what your text will look like when you mouse over a formatting option.
I am only sorry that they left Outlook 2007 out of this version. I am keeping Outlook 2003 for the time being. I am also saving my work in the old Office 97-Office 2003 format until all my computers at home and work have upgraded.
Attractive new Office February 19, 2007
Retired Scientist (USA)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Office 2007 has a new look that takes getting used to. On balance, I like the extended menus and their easier access to many formatting commands. These menus sit on a fat ribbon which can be turned off. Once you find where they have hidden the commands (click Office logo, Word Options) all goes well.
However, with the new wide-format laptop screens, vertical space is at a premium - so why do all the Office toolbars and menus have to sit at the top? It would be nice to unlock them and be able to drag them to one side - but so far as I can see, that is not possible.
One plus which I believe I saw in the user agreement - you are allowed to install this both on a laptop and a desktop system, so long as they have the same owner. Finally, a license provision that's for the benefit of the customer and not just the seller! Of course, the rest of the EULA is the usual restrictive stuff.
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