Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 suite comments
I’ve been using Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 ever since the beta emerged and I recently purchased a copy from The Ultimate Steal. So far, I have been very impressed.
Microsoft Office Word is obviously the one application I use the most day-to-day. I’ve used it for everything from reports to drafting blog posts and have to say that some of the new features or ways of doing things have made my life much easier than before. Using Word’s new styles panel and range of professional designs, I was able to complete a report in must less time than I thought it would take. Applying styles was as easy as clicking one button. The word count feature, which has its home in the status bar, helped me keep an eye on how much I was writing.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint is another staple in the student’s armoury of tools, and I have been using it quite a lot as my second year of university demands increasing numbers of presentations. New SmartArt allows me to quickly insert professional-looking diagrams and charts, while the templates give the whole presentation the polish it needs. I have particularly found that the new ribbon has made many tasks much quicker and has unveiled many existing features.
Finally, I have used Microsoft Office Outlook as my personal email manager and planner. Outlook has allowed me to manage my email deluge and prioritise my tasks. To to-do lists keeps tabs on what I have outstanding, while the calendar reminds me to wake up for lectures!
All in all, the Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 suite has allowed me to organise my student life and get my work done much faster than I expected.
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