[OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

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I downloaded and installed Open Office 2.4.0 yesterday, and within an hour,
my pc crashed (bsod). Only thing that changed was installing OpenOffice.
Don't know if that was the problem, but I uninstalled it, and haven't had a
problem with my pc since (only 24 hours though). PC is a Dell Optiplex 740,
AMD dual core processor, 1 Gb ram, W2000 Pro OS. In about a week if I don't
have any more pc problems I'll try it again - I liked the look of if - had
some features I liked better than Office 2000.

Norm Watkins
Engineering Mgr.
ELECPAC
847-639-2307

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Of Edward F. Fox, Jr.
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:51 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


http://www.openoffice.org/

The site seems to be down at the moment. I downloaded the beta version last
night w/ no issues.


Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA

Controller

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company

Phone 401-596-0162 a Fax 401-596-1050

www.maxsonautomatic.com <http://www.maxsonautomatic.com/>



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richter_clements
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:44 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



I've tried to get to openoffice.org - site is invalid. When I
search on open office the 2008 open office site comes up with a paid
subscription service being requested to receive this. Is there a
site I can download from for FREE without any subscription or
anyting. I would love to test this out.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com, Wayne
<wmc20@...> wrote:
>
> Tony Hughes wrote:
> > 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your
silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream,
etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no
sense to you.
> > but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that
the new order is better for you.
> > Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and
underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do
with productivity, someone decided to move everything.
>
> Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a
passive sheep in Billy Gate's flock!
>
> Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice.org
>
> It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to
version 2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does
not have talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for
software... uhh... no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor
are very functional and easily fulfill the needs of the majority of
users. And even an advanced user won't find much lacking. MS
Office file compatibility is excellent. Older versions showed word
docs with formatting problems, but these seem to be resolved.
>
> Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office
suite I've used at home and work for 5 years now.
>
> Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package
that doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-
exist with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.
>
> -Wayne
>






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Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper



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Different GUI. If I had the choice I'd just go ahead and upgrade all my
users to 2007.



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Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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If you have the Backward Compatible Document Library component of
SharePoint running (Web Storage System) Office 2007 breaks the
webfolder functionality.

This includes newer PCs that come with Office 2007 trial version
installed.

.02 - bw

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Jasper Recto <jrecto@...> wrote:
>
> Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?
>
> What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?
>
> If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what
would you choose and why?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>
>
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I have installed office 2007 on a limited bases. The menus have really
changed but it seems to produce smaller files.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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I do not like the new "menu structure" that Word, Excel, Access... uses. It
is much harder to locate some things that were right off of the Menu. Now
you have to hunt for some options that they do not have readily accessible.
Outlook is fine in fact I like that there is a To-Do Bar that will show
Appointments, Tasks and a Calendar.

Scott Litzau, MCP
Olympus Flag & Banner
Information Systems Manager
scott.litzau@...
P: 414-365-9732
F: 414-355-1931


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Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would you
choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper



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I am test driving Office 2007 at home (courtesy of a free copy form Microsoft at last Perspectives) and had been using 2003 at home. I use 2000 at work. 2003 was a lot like 2000 but prettier. 2007 is so confusing it is almost unusable. I am slowly getting used to it. I would be strung up by my heels if I introduced it at work. Lots of great features but we already only use 20% of any Office product as it is. Sometimes I think MS is a little disconnected from the real world.

-Todd C.

Note: started the above and got interupted prior to reading other comments but wanted to no pollute my thoughts before sending.
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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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At first I hated the new interface in 2007. I'm still not ecstatic about it because it can take a long time to hunt down the location of a particular option, especially one you don't use often. Others you get used to right away.

There are a few positive changes. As a part time developer, I particularly like how much easier it is to deploy an Access based application, at least to trusted users. All in all, I think you need to plan to take the leap at some point. There will be pain involved as people make the change from 2003 to 2007, but they will get used to it. Making the change will also prepare users for whatever Microsoft's next step is. I assume that the change from 2007 to the next version will not be as dramatic as the leap from 2003 to 2007.

If I were installing new, I would choose 2007, if for no other reason than you will have a longer life for the software. Also, as you add new people to your staff, some of them will already be 2007 users and may find a step backwards to 2003 difficult. I would rather endure the pain of putting everyone on the newer platform than endure the pain of moving some people backwards. Besides, you will have to upgrade some day, so now is as good a time as any. BTW, you can make the transition gradual, only upgrading when you acquire new PC's or when users request the new version. Although there are a few backwards compatibility issues that can be a problem with two versions installed, those problems can be dealt with.

Thom Rose
Controller
Electric Mirror, LLC
T 425 776-4946 ext. 1024
A 11831 Beverly Park Road, Building D, Everett, WA 98204 USA
www.electricmirror.com<http://www.electricmirror.com/>

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 8:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: {Disarmed} [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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If you have a bunch of people with no previous knowledge of Office, go with 2007
if like most of the planet, you've been using Office for as long as it's been the standard office suite, install 2003

2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream, etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no sense to you.
but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that the new order is better for you.
Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do with productivity, someone decided to move everything.

99.9% of the things people use Word and Excel for haven't improved since Office 97.

Access 2007 is hideous.




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To: Vantage Groups (E-mail) <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57:26 AM
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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I will give 2007 a couple of thumbs up - yes, the file size and yes, integration with SharePoint.
If those two things are important, then it's definitely worth the look.
Sharepoint integration is about the only reason I am forcing myself to use 2007.


----- Original Message ----
From: Dale R. Kalsow <dale.r.kalsow@...>
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:02:00 AM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


I have installed office 2007 on a limited bases. The menus have really
changed but it seems to produce smaller files.

From: vantage@yahoogroups .com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups .com] On Behalf
Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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I kind of compare it to the difference between 6.1 and 8.0--it hurts for
a while, but once you learn it you never want to go back. I have 2003 at
work and 2007 at home, and I'm finding 2003 more and more frustrating as
I get more comfortable with 2007.

As others mentioned, they moved stuff around a lot, so at first it takes
forever to figure out where the menus are for things I use all the time.
But the ability to customize everything is really powerful. There are
also other little efficiencies built in. For example, in Word, I love
the "highlight" formatting menu--when you highlight a portion of text, a
very light "ghost" menu shows up with all of the text formatting
features, and when you move the cursor over the menu it solidifies so
you can use it. Very convenient and really cool.

Amy O'Malley
Process Engineer
Heraeus Medical Components Division
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
amy.omalley#heraeus.com


________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper
12
Tony Hughes wrote:
> 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream, etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no sense to you.
> but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that the new order is better for you.
> Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do with productivity, someone decided to move everything.

Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a passive sheep in Billy Gate's flock!

Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice.org

It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to version 2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does not have talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for software... uhh... no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor are very functional and easily fulfill the needs of the majority of users. And even an advanced user won't find much lacking. MS Office file compatibility is excellent. Older versions showed word docs with formatting problems, but these seem to be resolved.

Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office suite I've used at home and work for 5 years now.

Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package that doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-exist with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.

-Wayne
13
We are testing Open Office at our location now. No issues at this
point. Why feed the MS beast any more than needed!!

Darren Mann
IT Manager
Miller Products Co.
1015 N. Main St.
Osceola, IA 50213
Ph. 641-342-2103
Fax 641-342-3222

________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Wayne
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:41 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



Tony Hughes wrote:
> 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your silverware,
your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream, etc and put 'em
all in some kind of order and logic that makes no sense to you.
> but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that the
new order is better for you.
> Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and underwear
were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do with
productivity, someone decided to move everything.

Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a passive sheep
in Billy Gate's flock!

Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice.org

It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to version
2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does not have
talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for software... uhh...
no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor are very functional and
easily fulfill the needs of the majority of users. And even an advanced
user won't find much lacking. MS Office file compatibility is excellent.
Older versions showed word docs with formatting problems, but these seem
to be resolved.

Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office suite
I've used at home and work for 5 years now.

Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package that
doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-exist
with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.

-Wayne





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I had created a Crystal report that combine a DBF table converted from a
XLS file downloaded from a customer's website with an ODBC Vantage
report that would give me stock status / warehouse bin location, for the
customer's requirements. This worked great for the past few years until
I upgraded to Office 2007 and learned that DBF functionality was not
carried forward in the new version of Excel. Microsoft posted a note on
a forum about it being discontinued functionality. My install of Excel
2007 opens very slowly compared to Excel 2003 I have other clients
running 2007 that seem to run ok, anyone have any performance tips for
Excel 2007?



Thanks,



Dan Shallbetter

States Electric Mfg.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of OMalley, Amy
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:46 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



I kind of compare it to the difference between 6.1 and 8.0--it hurts for
a while, but once you learn it you never want to go back. I have 2003 at
work and 2007 at home, and I'm finding 2003 more and more frustrating as
I get more comfortable with 2007.

As others mentioned, they moved stuff around a lot, so at first it takes
forever to figure out where the menus are for things I use all the time.
But the ability to customize everything is really powerful. There are
also other little efficiencies built in. For example, in Word, I love
the "highlight" formatting menu--when you highlight a portion of text, a
very light "ghost" menu shows up with all of the text formatting
features, and when you move the cursor over the menu it solidifies so
you can use it. Very convenient and really cool.

Amy O'Malley
Process Engineer
Heraeus Medical Components Division
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
amy.omalley#heraeus.com

________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper





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I have Office 2007 installed on my machine and I have also installed
OpenOffice.org on it just because Microsoft removed the DBF part of Excel.
Download OpenOffice and use Calc for your DBF needs.



All of our new users are going to begin using OpenOffice.org for the office
suite. Version 3 is on the horizon also with many more improvements.



Ted Kitch

Information Technology Manager

Astro Machine Corporation

www.astromachine.com



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Dan Shallbetter
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:08 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



I had created a Crystal report that combine a DBF table converted from a
XLS file downloaded from a customer's website with an ODBC Vantage
report that would give me stock status / warehouse bin location, for the
customer's requirements. This worked great for the past few years until
I upgraded to Office 2007 and learned that DBF functionality was not
carried forward in the new version of Excel. Microsoft posted a note on
a forum about it being discontinued functionality. My install of Excel
2007 opens very slowly compared to Excel 2003 I have other clients
running 2007 that seem to run ok, anyone have any performance tips for
Excel 2007?

Thanks,

Dan Shallbetter

States Electric Mfg.

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[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of OMalley, Amy
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:46 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

I kind of compare it to the difference between 6.1 and 8.0--it hurts for
a while, but once you learn it you never want to go back. I have 2003 at
work and 2007 at home, and I'm finding 2003 more and more frustrating as
I get more comfortable with 2007.

As others mentioned, they moved stuff around a lot, so at first it takes
forever to figure out where the menus are for things I use all the time.
But the ability to customize everything is really powerful. There are
also other little efficiencies built in. For example, in Word, I love
the "highlight" formatting menu--when you highlight a portion of text, a
very light "ghost" menu shows up with all of the text formatting
features, and when you move the cursor over the menu it solidifies so
you can use it. Very convenient and really cool.

Amy O'Malley
Process Engineer
Heraeus Medical Components Division
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
amy.omalley#heraeus.com

________________________________
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<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
Of Jasper Recto
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 10:57 AM
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007

Has anybody gone from Office 2003 to Office 2007?

What's the big difference between them? Do you like 2007?

If you had a choice to install either version in you company, what would
you choose and why?

Thanks,
Jasper

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We recently made the switch and for the most part I like Office 2007.
Other than the big learning curve, my only major complaint is that there
seems to be a bug in the system when you use MS Query. I use it a lot
to link up to Vantage data and Excel keeps losing the connection.
Sometimes I can see it has placed garbage characters in the Database
Name field in the login screen. I don't care much for the ribbon and
prefer the old menu bar, but I like the larger spreadsheets and the Name
Manager.



Linda



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I have been also testing OpenOffice. Has anyone had any difficulty using the software with any 3rd party software? For instance ... the Information Worker?
Â
Thanks,
Casey


----- Original Message ----
From: Wayne <wmc20@...>
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:40:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Vantage] [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007


Tony Hughes wrote:
> 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream, etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no sense to you.
> but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that the new order is better for you.
> Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do with productivity, someone decided to move everything.

Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a passive sheep in Billy Gate's flock!

Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice. org

It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to version 2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does not have talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for software... uhh... no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor are very functional and easily fulfill the needs of the majority of users. And even an advanced user won't find much lacking. MS Office file compatibility is excellent. Older versions showed word docs with formatting problems, but these seem to be resolved.

Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office suite I've used at home and work for 5 years now.

Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package that doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-exist with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.

-Wayne





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I've tried to get to openoffice.org - site is invalid. When I
search on open office the 2008 open office site comes up with a paid
subscription service being requested to receive this. Is there a
site I can download from for FREE without any subscription or
anyting. I would love to test this out.


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Wayne <wmc20@...> wrote:
>
> Tony Hughes wrote:
> > 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your
silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream,
etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no
sense to you.
> > but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that
the new order is better for you.
> > Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and
underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do
with productivity, someone decided to move everything.
>
> Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a
passive sheep in Billy Gate's flock!
>
> Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice.org
>
> It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to
version 2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does
not have talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for
software... uhh... no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor
are very functional and easily fulfill the needs of the majority of
users. And even an advanced user won't find much lacking. MS
Office file compatibility is excellent. Older versions showed word
docs with formatting problems, but these seem to be resolved.
>
> Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office
suite I've used at home and work for 5 years now.
>
> Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package
that doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-
exist with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.
>
> -Wayne
>
19
http://www.openoffice.org/

The site seems to be down at the moment. I downloaded the beta version last
night w/ no issues.


Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA

Controller

Maxson Automatic Machinery Company

Phone 401-596-0162 a Fax 401-596-1050

www.maxsonautomatic.com <http://www.maxsonautomatic.com/>



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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:44 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT]: Office 2003 vs. Office 2007



I've tried to get to openoffice.org - site is invalid. When I
search on open office the 2008 open office site comes up with a paid
subscription service being requested to receive this. Is there a
site I can download from for FREE without any subscription or
anyting. I would love to test this out.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> .com, Wayne
<wmc20@...> wrote:
>
> Tony Hughes wrote:
> > 2007 is like someone came in to your house and moved your
silverware, your underpants, your screwdrivers, your shaving cream,
etc and put 'em all in some kind of order and logic that makes no
sense to you.
> > but this person who did the rearranging swears up and down that
the new order is better for you.
> > Even though you knew perfectly well where your forks and
underwear were before, for whatever reason that has nothing to do
with productivity, someone decided to move everything.
>
> Awllright!!! Good to hear at least one person who is not a
passive sheep in Billy Gate's flock!
>
> Seriously... have you tried OpenOffice.org? www.OpenOffice.org
>
> It's completely FREE for personal or corporate use. It's up to
version 2.4 now, and an impressively mature product. No, it does
not have talking paper-clips, but if that's your criteria for
software... uhh... no comment. The spreadsheet and word processor
are very functional and easily fulfill the needs of the majority of
users. And even an advanced user won't find much lacking. MS
Office file compatibility is excellent. Older versions showed word
docs with formatting problems, but these seem to be resolved.
>
> Only downside is you don't get Outlook. But it's the only office
suite I've used at home and work for 5 years now.
>
> Download a copy and try it out! It's a very non-invasive package
that doesn't even require a reboot to install and will peacefully co-
exist with MS Office if you just want to test drive it.
>
> -Wayne
>






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