MS Office Ultimate 2007

[The Great Wallsendo]

Have been offered a Student online deal for the above package @ £38.95...

Has anyone used it or heard anything about it?

[KeithB]

Didn't think students paid for anything.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Didn't think students paid for anything.

[MickA]

I know someone who has this and has had problems opening docs up that he's saved to disc etc, on other pc's with older versions of the Office package (eg Word 2000 etc). So maybe questions over how backward compatible it is. He's not to happy as he paid full whack for it and is having a few problems.

[pottsy]

I know someone who has this and has had problems opening docs up that he's saved to disc etc, on other pc's with older versions of the Office package (eg Word 2000 etc). So maybe questions over how backward compatible it is. He's not to happy as he paid full whack for it and is having a few problems.

I use Office 2007 and there is no problems with backwards compatability. All you do is "save as 2003 version" instead of "save" .It is very different to use but you soon get the hang of it. Tony, you will have access to Office 2007 via your uni log in so you can try before you buy.

[MickA]

I use Office 2007 and there is no problems with backwards compatability. All you do is "save as 2003 version" instead of "save" .It is very different to use but you soon get the hang of it. Tony, you will have access to Office 2007 via your uni log in so you can try before you buy.

I'll pass that on to him Pottsy, maybe all that needs doing

[pottsy]

I'll pass that on to him Pottsy, maybe all that needs doing

It took ages before I worked out where to find save, print etc they are all hidden under the microsoft icon which is up in the left hand corner

[The Great Wallsendo]

I use Office 2007 and there is no problems with backwards compatability. All you do is "save as 2003 version" instead of "save" .It is very different to use but you soon get the hang of it. Tony, you will have access to Office 2007 via your uni log in so you can try before you buy.

Tip Top Ali having a play around now...it does look different like

[pottsy]

Tip Top Ali having a play around now...it does look different like

It is very good for diagrams - always comes in handy when your word count has gone over the top. When I started my uni course I listened in disbelief when people told me that the hardest part of assignments was keeping the number of words down. They were right - my management report had to be 10,000 words and I hit 13,700 at one point. Diagrams came in handy as a picture paints a thousand words and all that..

[The Great Wallsendo]

is it worth it then at the rock bottom price of £39?...considering it's nearly £300 off the shelf?

[pottsy]

...depends on whether you would pay the £300

[Charlie_Thompson]

"2007" An IT trainer's nightmare! 18 years teaching people how to use Office 97/2000/2003 and this fancy schmancy money spinning nonesense comes along

Bring back paper pens and phones with dials on

[The Great Wallsendo]

...depends on whether you would pay the £300

well that's kind of my point I supose...almost too good to not spend the money....

"2007" An IT trainer's nightmare! 18 years teaching people how to use Office 97/2000/2003 and this fancy schmancy money spinning nonesense comes along

Bring back paper pens and phones with dials on

....surely it keeps the IT Trainers in business Charles? another chance to extort the technologically illiterate public (or Public Service employees )...

[pottsy]

....surely it keeps the IT Trainers in business Charles? another chance to extort the technologically illiterate public (or Public Service employees )...

......all I will say to that is.....north tyneside council moved from windows 98 to xp on the day vista arrived there is no way we will get Office 2007 till then next version comes out

[Charlie_Thompson]

Edited by me - bitter and twisted post and not very attractive in print