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From homework to work-from-home, the 2007 Microsoft Office system gives you the tools you need to get things done better and faster.

The biggest and most notable change to the new Office release is the Ribbon. We've heard that you've generally been very satisfied with previous versions of Office, and the consistency of the menu interface over the years has been a big part of that. However, as we've added more and more features, it's become increasingly difficult for you to find the tools you want to use. For example, Word 1.0 had only about 100 commands and two toolbars. Word 2003 has over 1,500 commands and 31 toolbars. It was time for a major redesign, so we've created a new ribbon interface that works for you, intuitively and simply. The ribbon has proved to be a huge time saver, turning novice users into professionals, and making life easier all round. With the new interface you pick, click and it's done. Simplicity itself.

But that's not all. You'll also find new document themes that carry over between Word 2007, Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 to ensure a consistent appearance. Live previews show on-the-fly changes as you make them and there are stunning 3D effects and shadows to help you easily produce professional looking documents. Plus, you can now search instantly within Outlook 2007 so that important email is always at hand. Add to this improvements in document security, enhanced tools for working with others and new features to help you get up and running quickly, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system has something for everyone.

For home PC users, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is the essential software suite that enables you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and organise notes and information in one place. Whether working on a book report, tracking the family budget, organising recipes, planning a birthday party, keeping track of family schedules or creating a photo album, Office 2007 makes it easier and more enjoyable to get things done at home.

For more advanced users and small businesses, the arrival of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 brings a complete set of productivity tools that will help you save time, stay organised and work more effectively with information. Small businesses can use new and improved capabilities to more efficiently manage customer and contact information, produce professional-quality marketing communications and campaigns in-house, and build necessary business documents or databases without special training.