What’s the deal with Excel 2007?
Posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
by James Banner
Okay, what does Excel 2007 and 2003 don't have in common? Let me guess, don't tell me it's the ribbon and some of the commands that changed. Wait a minute, it's some big changes. Excel 2007 by far is the best change since Star Wars first came out. Nope, not really, but it is a great improvement once I familiarized myself with the functions in 2007.
The intricate details in 2007 are different than in 2003. It involves a preview of what you're about to do versus what is there. When a command is chosen, or moused over, it automatically gives you a preview of what is about to happen when you use that command. And if you change your mind, you simply leave it as is. The ribbon in 2007 has some of the common commands for everyday usage, such as the sum, min, max, average etc buttons to help ease time constraints. Within the ribbon are tabs, groups, and commands. I won't go into all the detail, but as an example, you could view the underline command in the Font group on the Home tab. You can also customize the ribbon to your preference. The new glossy look' helps consumers have that new feel of up-to-date technology. You can create better pivot tables, better functions, and share data with others using SharePoint. Macros are easier to develop and the file size is condensed to give you more space to create all you want.
The cost for Microsoft 2007 is about $199 or some places offer a discount. I paid $150 for mine, got a good deal. If someone knows more about Access 2007, please chime in. I don't work too much with Access, but as for the other three, Word, Excel, and Outlook I am a whiz kid. I am also familiar with Microsoft Project and Visio. Also, don't get too comfortable too early, because guess what? Microsoft 2010 is just around the corner. Just when you thought you learned one application, there is another one in the works. It's funny how technology works.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Funny ha-ha, James! I love technology sometimes but get very sick of all the updating, it's like a global addiction...Yes, the updates get tiresome. It seems like every other week there is an update to throw on your system.
Ugh - at least there is not as much bad press as there was and still is with Vista. I will hang on tightly to XP! thanks for the "head's up".The Vista commercials, wait a minute, I haven't seen a Vista commercial since.......lol. No problem. Thanks for commenting.
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