Microsoft: Office 2007 was officially put into production

Consumers in the US and Canada can download this Office suite starting on December 1.

Yesterday Microsoft confirmed that the completion of the system code for Office 2007 has ended. The company has officially put Office 2007 into production program.

Customers in the US and Canada can start downloading Office 2007 from December 1, just a day after the company plans to officially release the update suite. This program was released at the same time as the release of Windows Vista and Exchange Server 2007, communications software in New York.

Customers from 13 other countries can download the "fast" 60-day trial version from the beginning of December. Thirteen countries include: England, Ireland, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand , Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Mexico. Microsoft spokesman declined to provide further details.

Users can activate their Office 2007 test copy in the first two months by paying online or by buying at retail points. With Office 2003 before, Microsoft only allowed people in the US and Canada to download the free trial version of the official version.

Microsoft spokesman also said customers will not be able to find Office 2007 at retail stores or install it first on PCs until early 2007. With this time frame, Microsoft has overlooked much. opportunity of time, which is considered an important shopping season of the last days of the year.

Like Windows Vista, Office 2007 will also be provided by the aggregator via Website or on CD from November 30.

Three and a half million people downloaded Beta 2 Technical Refresh of Office 2007, making it the largest updated Office beta program. Many other users choose the drive checker on Microsoft's website, using Internet Explorer web browser.

The company representative said that the official version has no new components compared to Beta 2. But there is a new service called SMS Link for Office Outlook 2007. This service allows Outlook 2007 users to send and receive e-mail. , contact, schedule appointments, and do business with your mobile phone as SMS text messages.

Office 2007 revises the user interface, provides more support for non-English languages ​​and has more collaborative tools. The newly refurbished interface is made through many fierce debates. Many familiar menus and toolbar are replaced by Ribbon (ribbon). Colorful tab bar bar divides icon groups and buttons, arranged according to work type.

Microsoft praised both the amount and quality of the feedback they received from the suite's beta testing program. According to Jeff Raikes, director of Microsoft's commercial division, "the release is officially released. Office 2007 has completed the most significant enhancements in similar product lines in more than a decade. "

The Office suite will be released with 7 basic components: Microsoft Office Basic (including Word, Excel, Outlook only available from the manufacturer), best suited to use as a 'money download' role on desktops as well new notebook. Office Home and Student versions (H&S) include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

OneNote replaces Outlook from the previous 'Student and Teacher' (S&T) version. 'Home and Student' costs about 149 dollars although its previous version only cost less than $ 100. Users cannot upgrade H&S from S&T.

The standard version costs from $ 399 to $ 239, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Maybe the most standalone version for individual household users will also be provided. Small Business for small businesses with a full price of $ 449 (if upgrading, it costs $ 279), including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher, and Outlook with Business Contact Manager.

Office Professional costs $ 499 for the full version and $ 329 for the upgrade. This in-depth version is identical to Small Business for small businesses, only adding Access components. Professional Plus with Outlook does not have a Business Contact Manager component and adds an InfoPath program with information collection functionality, Office Communicator online messaging program, advanced information management rights and policy building capabilities. , electronic forms, integrated enterprise content management program.

Professional Plus has only been provided with the program, and the price has not yet been announced.

This year's new Office is Ultimate. It has the same components as Professional Plus, adding Business Contact Manager functionality to Outlook and Groove collaboration software. However, the Ultimate version does not have Communicator. (You can find more information on Microsoft website).

Individual application programs will continue to be retailed. For example, only Word costs $ 229 for the full version and $ 109.95 for the upgrade.

This new Office suite will need 50,000 new help articles, 35 new demos, 24 online courses and 400 new templates. T.Thu