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12/23/2009 11:01:34 AM EDT
Do you use the Windows Vista/7 "new and improved" version?  The new version is a totally different format.  Is it better?

I have Vista and I told our IT guy to put it back to XP, but I'm dreading the day we all switch to 7.  (I work for a little company so I can get away with not upgrading)

12/23/2009 11:03:27 AM EDT
[#1]




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Do you use the Windows Vista/7 "new and improved" version? The new version is a totally different format. Is it better?



I have Vista and I told our IT guy to put it back to XP, but I'm dreading the day we all switch to 7. (I work for a little company so I can get away with not upgrading)





You're confusing Windows and Microsoft Office.

You can run an older version of Excel (a product of the Office bundle) on Windows 7, Vista, XP, whatever.



12/23/2009 11:04:19 AM EDT
[#2]
IMO, there's been no practical improvement in any MS Office application since Office 97 unless you're writing macros/VBA script.



The new Excel is different, not better.  Once you get used to the new toolbar(s) it's not all that different.
12/23/2009 11:04:54 AM EDT
[#3]
Been using the "new" Office for awhile and I'm still a little slower with the new Excel layout up top. It's not really that it's bad per se but it's just not something I've adapted to yet. Win7/Vista though I jumped to quickly and have never looked back to XP.
12/23/2009 11:07:07 AM EDT
[#4]
The newer 07 MS office package isn't bad to work with but the learning curve is pretty steep. The first time I opened it I had some serious trouble doing basic formatting and using formulas. But like anything, after a little time spent with it you can get accustomed to it.
12/23/2009 11:08:35 AM EDT
[#5]
still rockin 2003 here



no need to upgrade
12/23/2009 11:11:02 AM EDT
[#6]
I actually prefer the new interface to the previous versions of office, but I seem to be in the minority on that.