Should I switch from Microsoft Office 2003 to Office 2007?

Question

I use Word and Excel a lot, like several times each day. I rarely use Power Point, mostly just to view things someone sends me. I would keep Outlook 2003, at least at first. I'd use the home and student version of Office 2007.

Answer 1

You would not be missing too much off this program on Excel.  If you are thinking about using Vista the icon are in a different place.  You may have to search a while but I didn't notice too much of a difference on Excel.

Answer 2

I am lovin' 2007 and not looking back.

I switched to Excel first. Excel 2007 was more intuitive than 2003 and allowed me to be more productive right-away.

Regarding Word: the learning is dramatically smoother for newbies, but not quite as smooth as 2003 veterans would like. 2007 does offer a few more options, and I believe its worth the switch.

As I see it, it's not a question of if but when. I'd recommend switching when you have a MAJOR project to do in Word -- one that uses all of its features.

By simply budgeting some extra time to learn Word 2007 -- and working daily -- one can be 100% comfortable with it in less than a week.

As for Outlook, I'd advise against using Outlook altogether -- it's too great of a security risk. On that note, I'd also recommend upgrading to IE7, using it with max security, and only with caution.

I use sandboxIE to protect myself from IE. Sandboxie can also be used with Outlook. Sandboxie is free too.

The best email is server-side. I shift the burden of security to google/the-email-provider, as they are far better equipped to not only worry about security, but do something about it.

Like I said:

Lovin' 2007 and not looking back.