Microsoft released Beta 2 for Microsoft Office 2007 today. The download for it is here. You need to have XP SP2 or Server 2003 (or the Vista Beta) to install Office 2007.
One of the first things I noticed about Office 2007 was how pretty the UI was for Office, compared to OpenOffice 2.0.2. It was quite a change for me since I’ve been using OpenOffice for a while (since it’s free and I’m not a big fan of WordPerfect, which was what my computer came with) which uses quite a bland UI.
Microsoft Word 2007 Beta 2
OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 Writer
Seeing as I haven’t used any version of Microsoft Office in a while, it’s hard to point out all of the major differences, but I can point out some of the ones I know are new. One thing I know is different is the way Word organizes each of its functions. With Word 2007, Microsoft decided to drop almost all major drop menus. In their stead lie tabs. In my opinion, moving to tabs was a good idea, but that’s just a matter of personal preference. I’ve always liked to see the little symbols for each function rather than seeing text. It makes it seem more user friendly.
Another nice little change is the way text and page styles are changed. You can now preview style changes before clicking on the style you want.
The same thing goes for page styles.
A nice little addition to Word is the ability to write equations better (similar to OpenOffice.org, but more streamlined and slightly better/easier.) Just like in OpenOffice.org, equations are represented as objects separated from the rest of the document. But in Word 2007, it is much easier to insert math specific symbols in to the equations (like integrals or pi.) Every symbol you need is only one or two mouse clicks away after you decide to click the equation button.
Whoever can name what this formula is for gets a cookie.
I could talk about the other programs included in Office 2007, but I imagine that most people (myself included) would spend the majority of their Office time using Word. Plus, I know less about the other apps than I do about Word and I don’t have much experience with the OpenOffice.org version of those apps (except for the spreadsheet, I suppose.)
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the formula is for finding the volume of solid generated when the area between R(x) and r(x) from x=a to x=b is rotated on x-axis
Comment by darylmusashi — May 28, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
it’s a function to find the volume of solid generated when the area between R(x) and r(x) from x=a to x=b is rotated on x-axis
Comment by darylmusashi — May 28, 2006 @ 12:58 pm
Very good. You get a virtual cookie. (Sorry, I forget I needed to approve every post.)
Comment by zoku88 — June 4, 2006 @ 3:38 pm