It’s getting near that time again, when students all over the world are forced to pack up their pencils and notebooks, and head back to school. One of the tools that has become indispensable in recent years in Microsoft Office 2007. Office 2007 is the latest version of Microsoft’s ubiquitous suite of software applications, and it is a key tool that’s used in both offices and schools.
The only problem with Office is that the software is rather pricey, which is why Microsoft has created Office 2007 Home & Student edition, which is tailor made for students and consumers. Featuring many of the same great applications as the business edition of Office, Office 2007 Home & Student is available for just a fraction of the price, so that it’s affordable to cash strapped students.
Another great thing about Office 2007 Home & Student is that it comes with 3 licenses. What’s a license? Typically, a computer program includes a license, or an agreement which states for many computers you can install it on. The business edition of Microsoft Office, for example, only comes with one license, which means you can only install it on one computer. If you have multiple computers, you need to buy multiple copies of Office.
Not so with Office 2007 Home & Student edition, which can be installed on up to 3 machines, so you can have a copy on both your desktop AND your laptop, and still have a license so you can install it on your computer at home, or maybe even share with your college roommate.
So what exactly does Office 2007 Home & Student come with? Well, the Office Suite of applications is made up of 3 key applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Word is Microsoft’s flagship word processing program for creating documents and desktop publishing. Excel is the spreadsheet program of choice for accountants and engineers, and PowerPoint is a program for creating presentations.
Office 2007 Home & Student also comes with other programs, depending on which edition you get. If you’re a PC user, you’ll also get Microsoft OneNote, a program that allows you to take notes and keep your information organized, which also ties neatly in with Microsoft Outlook. If you’re on the Mac, Office 2007 comes with Entourage, which is an e-mail and calendaring program similar to Microsoft Outlook, and also MSN Messenger, which is Microsoft’s instant messaging client.
Whichever edition of Office 2007 you get, you’ll get all of the key programs that will get you through your classes: Word for writing up papers, PowerPoint for creating presentations for class, and Excel for running all of your formulas. Microsoft Office is pretty much a requirement for school these days, and Office 2007 Home & School edition is the latest, and most affordable version of Office out there.
-Takeshi, shopping blogger and reluctant office user
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