Ray, Office 2007 is now part of the standard software package that comes with standard corporate machines. I could have held off and stuck with 2003, but figured that sooner or later I'd need to take the plunge. I installed it at work, then at home too, working on the total submersion theory. It's been unpleasant, but ultimately necessary for me. If you don't have a motivating factor like that though, there's little or no point in switching over as far as I can see. Regards, Léonie. -- http://www.tink.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray's Home Sent: 30 September 2007 08:53 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 2007 Douglas, Leony and others, don't want to divert this topic but I'm left wondering and asking myself the question, How imperative is it to upgrade to Office 2007 for us ordinary users at home? I'm still clunking along with Office 2k here, with all the updates, and I've not come across a situation as yet where I feel the need to upgrade. I also wonder what ever happened to Java accessability and the chance to use Open Office, but maybe that's complicating things a bit. Work environments are, of course, a different matter, and there will be increasing pressure on those working to get used to the new MS way of doing things. Don't get me wrong, if I had to adapt I'm sure I would, and us Window-Eyes users are told that straightforward accessability of Office 2007 is not really problematic. ( Note I said accessability, not usability.) I quite accept that the ribbon thingy is a learning curve, but it is said it is quite easy once you get the hang of it, and may even have advantages, though I don't know what they might be. I'm not an out and out MS hater, but at the same time I need good reasons to put more money their way than I have already. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Douglas Harrison Thanks for this advice, DJ. That is basically the conclusion I have now reached myself. Having already had two heart attacks, I think that I might be pushing my luck by attempting anything complicated in Word 2007 or Excel 2007 at present. I suppose that we all need to learn Office 2007 ultimately, but it will take some time. It's a pity that Microsoft did not adopt something like the option of Classic Start menu and Classic desktop in later versions of Windows to ease the transition. Douglas On 29 Sep 2007 at 13:37, Dj Paddy wrote: > Douglas, > > If you can put yourself in the position I believe the best place to be is > use your legacy machine, eg with your fave version of office/windows to do > everyday tasks and teach yourself how to use the newer stuff. > > IE. Dont' use the new stuff for mission critical tasks because you'll get > frustrated and it's not good for the blood pressure! > > Dj paddy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:48 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 2007 > > > > thanks Léonie, that is the impression I had reached from reading various > > articles on the web. I hesitated whether to insist on Office XP, but > > thought that if Microsoft are going down this route I would have to face > > up to it ultimately. I wonder now whether I should have waited until I > > had mastered Vista first. > > > > I have been looking for any Tutorials or demos but have had no luck so > > far. Having no useful sight now i suspect that it will be difficult to > > grasp the new layout - automatically visualising menu bars and tool bars > > running horizontally across the screen. > > > > It all seems very strange that third party software developers have been > > encouraged to adopt the Microsoft model and now they are dropping it > > themselves Progress??. > > > > > > Douglas ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq