Microsoft Office Multi-Language Pack 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)I think it's criminal that for the 2007 Office release Microsoft decided to bundle a tool that it had already offered individually for the past two issues, namely "Proofing Tools." So instead of paying a very reasonable and fair $40 for a 37+ language set of spelling and grammar checkers, I have to fork over $189.00 to get that plus something I really have no use for: interfaces in any of the 37 languages. Now, to give credit where credit is due, this product is absolutely amazing (albeit very niche - how many companies would really truly use this?) It is a remarkable product that is literally the best to date. So it earns the 5 stars I reluctantly give it. On the plus side, you can load this on as many machines as you want (as far as I can tell - there's no key).

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Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)I been using Visio Enterprise 2003 for the last 3 years with Sql Server 2000. My only use of visio relates to database modeling. Once the drawing is been approved, I simply used "Update" option to update database. The update option is a time saving feature in a rapid application development environment for changing relationship, keys and constraints. Writing those changes back to Sql Server is a smooth process.
Recently i changed my development environment to SQL Server 2005 and figured out that Visio 2003 Enterprise does not work with SQL Server 2005. So I decided to buy visio professional 2007 to use the single feature of database modeling.
Upon installation, I figured that there is no option for writing changes back to SQL Server 2005 in either version of Visio (2003 Enterprise, 2007 Professional). In simple there is no "update" or "generate" command in visio professional 2007.
Put it simple. If you want to use database modeling and hoping to write those changes back to SQL Server 2005 with visio, DON'T BUT IT......IT WILL NOT WORK

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Microsoft Office 97 Review

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(More customer reviews)This product works well for me. First I had to obtain a good copy. I purcahsed one from a vendor for $23, thinking I made a good deal. After receiving it, it would not work! The vendor also refused to take it back! I then purchased one for $35 & it worked well. I would simply tell others, if the price sounds too good to be true, chances are there is a problem! I use Excel and Word on a daily basis with my job. I know some people want the latest releases, but I simply can not see why I would spend $200 for Office 2003 when I get get this for $35 & it works the same! So I would recommend to anyone, buy one of these and save a fortune. Do not buy a cheap $23 one becasue of my experience, but the mid-priced versions work & I could not be happier.

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Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 Version Upgrade Review

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(More customer reviews)I upgraded from Visio 2000 Enterprise and was dismayed to discover that the ability to generate a database from a Visio diagram has been removed. It is now only available in the Visio version through an MSDN Subscription - expensive and unreasonable for individual purchasers. Buyer beware....if you want database management functionality get something else.

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Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher Review

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(More customer reviews)Let's face it, no matter how much you love your Mac there are times when you might find yourself wishing it was a PC so you could send a Word file to your PC using friend (who doesn't understand the joys of PDF). Well Microsoft, never being one to miss an opportunity, has delivered the full Office Suite for Mac and designed it to take complete advantage of OS X. What that translates into is simply the best Office Suite experience anyone can have.
All the apps (Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Entourage) are included unencumbered and many have features and enhancements that can ONLY be found on the Mac. Excel features customized keyboard shortcuts and the ability to create transparent charts. Word now features easy one button access to all your contacts in Entourage as well as the handy Data Merge Manager. PowerPoint now allows movies and features full compatibility with QuickTime. The layout and feel of Entourage is much improved over it's PC counterpoint Outlook.
At first Microsoft had said that this Student & Teacher version was non-upgradeable(The only difference between this and the more pricey Standard Edition), but they have since changed their minds to allow upgrades as long as you buy before the new version is released. You even get a three computer license! Finally, here's the proof that Microsoft can be generous when it wants to.
I've had this suite for many months now and have never loved using these apps more. Sending and receiving Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents is a breeze and I've never once had an issue opening a document sent from a PC user. Beyond the functionality, I love the way all these Microsoft apps look like part of OS X in full Aqua glory. If you need to communicate with PC users or simply want the best of both worlds, you can't do any better than running Microsoft Office v.X Student & Teacher edition on a Mac.

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Microsoft Office 2007 Complete Quick Start Card Bundle - Bundle of 14 Handy Software Reference Guides - 1 for each Office 2007 Program: Word, Excel, Outlook, Outlook WA (Web Access), PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Project, InfoPath, OneNote, Visio, Groove, Internet Explorer 7 & Vista - Computer Shortcuts, Cheats, Tips & Tricks Guides. 6 Pages Ea, Tri-Fold. Stores Easy. Review

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(More customer reviews)These command sheets come in multicolor plastic foldouts for each of the Office Products and have most of the commands needed. Excellent for both review, and for rapid help when a particular command is needed.

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Professor Teaches Office 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good beginning course if you know nothing about office. It won't make you an expert, but it is a good starting point to learn. Recieved mine from an amazon seller at a good price. You can't beat their prices-will shop again.


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Microsoft Office Professional 2007 UPGRADE Review

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(More customer reviews)Normally I might wait to install a new software upgrade, but I just got a new laptop and thought it would be best to use Office 2007 with the new Vista operating system. I was wrong.
You would expect that a multi-billion dollar company like Microsoft could put out a powerful and bug-free piece of software. But after a month of using Office 2007, you get the distinct impression that this software is not ready for public release. Microsoft should be ashamed.
I don't know the root cause of my problems, but I have to stress that I am running a clean install of Office 2007 on Vista, so there shouldn't be any software conflicts or issues.
So what are my issues? The list is long:
-- My biggest concern is that MS Word constantly hangs and stalls. It can making editing a document very painful. I suspect the problem is when I put images or Visio diagrams into a document. But that is something the old MS Word was able to do without an issue. Oddly, if I have a colleague open the document and save it out in Word 2003, the problem goes away! What?! It's killing my productivity.
-- When ever I cut and paste from an old document, Word hangs for 15 to 20 seconds. And often the formatting and margins in my new document go haywire. I keep having to spend a ton of time fixing things. This never happened in the old Word. This is another time killer.
-- Every few days, Outlook 2007 starts telling me that it cannot display my email folders. Uh oh! I have to completely restart my computer to see my email again.
-- Outlook 2007 breaks many graphic emails that people send -- they look like a mess. It is because Outlook 2007 does NOT render HTML correctly since it uses the Word engine, not Internet Explorer to display email. I have no idea why Microsoft did this, but they have got to fix it.
-- Many of the issues in the old Word 2003 still haven't been fixed. If you place an image, it can often be hard to get it to appear correctly. Why can't they solve this one?
-- While most Office programs have the new ribbon interface (which I like), some programs like Visio 2007 do not. So you have to remember how to use two interfaces. Couldn't Microsoft find the time and money to update ALL its programs? Give me a break.
-- On a few occassions in Visio 2007, my files have failed to save correctly. At first I thought this must have been my fault, but it's happened to me a few times and can't be a coincidence. A few times I've gotten an error message and lost my work. Ug.
-- Word and Excel 2007 use a completely new file format. So anyone you send a document to has to have 2007 installed (which isn't likely the case). To get around this, you can save it down to a 2003 file format, but then you end up with two files on your hard drive -- one in the new format and one in the old format. What a pain! Also, there definitely seems to be an issue with Office 2007 opening older Office 2003 files. Could be the cause of many of my problems, but there is no way I can avoid using old files. They should have worked harder on compatibility.
There are good things about the new 2007. I do like the new interface design and the new features in Outlook 2007 are amazing for organizing tasks and sharing your calendar.
But I don't think it's fair that Microsoft released a product so full of serious, serious bugs that have cost me hours and hours of extra work. I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on a beta product and don't think the public should have to suffer. Surely they can afford to do better!
NEW ADDITION TO MY REVIEW:
Today I discovered that I can no longer paste Excel charts into Word like I used to. When I try, the chart goes in, but any bars/lines disappear.


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Microsoft Office Professional 2007 FULL VERSION Review

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(More customer reviews)I feel like I really gave this version of office a fair chance. I have tried and tried to adapt to it, but I just can't get over the fact I have lost productivity based on having to relearn software I felt I was pretty good at using. I now do more hunting and clicking for features where I once knew where everything was and now the new interface is one gigantic mess. I feel that Microsoft really blew it this time; I suppose its par for the course with the rest of the lousy products they have released this year. (But that's another review). Clearly we have run out of ideas for evolving a word processor if you have to completely revamp the interface. I read an article once published by Microsoft indicating the reason for the redesign was because there were a lot of features buried in menus and dialog boxes that few people knew about. If people are not using certain features, maybe the majority just don't care and want to use a word processor for something like... oh I don't know, typing a document.
The new interface for Word and Excel I can deal with, I don't like, but if I had to keep it, I could deal with it. Access on the other hand is a complete disaster. I hate it. It appears to me that somebody got really board and went crazy with the outlook style collapsible sidebars. The interface is so convoluted; it used to be so easy to switch between forms, queries, and table with the tabbed window. I do like the new ability to save to previous versions of Access (finally).
So with that said, I must admit, I really like the new Outlook 2007. It is the only application in the suite that Microsoft actually improved the product and didn't butcher. I like the new side bars with the calendar events and to do lists. One option I wish Microsoft would implement is a way to configure all outlook folders to be the same settings when I change the settings for one folder. For example, I do not like the reading pane or the group by setting, which is the default setting for a new folder. It's a pain to have to go through each folder and set it up like my other folders.
Luckily we can have multiple versions of office installed on the same PC. I have removed Office 2007 and reinstalled Office 2003. BTW, a lesson learned: If you want both Office suites installed, install 2003 first then 2007. If you install 2007 first then 2003, bad things happen. So remove 2007 and install 2003 then 2007. I reinstalled Office 2003 on my PC and installed just Outlook 2007 and Word 2007. I wanted to keep Outlook 2007, but you will need Word as well for the spell checker (shared components) and Outlook also uses word as the email editor.
All in all, if you like Office 2003 or earlier and you want to remain productive without relearning software that you already know then I would recommend to stay away from this version. Other than Outlook, it really has nothing substantial to offer to make me want to stay with it, only misery, wasted time and headaches.
1 star for the Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access) , 5 stars for Outlook 2007


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Microsoft Visio Standard 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)Good for drawing flowcharts for software. The standard version has the templates used for firmware. Able to export to Visio 2002. 1 month trial can be downloaded from Microsoft. Not as easy to use as Smart Draw, but Visio does not have problems staying on grid and will go full screen on large monitors, so I switched. Only program I have that wont print to Adobe Acrobat writer 5.0.

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Office Visio 2007 makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize analyze and communicate complex information systems and processes. Using professional-looking Office Visio 2007 diagrams you can improve your understanding of systems and processes gain insight into complex information and use that knowledge to make better decisions for your business. Using Office Visio 2007 visually document design and fully understand the state of your business processes and systems with a wide range of diagrams business process flowcharts network diagrams workflow diagrams database models and software diagrams just to name a few. Make diagrams more useful by linking them with underlying data to provide a more complete picture. Office Visio Standard 2007 will make it easy for business professionals to visualize and communicate complex information processes and ideas with professional-looking diagrams. By using Office Visio 2007 people will be able to easily create diagrams to visualize complex information present them professionally and share them broadly for effective and efficient decision-making.GeneralCategory:Office applicationsSubcategory:Office applications - projects / processLicense Type:Complete packageLicense Qty:1 userLicense Pricing:StandardDistribution Media:CD-ROMPackage Type:RetailHeader / Localization:EnglishPlatform:WINSystem Requirements / OS Required:Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or laterUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:43233004Product IDUPC:882224157841Manufacturer Part:D86-02751

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Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)Microsoft's Office Standard 2007 is the version that includes the programs most people will be looking for in an office suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. While Microsoft did make some improvements, many changes have users frustrated and mad.
Pros
+ Standard version includes the 4 programs you actually want!
+ Like most new MS suites, allows for easier transfer between machines
+ Allows you to use on your home desktop AND your laptop!! Huge plus!!
+ New open document format based on xml - good for techies
+ Alternatively, you can still use the doc format you know and love
+ Excel now supports larger documents with more fields!
+ Cool new Powerpoint extras
+ Once you do overcome the learning curve, design has some plusse
+ Preloaded with Vista OEM computers, so install is MUCH faster than old version
Cons
- A list price of $400 means many will forgo Outlook and buy Home & Student suite for MUCH LESS
- The ribbon puts things in WEIRD places
- Microsoft disabled classic menus so you can't find stuff ... ARGH!!!
- Startup times seem a little slower ... why????
- Strangely slow performance with Word
The general hatred for the ribbon is well known. Microsoft Word and Excel have drawn the most heat. It took everybody years to learn those nested menus and hard to find functions. Now they are all moved!!!!
Actually, the ribbon wouldn't be so bad if you could have your regular old classic menus above it. Once you learn the ribbon, there's some logic to the way things have been relocated. Still, this was a huge blunder and I wonder if MS will back track on that.
This guy also includes Outlook, which is a MUST for me since I have to use Outlook on my work PC. I tried using the exported files in the new vista calendar apps, and none of them really worked that well. The professional Microsoft Office Professional 2007 FULL VERSION and ultimate Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 FULL VERSION [DVD] suite versions also include outlook.
Yet why the list price of $400? The Home and Student Office 2007 suite Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is $150 and includes everything here except for Outlook. Is Outlook worth $250 now? To be fair, there are cheaper upgrade versions. Still, I may be switching to a new email / calendar / productivity program all-together.
The new XML doc format is Microsoft's way of getting away from the proprietary .doc format. This will aggravate some people too, but you can just save everything in the 2003 format. I like the new format and I think it will catch on with time.
Despite the short comings, once you get past the learning curve the programs themselves are improved.
Enjoy!!!


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Microsoft OneNote Home and Student 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)I am not a big Microsft fan and usually find their products bloated with unneeded features, slow, and unintuitive. However, OneNote 2007 is a real gem and has quickly become indispensible. I was a prior user of OneNote 2003 (which was a good application), but OneNote 2007 is a true upgrade and is worth the upgrade price.
Some think OneNote is only for handwriting recognition applications. This is simply not true. I have never used the handwriting recognition features but find OneNote 2007 to be a very, very powerful and flexible organizational tool. The OneNote concept is based on notebooks (in 2007 you can have multiple notebooks which is a huge improvement). Essentially, you can create a notebook for your project. Then you can create tabs in that notebook. Then you can create pages within the tabs. For example, I have used the tool for internship-job searches. I create a job search notebook, tabs for locations, and then pages for specific employers. For each employer, I can create one or more sub pages with my resume, cover letter, research on the organization, job ads, etc.
What is so amazing about OneNote 2007 is that is breaks the usual rules for applications. It is disorienting at first to see how flexible OneNote is, and this flexibility is uncommon in computer programs. You open a page and go. No cumbersome saving, folder creation, styles, fighting with columns, fighting with tables., etc. OneNote allows you to WORK rather than spend copious time formatting. Send a web page or HTML clip to the OneNote page. Record a voice note and attach it to the page. Start typing anywhere on the page (no formatting or typewriter like limitations). Or draw a diagram. In Outlook 2007, you can even send emails to a page so you can keep correspondence with the project information. Then insert either a copy of a document (e.g., Word or excel) or insert an image than can be annotated of the document itself into the page for quick reference. Then create a task or to do list in OneNote and have it appear in your Outlook calendar or to do list. Very powerful. Then save your notebook pages to PDFs or send them to Word. Plus, you can quickly search across note books, embed hyperlinks in pages, etc.
As indicated before, I am not a Microssoft fan, but I am a huge OneNote fan. OneNote 2007 is truly amazing and is an exceptional organizational tool. If you tried OneNote 2003 and found it good but limiting, try OneNote 2007. It is vastly improved. You may quickly become addicted to OneNote.


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GoldMine 5.7 Business Contact Manager Review

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(More customer reviews)I have well documented our nightmares with GoldMine 5.5 in my review for that product. After I was promised great things by Frontrange customer support, I received a full-featured demo CD of GoldMine 5.7 to try. Regretfully, none of the functionality and stability issues have been addressed in the new version. I have mentioned the following points in my review of GoldMine 5.5 and I repeat them here because the problems STILL remain!!!
1. It does not want to start up because it cannot find the "license.dbf" file! You have to hit browse and point it to the directory where GoldMine is installed. I made numerous calls to their tech support and they admitted they didn't have any clue as to what could be causing this! They suggested some changes including reinstalling and even installing GoldMine twice which really messed up my registry keys. And this happens with ALL our users!
2. It DOES NOT work with MS Office 2000 or XP/2002!! It is the most bogus claim. Allow me to elaborate: The link with MS Word is shaky at best. And that is when it gets past Norton Antivirus. For some reason, the macro that their GMLINK.DOT file uses is detected as a virus by almost any antivirus software. Even when I get it working by including it in the exception list, it crashes MS Office. I have even had to clean out GoldMine and uninstall and reinstall Office because of this wonderful link! Now about Outlook - It only works with Outlook if you are careful about what settings you choose. Otherwise it will crash GoldMine! And if you receive a message with an attachment, it does not transfer the attachment to GoldMine as promised. For example, if you received a file from a client, you have to find alternate ways to tag the file with that record.
3. This would beg the question - Why not dump Outlook and use GoldMine for all email purposes? Well, there's the issue of a VERY bad interface. The email interface in Netscape 1.0 was better than the one they have in GoldMine! Since version 5.5, some of the promised features actually work but its still prehistoric in its look. Even bad email clients like Eudora Pro have a better interface.
4. There is a whole slew of annoyances that makes you tear you hair out like you cannot have personal contacts like you can in Outlook. Calendar items when marked "finished" by you disappear. So if you went back to yesterday's tasks and checked to see what you did, its blank! If you have a Home Address for someone good luck entering that! Of course, you can configure GoldMine for that but why do I have to go to such lengths for obvious functionalities?
After our harrowing experience, despite high ratings from ZDnet labs, we have switched back to Outlook 2002 and are considering using Oracle Small Busines Suite instead. I am seriously begining to doubt the testing process of ZDNet since they seems to have gone with what the product promised rather than check the veracity of their claims.
Hope this helps someone avoid the frustations we had to face. After more than a year of experimenting with available CRM solutions out there I think low-end users should go with Symantec's Act. People who want the kind of powerful features GoldMine *promises* should try the Oracle Small Business Suite instead.

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Business Contact Manager lets you see the combined status of all your pending sales. See a graphical representation of the stages, close dates, and potential revenue. Link the right people and documents to the overall process. Get instant access to a complete customer view and gain visibility into all your organization's interactions with a customer.
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Franklin Planner 1.4 for MS Outlook Review

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(More customer reviews)The software installed easily. I soon discovered that many advertised features did not work with Outlook 2000. Franklin has since upgraded the software with a patch available on the internet. I recently upgraded the software which has now turned hot sync into a nightmare. Addresses are deleted from my contact list. Bogus entries titled 'unnamed' are entered into my palm. Some appointments are deleted, some are duplicated.
I am on the verge of uninstalling the software and using something else. Don't waste your money and time. Buy something else.

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Microsoft OneNote 2003 Review

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(More customer reviews)I have tested Microsoft OneNote and here are my impressions. I have thought of this kind of software years (12 years ago) before Microsoft, but I didn't know how to program. This is when Apple and other Pen Computing companies were coming out with "Tablet PC". I am glad that Microsoft is developing this software now. It is a good piece of software, perhaps better than MS WORD in years to come. However, $199US is too expensive to charge consumer especially it doesn't have enough features as MS WORD. I think $39-$69 is more realistic for it's first version. I hope the programmers of OneNote take notes on these good and bad points.
First the good points:
- I like the interface; very flexible and easy to learn.
- I like being able to type, write anywhere and cut and paste from the webpages.
- I like the research tools both in the documents and websites.
- I like "extra insert writing space" that allow you to stretch your document as much as you want**
The bad points:
- No security protection on your documents
- Too easy to delete documents
- Doesn't allow OLE objects like video, MP3 audio, Flash, etc., to be inserted into documents. Only links. But even with this link feature, it is still user "unfriendly."
- No interlinking feature that allow documents to cross reference within the documents.
- Audio feature is primitive. No very fexible.
- No indexing feature- like automatic table of content, or indexes at the end of each section.
- Inflexible templates; pre-made templates doesn't really allow users to make their own
- Need to add drawing features like MS WORD
- Need to be to convert to PDF file, and import/export into WORD docs
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** Unrated/questionable points:
- Tablet pc is needed to optimized the use of this software.
- Unknown amount of paper size (I don't know if it can store unlimited amount of electronic inks without crashing the system). Microsoft never point this out on their website.
- THERE ARE LOTS MORE POINTS BUT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH ROOM TO LISTED HERE. HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR ONENOTE.
s.c.,
www.smarten.net

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Excel 2007 Essentials Review

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I searched long and hard for a learn at home cd for the newest edition of Excel. I chose this one based on the demo. It shows an instructor talking in easy to understand terms, at a pace that would be comforable for a beginner (such as me) and very good graphics. I believed that this program would teach me everything I'd need to be proficient at using Excel. Big Mistake! There might be something wrong with my cd, or I've done something wrong when registering the program, not sure because I can't get anyone at the tech support phone number to respond, you have to leave a voice mail then no one returns your call. I visited the web site's tech support and found that I had done everything right but the cd is still useless. The problem in a nutshell is that it only offers instruction up to a demonstration point then you literally see the film cut to the next subject and the instructor says, "Now that you've learned how to (whatever the last subject was) we'll move on to (whatever the next subject is)" Hello?? I cannot figure out what's happened and I'm stuck with a $159 dollar cd.
So, I learned something here, can't beat a real classroom where if you raise your hand you'll be helped.

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Microsoft Project Professional 2007 1 Client Review

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I was able to get the 2007 version within my budget, and it arrived on time.
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