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xvi Part II: Part Title 2007 Microsoft Office System Requirements ■ A PC with an Intel Pentium 500 MHz (or higher) processor. 1 gigahertz (GHz) and 512 MB of RAM or higher for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager. ■ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later, or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 256 MB RAM or higher. 2 GB required for installation DVD drive Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor (1024x768 recommended). Mouse, touchpad, trackball, or other pointing device (optional). Peripheral devices as needed: printer, scanner, digital camera, microphone, and so on (optional). Broadband Internet connection What Is First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System? First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System is designed to help you get a quick sense of the huge range of changes and enhancements in the Microsoft Office system and inspire you to try out some of the new features as you’re working with the early versions of the software on your own systems. Some of the biggest work challenges we face today—information overload, knowledge management, collaboration limitations, localization issues, and more—are directly addressed by new and revamped features in 2007 Microsoft Office system. This book seeks to introduce you to those features. In short, we want to help the 2007 release make your life easier! The design of the 2007 Microsoft Office system really puts you at the center of things by providing technology that fits intuitively into your work style instead of forcing you to continue to learn, remember, and master complicated, disjointed tasks for carrying out what could be a more natural, integrated workflow. In Chapter 2, “A New Look,” you find out how the dramatic changes in the user interface all gear toward the end result—giving you just what you need to complete the task at hand, First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System shines a light on the great benefits of this new program and helps you make the connection to your own daily work so you can begin to see how your own work efforts could be more productive, effective, and far-reaching with the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Introduction xvii This Book Is for You We wrote this book early in the process of the 2007 Microsoft Office system beta cycle because we wanted to share ideas and inspiration—and show you how to find features that will knock your socks off—right from the start. If you are weighing the decision of whether to upgrade to the 2007 release, you will find examples and ideas to help you evaluate the benefit of the new features and make an educated choice. Hopefully you’ll find lots of good ideas you’ll want to try along the way. What You’ll Find in This Book The style and approach of First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System is business casual—focused and clear about getting the job done, but full of stories, insight, and suggestions meant to inspire, and in some cases, entertain. One of the goals of the 2007release is to fit naturally into your projects and processes rather than insist you adapt to the dictates of the software. The focus is on your vision and need, not the capabilities or limits of the tools. In keeping with that goal, First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System includes a special feature with the intention of making the features real and relevant to the work you’re trying to do: “Three Things To Try” are short sidebars provided by leading Office experts, cluing you in to their favorite new or improved capabilities. Additionally, because the changes in the 2007 Microsoft Office system are so dramatic, and because the Microsoft Office system is a bit of an institution in itself, we thought it would be fun to provide some “Office 2007 Backstory” sidebars offering Q&A interviews with some of the folks behind the major changes in this release. These fun and interesting interviews give you a sense of what life is like “inside” a major release like this one and lets you get to know some of the people who are directly responsible for the changes in the software you’ll be using today. Now that you have the map for the special features in this book, here’s a quick overview of what you’ll find in the chapters: Part I, “Introducing the 2007 Microsoft Office System,” focuses on familiarizing you with the approach and interface of the new Office. Chapter 1, “Time for Something New,” introduces you to the research and new opportunities driving the changes in the 2007 release. You’ll find out what research has shown about the way people work with information today and discover the approach behind the major changes in the 2007 Microsoft Office system user interface. This chapter also introduces you to the primary applications in the different 2007 Microsoft Office system versions and gives you an overview of what has changed in each one. Chapter 2, “A New Look,” is all about the new user interface. Find out about the new command tab design, contextual tool sets, live previews, galleries, and much more. Chapter 3, “Important Systems: Help and Security,” talks about changes in the seamless way you’ll be able to get help while working with your data and documents. You’ll also get a bird’s-eye view of the enhanced security features in 2007 Microsoft Office system.
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