Microsoft Office 2007

Dive into Microsoft Office 2007 with four terrific books and other great resources from O'Reilly Media. Alternatively, find information on specific pieces of the Office 2007 suite like Word 2007 and Excel 2007.


SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide, 1st Edition

SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide, 1st Edition

By James Pyles, Christopher M. Buechler, Bob Fox, Murray Gordon, Michael Lotter,...

For any organization that wants to use Windows SharePoint Services to share and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents, this book shows administrators of all levels how to get up and running with this powerful and popular set of collaboration tool...

[Publish Date: September 2007]

Office 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

Office 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

By Chris Grover, Matthew MacDonald, E. A. Vander Veer

Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide. This fast-paced book gives you the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access so you can start using the new versions of these major Office app...

[Publish Date: April 2007]

Microsoft Released 14,000 Additional Protocol Information Pages - O'Reilly ...

By Todd Ogasawara

Microsoft released another 14,000 pages of protocol documentation for Microsoft Office, Office Server, and Exchange Server (2007 versions). This brings the total documentation pages released up to 44,000 (and, no, I have not actually counted this to verify it :-). The documentation...

[Publish Date: April 08, 2008]

Open XML Converter for Office 2004 and 12.1.1 Update for Office 2008 - ...

By Todd Ogasawara

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac users can finally read those DOCX, XLSX and other "X" files created by Microsoft Office 2007 (for Windows) and 2008 (for Mac). Office 2008 for Mac gets its own giant 12.1.1 update with a bunch of fixes (some related to the previous SP1 update).

[Publish Date: June 25, 2008]

Speaker: Paolo Tosolini: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008 - Co-produced by ...

Paolo Tosolini is a New Media Business Manager at Microsoft responsible for a new internal corporate intiative called Academy Mobile (description - video). Funded by the Microsoft Enterprise & Partner Group, Academy Mobile is a social media platform available to all Microsoft employees to share knowledge and best practices using podcasts. Prior to this role, Paolo worked in several other groups at Microsoft, including MSN and Office, where he managed the Office 2007 partner early adoption program that resulted in more than 500 partner solutions developed at launch. Paolo is also co-author with his wife Francesca of a blog, podcast and e-Book called Italy From The Inside, where they share travel and cultural tips about Italy using new media.

[Publish Date: September 16, 2008]

Is Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Still Needed? - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog

By Todd Ogasawara

I have Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac on my MacBook. It doesn't read or write Microsoft Office 2007's native OOXML files. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac won't be out until January 2008. It won't support Office macros. I don't use...

[Publish Date: August 12, 2007]

O'Reilly Releases Office 2007: The Missing Manual: A Super Handy Guide to ...

Sebastopol, CA--The news about Microsoft Office's gutsy overhaul is upbeat. Folks call the centerpiece of the redesign--a craftsman-like super-toolbar called the ribbon--the best thing to hit the Office scene in years. Another useful innovation, the ...

[Publish Date: April 30, 2007]

Your Best Friend for Answers--New from O'Reilly For Starters Books on Vista ...

Sebastopol, CA--For many years, Windows and Office users complained they were unable to tap into their unwieldy programs' full potential. Thankfully, Microsoft has relieved users' frustrations by revamping their most popular software. The Seattle-based...

[Publish Date: January 24, 2007]

Office XML Gets a Big Thumbs Up - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

A little-noticed item is big news for Microsoft: The The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is putting Microsoft Office 2007's Open XML format on a fast track to become an ISO standard. This may not sound like much, but big...

[Publish Date: March 14, 2007]

Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint 2007 Missing Manuals: Dive into ...

Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint 2007 Missing Manuals: Dive into Microsoft Office 2007 with Four Terrific Books Sebastopol, CA--There are many compelling reasons to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 suite of programs soon--vastly overhauled interfaces...

[Publish Date: December 18, 2006]

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Todd Ogasawara

Here's a summary of Freeware/FOSS (Free & Open Source Software) for Windows I mentioned in my personal blog last week... Use Microsoft Office 2007 Files with Older Office Versions Microsoft Office 2007 is available now! Be prepared to say goodbye...

[Publish Date: February 01, 2007]

Freeware/Open Source for Windows Weekly Summary - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Todd Ogasawara

Microsoft Office Workspace Live Cannot Display PowerPoint 2007 Slide Deck Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:47:42 read more Microsoft Office Live Workspace: A Definite Sleeper Hit Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:25:41 read more TrendMicro HijackThis: Scan for Malware Windows Settings Changes...

[Publish Date: December 20, 2007]