Microsoft Office 2010?

[Nick]

Hello,

I am a to-be university student come this September, and wanted to upgrade
to Office Home and Student 2007, particularly for OneNote 2007. My question
is: Will there be a new version of Office Home and Student anytime soon? ...
I'd rather wait a new more months for the newer one, if possible. Many thanks
for the help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[Expert]

See if this link is of any help:

http://www.office2010themovie.com/

Let us know if it answers your question!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first quarter of
2010.

 

[Nick]

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert" gave me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first quarter of
2010.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hello,

I am a to-be university student come this September, and wanted to upgrade
to Office Home and Student 2007, particularly for OneNote 2007. My
question
is: Will there be a new version of Office Home and Student anytime soon?
...
I'd rather wait a new more months for the newer one, if possible. Many
thanks
for the help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[Nick]

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert" gave me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first quarter of
2010.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hello,

I am a to-be university student come this September, and wanted to upgrade
to Office Home and Student 2007, particularly for OneNote 2007. My
question
is: Will there be a new version of Office Home and Student anytime soon?
...
I'd rather wait a new more months for the newer one, if possible. Many
thanks
for the help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[JoAnn Paules]

No, definitely not. I believe that's the day they start the technical
preview, not the day when it's released for sale to the general public.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert" gave
me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't
heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first quarter
of
2010.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hello,

I am a to-be university student come this September, and wanted to
upgrade
to Office Home and Student 2007, particularly for OneNote 2007. My
question
is: Will there be a new version of Office Home and Student anytime
soon?
...
I'd rather wait a new more months for the newer one, if possible. Many
thanks
for the help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[Beth Melton]

It's a "Technical Preview". That means it will be released to beta testers,
not the general public. You can always register to be part of the beta:
https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie/Content/Home.aspx

However, as noted, registering may not mean you'll automatically be invited.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

 

[Nick]

Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student 2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would I be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank you for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

 

[Beth Melton]

If you need Office for school then get the H&S 2007 edition. Rumor has it,
the retail version of Office 2010 isn't set to be released until sometime
the first half of the year. But those are rumors. It could be released in
December 2010 for all we know. Plus I doubt the university you are attending
will be upgrading to Office 2010 the day it's released. It usually takes
several months for them to make the change.

Typically if you purchase Office and soon after your purchase it a newer
version of Office is released they provide some type of accommodation for
this situation.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

 

[Nick]

Hi Beth,

Thanks for the helpful reply. Yes, after reading around on the internet, it
does appear that the new Office should be released around December. Still, it
does feel unwise to purchase Office 2007 when I'll know there's a newer
(better?) one coming out soon. Plus, it is quite pricy, too. Thanks again.

Nick Di Cino

 

[Nick]

JoAnn,

So, in other words, I should purchase Office 2007, and wait a few months
after release of Office 2010 to give Microsoft the time to fix the inevitable
"bugs." Correct? Seems like a good idea, but spending $150.00 (CAN) twice
does hurt the wallet. I'm guessing there will be no "special" if I buy Office
2007 and 2010 comes out, say, 6 months later? Thanks.

Nick

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student
2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would I
be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank you
for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

There's always upgrade pricing that's substantially lower than buying for
the first time--although I don't know if that will be the case for the Home
& Student version. As far as I know, pricing for 2010 has not been
announced.

You could wait for the 2020 version of Office, but by then, maybe it would
make sense to wait for the 2024 version, etc. There's never a perfect time
to jump on board the train... you never know for sure until you've missed
it.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

JoAnn,

So, in other words, I should purchase Office 2007, and wait a few months
after release of Office 2010 to give Microsoft the time to fix the
inevitable
"bugs." Correct? Seems like a good idea, but spending $150.00 (CAN) twice
does hurt the wallet. I'm guessing there will be no "special" if I buy
Office
2007 and 2010 comes out, say, 6 months later? Thanks.

Nick

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come
out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support
it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to
happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student
2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would
I
be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three
months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank
you
for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

:

It's a "Technical Preview". That means it will be released to beta
testers,
not the general public. You can always register to be part of the
beta:
https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie/Content/Home.aspx

However, as noted, registering may not mean you'll automatically be
invited.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert"
gave
me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean
that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick




:

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I
haven't
heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first
quarter
of
2010.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Few months? The company where I work is still using Office 2003 and is still
waffling about rolling out Office 2007 at the end of this year. We also
still use Win XP Pro and IE 6.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

JoAnn,

So, in other words, I should purchase Office 2007, and wait a few months
after release of Office 2010 to give Microsoft the time to fix the
inevitable
"bugs." Correct? Seems like a good idea, but spending $150.00 (CAN) twice
does hurt the wallet. I'm guessing there will be no "special" if I buy
Office
2007 and 2010 comes out, say, 6 months later? Thanks.

Nick

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come
out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support
it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to
happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student
2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would
I
be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three
months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank
you
for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

:

It's a "Technical Preview". That means it will be released to beta
testers,
not the general public. You can always register to be part of the
beta:
https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie/Content/Home.aspx

However, as noted, registering may not mean you'll automatically be
invited.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert"
gave
me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean
that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick




:

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I
haven't
heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first
quarter
of
2010.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You're leaving out part of the equation:

Do you *need* Office 2007 now? What's it cost you not to have it?

If it costs you a client, then $150 bucks to get it now seems pretty cheap.

If it costs you the ability to use the new glows in PowerPoint and you don't do
much PowerPoint, $150 is pretty stiff.

So, in other words, I should purchase Office 2007, and wait a few months
after release of Office 2010 to give Microsoft the time to fix the inevitable
"bugs." Correct? Seems like a good idea, but spending $150.00 (CAN) twice
does hurt the wallet. I'm guessing there will be no "special" if I buy Office
2007 and 2010 comes out, say, 6 months later? Thanks.

Nick

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student
2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would I
be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank you
for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

:

It's a "Technical Preview". That means it will be released to beta
testers,
not the general public. You can always register to be part of the beta:
https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie/Content/Home.aspx

However, as noted, registering may not mean you'll automatically be
invited.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert"
gave
me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick




:

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't
heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first
quarter
of
2010.

 

[Nick]

Hi,

Well, yes, I do need Office 2007, but not right now. I would like to have it
when I begin university on September 1, 2009 but, since Office 2010 will
release some time after that date, it looks like the 2007 version is my only
option. Basically, I'm in need of an effecrive note-taking application;
namely, OneNote 2007 for school.

Nick

You're leaving out part of the equation:

Do you *need* Office 2007 now? What's it cost you not to have it?

If it costs you a client, then $150 bucks to get it now seems pretty cheap.

If it costs you the ability to use the new glows in PowerPoint and you don't do
much PowerPoint, $150 is pretty stiff.

So, in other words, I should purchase Office 2007, and wait a few months
after release of Office 2010 to give Microsoft the time to fix the inevitable
"bugs." Correct? Seems like a good idea, but spending $150.00 (CAN) twice
does hurt the wallet. I'm guessing there will be no "special" if I buy Office
2007 and 2010 comes out, say, 6 months later? Thanks.

Nick

Do yourself the favor and buy the 2007 version now. Even if it does come out
in three months I think you will find that your school will not support it
yet and that it *will* have issues. (I wish that part wasn't going to happen
but we all know better. New software has bugs and those bugs will happen
when you can least afford the time to correct them.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Hi Beth,

So, what would you recommend? Should I purchase Office Home and Student
2007
(I need it for my university courses that begin on September 1), would I
be
able to get some "deal" if Office 2010 were to come out, say, three months
later? ... I can't really wait past the aforementioned date. I thank you
for
your time and help.

Regards,

Nick

:

It's a "Technical Preview". That means it will be released to beta
testers,
not the general public. You can always register to be part of the beta:
https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Office2010TheMovie/Content/Home.aspx

However, as noted, registering may not mean you'll automatically be
invited.

~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Hi JoAnn,

About the release date, someone on the message boards named "Expert"
gave
me
this link: http://www.office2010themovie.com/. So, does this mean that
Microsoft will release Office 2010 on July 1, 2009? Thanks again.

Nick




:

There will be a new version but not before you start school. I haven't
heard
an official release date yet but I suspect it'll be in the first
quarter
of
2010.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi,

Well, yes, I do need Office 2007, but not right now. I would like to have it
when I begin university on September 1, 2009 but, since Office 2010 will
release some time after that date, it looks like the 2007 version is my only
option. Basically, I'm in need of an effecrive note-taking application;
namely, OneNote 2007 for school.

You can buy OneNote standalone for $100 from MS, less from Amazon and the like.

And for that matter, if you're going to be a student, you may well be eligible for a
special Office price through your university. Some of them offer *very* good
pricing.

And there are free or inexpensive alternatives available. Ecco is a very capable and
reliable outlining program that doubles as a personal information manager
(names/addresses etc) and more. A bit outdated-looking but free. Google ecco
netmanage download

Treepad http://www.treepad.com/ is another neat program. Various versions available
from free on up to 50 bucks or so. Small enough to run off a thumbdrive. With lots
of room to spare.

 

[b.o.a]

I'm using the current version of Office 2010. I feel it is great (to us
with your computer configuration is relatively strong). Software wa
Actived

 

[Roy Costa costaprolink.com]

Your a "student?" Why all the fuss? get the whole MS Ultimate 2007 for
$59.95 from microsoft. here is the link.
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx

If you are not a student, you can buy this for a student. All you need is a
copy of their manuscript. Thats it.

You can also get, Windows 7 for $29.99 and Visio Professional for $55.95.

Hope this help.