Office 2007: Definition and additional resources from ZDNet

The latest version of Microsoft's Office suite, introduced in early 2007. The user interface in each application features an expanded toolbar called the Ribbon. The Ribbon differs from previous Microsoft applications by consolidating many functions as buttons rather than menu selections.

New Formats and Extensions
The native data formats in Office 2007 use the ECMA/Microsoft Office Open XML file structure, which is a major departure from previous file formats (see Office Open XML). However, Office 2007 documents can be saved as previous Office documents, which are compatible with files from Office 97 to Office 2003.

Office 2007 Versions
Available in Home, Standard, Small Business, Professional and Ultimate versions, Office 2007 includes the following applications:

 APPLICATION     OFFICE 2007 VERSION
 Word            Home  Std  SmallBiz  Pro  Ult
 Excel           Home  Std  SmallBiz  Pro  Ult
 PowerPoint      Home  Std  SmallBiz  Pro  Ult
 OneNote (PIM)   Home                      Ult
 Outlook (e-mail)      Std
 Outlook + contact manager  SmallBiz  Pro  Ult
 Publisher (page layout)    SmallBiz  Pro  Ult
 Access (database)                    Pro  Ult
 InfoPath (forms)                          Ult
 Groove (collaboration)                    Ult

The Ribbon
The Ribbon places more functions on toolbars than in previous versions. This is the Ribbon across the top of a Word 2007 document.

 OFFICE OPEN XML (OOXML) FILE EXTENSIONS
 Extension  Type of Document
  .docx     Word
  .docm     Word macro
  .dotx     Word template
  .dotm     Word template and macro
  .xlsx     Excel
  .xlsb     Excel fast binary (not OOXML)
  .xlsm     Excel macro
  .xltx     Excel template
  .xltm     Excel template and macro
  .xlam     Excel add-in and macro
  .pptx     PowerPoint
  .pptm     PowerPoint macro
  .potx     PowerPoint template
  .potm     PowerPoint template and macro
  .ppam     PowerPoint add-in
  .ppsx     PowerPoint slide show
  .ppsm     PowerPoint slide show and macro

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