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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ki11erDM" data-source="post: 4194794" data-attributes="member: 58179">Don't upgrade to anything that is NOT 2007.  Office XP and Office 2003 are basically exactly like Office 2000 with a few little things added in.2007 is a true upgrade.  Whether you think that is a good thing or a bad thing is up to your point of view of the universe but that does not change the fact that XP and 2003 are NOT worth upgrading to (unless you can get them cheap cheap).Two things with 2007, the little round thingy in the top left corner is a button.  That leads to the 2nd thing, click it and click on options and change the default save from .docx back to .doc so you don't accidently send out files that people can't figure out how to open.Now, the real question you asked is: Is it worth upgrading?  And the answer is:  Probably not.  If you can get it for student price, sure, upgrade.  If you need million+ of columns and rows in Excel, yes, you should upgrade (yes that is a feature, and yes that is the primary reason I just had to roll it out to over 700 computers).  If you want a simpler and streamlined interface, yes, upgrade.But if you are just looking for the latest thing wait till the next version… they are currently rewriting every line of code and trying to strip out the crap that has built up over the decades.But you can always judge for yourself and download the trial: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101741481033.aspx" target="_blank">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101741481033.aspx</a>/bla written two pro M$ posts in a day.  I need to go shower : (</blockquote>

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