Is It Worth Downloading Microsoft Office?

Microsoft Office is a system of programs developed by the company for the Windows and Mac operating systems. Office, Excel and PowerPoint are the staples of the system which now emphasizes its ability to associate with servers and other web-based configurations.

Office 2007 was launched to the public on January 30, 2007. It was released in November of 2006 for businesses and the Mac version should be released during the summer.

Some of the new features included in the new version of Word include:

- WordPress, Blogger and various other blog entry support

- New style sheets

- Word count of given document is part of the toolbar

- Contextual spell check capabilities

- APA, Chicago and MLA bibliography automation

- Reading layout allows for two pages to be shown at a time

Other reasons to download the new version would include the new user interface. It streamlines the older Office tool bars and helps you create and edit quicker than before. Pictures, charts and spreadsheets can be integrated into Word easier and tools within the Office suite allows for you to store these images for use in other documents. The live preview feature will give you the opportunity to see what your entire project looks like in one click instead of wading through four or five different programs to see the end result of your hard work. Document inspector, a new function, will comb through your data and make sure that no hidden information, comments or other data you want to stay out of the document is littered in it. Support for PDF files and other formats helps increase the potential for your to reach other audiences.

These are just some of the new features of Word bundled within Office 2007. One of the easiest ways to get software nowadays is to download it directly from the Internet. If you already own a copy of a previous version of Office or Word, you can upgrade for a considerably less price and can do it over the Internet today. By going to the Microsoft web site, you can easily be using the new version of Word within minutes. You can purchase additional licenses, upgrade to a better version or even try out a demo to see if its will work for you.

Microsoft offers a variety of different Office downloads and trials on their web site.

Some of these versions include:

- Office Professional 2007

- Office Standard 2007 (For homes and small businesses)

- Office Home & Student 2007

- Office Small Business 2007

- Office Professional Plus 2007

- Office Enterprise 2007

- Office Ultimate 2007

Microsoft Word comes in all bundles.

Microsoft's web site provides for direct downloads of their latest products in both full form and trial versions. There online downloads also provide access to the latest updates, add-ons and other features not found anywhere else for their products.

Microsoft Office currently offers a sixty day trial.

Go the Microsoft downloads page and click the download button. From there, choose which version you want for your system and click "try now." You will asked to use your Windows Live ID or create a new one; for those using a Microsoft.NET passport, this is the same user ID. Once signed in, you will be required to register your information or confirm it is correct. You will also be asked some demographic questions about what you intend to use Office for including whether or not you want to sign up for updates from Microsoft.

You will then be provided with a trial product key. Make sure to write the key down and keep on file for the duration of the trial. Then, click the "download now" button and wait for your download to finish. If you are using Internet Explorer, you will be prompted to save the file, and you will be able to choose where you want it to save. For Firefox users, depending on your settings, the EXE file will download directly to your desktop or other specific place on your hard drive.

After installing the trial and entering in the trial product key, you will be all set to test drive the new Office software. You can log back into Microsoft's web site and read tutorials on common features as well as ask questions. If you have problems with the trial or any of the Office software, Microsoft can help you through their web site, too.

At the end of your sixty day trial, you can log back in and purchase a full product key, enter it into the Office suite, and you will be able to unlock the full features of the program and keep it running into the future.

You can also uninstall the trial at any time should you not like what you see, but once you install the trial, you will only have sixty days to test it out and see what Office has to offer you.