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• Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing

  January 5, 2010 7:16 AM PST

  Software maker offers two sets of prices, one for those buying a full boxed copy and a lower one for those just buying a product key code.  Read more

  Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

• Microsoft fixes Office 2003 bug with patch

  December 14, 2009 8:52 AM PST

  The software maker has posted a software download that resolves an issue that was keeping users from being able to access some rights-managed files.  Read more

  Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

• First Take: Microsoft Office 2010 beta

  November 18, 2009 1:47 PM PST

  The Microsoft Office 2010 beta was released today and though there aren't many major changes from the Technical Preview in July, there are some new features and enhancements worthy of note.  Read more

  Posted in The Download Blog by Jason Parker

• Office 2010 beta goes public

  November 18, 2009 10:15 AM PST

  The test version is being released in conjunction with Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles. New features include a mechanism for connecting Outlook to social networks.  Read more

  Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

• Google says Docs to catch up to Office next year

  November 13, 2009 7:34 AM PST

  A Google exec says that Docs isn't "mature" enough yet for businesses but that another 30 to 50 updates will bring it up to speed with Microsoft Office.  Read more

  Posted in News - Business Tech by Victoria Ho

• Office 2010 beta leaks early

  November 13, 2009 3:09 AM PST

  Microsoft is expected to release the updated test version of the new Office next week, but the code has already hit the torrent sites, according to bloggers.  Read more

  Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

• Microsoft updates Office:Mac 2008 to 12.2.3

  November 11, 2009 10:07 AM PST

  Microsoft has updated the Office:Mac 2008 collection of productivity applications to version 12.2.3, fixing security and stability issues.  Read more

  Posted in MacFixIt by Joe Aimonetti

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Microsoft Office review from CNET editors

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars		Microsoft Office Standard 2007 The bottom line: Overall, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever, but you can stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything. Read Review	$142.93 to $399.99

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars		Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - complete package (79G-00871) The bottom line: Overall, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever, but you can stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything. Read Review	$79.99 to $150.00

Editor's rating: 3.5 stars		Microsoft Office Basic 2007 The bottom line: Overall, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever, but you can stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything. Read Review	$122.00 to $219.00

Microsoft Office downloads

• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Create, personalize, and share publications & marketing materials. Added on 2009-07-17 15:20:02.0

  336044 total downloads 2376 last week

• Microsoft Office Word 2007 Create and share content with the help of a comprehensive set of writing tools. Added on 2009-06-08 12:34:22.0

  Editors' rating 4h stars

  693356 total downloads 18668 last week

• Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Manage contacts, customer information, and business finances in one place. Added on 2007-07-11 17:44:17.0

  91303 total downloads 3459 last week

• Microsoft Office Basic 2007 Create and edit documents and manage e-mail. Added on 2009-07-28 09:17:23.0

  179011 total downloads 1822 last week

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Microsoft Office pictures

• Microsoft Office, then and now

  images Help, where did Undo go? CNET tracks down the must-have commands in the new Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007.

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• Images: Browser-based Office

  Here's an early look at Microsoft's newly confirmed browser-based editing capabilities, which are being developed in conjunction with the next version of Office, known as Office 14.

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• Office 2007: A sampler

  Here's a stroll through the new face of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook 2007.

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• Microsoft Office commands: Then and Now

  Help, where did Undo go? Here's where to find that and other must-have commands in the new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

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Microsoft Office video

• Microsoft Office 2010 technical preview

  The Microsoft Office 2010 technical preview shows a lot of promise, with feature enhancements and welcome additions across the entire suite of apps. Check out our overview of the next version of Microsoft's popular office suite.

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• Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  In our video review we take a look at new file formats for Microsoft Word and other features in Microsoft Office Standard 2007. It is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is bet

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• Office 2007's new files

  For the first time in 10 years, Microsoft's updated Office 2007 software introduces new file formats by default. You'll need to take extra steps to share Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents with users of Office 2003 and earlier. Here's what you need to

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• Microsoft Office 2010 beta

  The beta for Microsoft Office 2010 is here and we've had a chance to check out the latest version. Though the changes are more incremental than they are major, there are some useful new enhancements worth noting in this revision.

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