The 2007 Microsoft Office system includes the following programs:
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Groove 2007
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
Microsoft Office OneNotel 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007
No single edition of the 2007 Office system installs all of the above programs. Specialty programs available separately include Microsoft Office Project 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, and Microsoft Office Visio 2007.
To install and run these programs, your computer needs to meet the following minimum requirements:
500 megahertz (MHz) processor
256 megabytes (MB) RAM
CD or DVD drive
2 gigabytes (GB) available hard disk space; a portion of this disk space will be freed if you select the option to delete the installation files
Monitor with 800×600 screen resolution; 1024×768 or higher recommended
Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device
Internet connection, 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) or greater, for download and activation of products, accessing Microsoft Office Online and online Help topics, and any other Internet-dependent processes
Windows Vista or later, Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later
Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with service packs The 2007 Microsoft Office suites, including Office Basic 2007, Office Home & Student 2007, Office Standard 2007, Office Small Business 2007, Office Professional 2007, Office Ultimate 2007, Office Professional Plus 2007, and Office Enterprise 2007, all have similar requirements.
In addition to the hardware, software, and connections required to run the 2007 Microsoft Office system, you will need the following to successfully complete the exercises in this book:
PowerPoint 2007, Word 2007, Excel 2007, and Outlook 2007
Access to a printer
10 MB of available hard disk space for the practice files