Types of Business Upgrades for Microsoft Office 2007

 

Fotolia.com">Microsoft Office offers a variety of office software for business applications.Microsoft Office 2007 Standard comes with four programs: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. If your business needs require more functionality you can upgrade in a variety of ways: purchase an upgrade suite, purchase individual programs for your needs, purchase add-ins to increase features of your existing programs or download add-ins from Microsoft.Microsoft Office SuitesYou can purchase an upgrade to different versions of Office. Office Professional includes: Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Outlook 2007 with a business contact manager, Publisher 2007, Accounting Express 2008 and Microsoft Access. Office Professional Plus 2007 includes the above software plus InfoPath and Communicator. Office 2007 Enterprise includes all of the above programs plus Groove and OneNote.Individual ProgramsThe majority of Microsoft Office programs can be bought individually. There is also additional software you can buy to add onto Office that is not included in any of the Office Suite options. Examples of such software include Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.Third-Party Add-InsAdd-ins can help you customize the programs you already have to better suit your business needs. Examples include the SoftShadow by pptXtreme, an add-in for PowerPoint which enhances drop shadows. According to Microsoft, ASAP Utilities by A Must in Every Office BV offers more than 300 utilities and shortcuts for Microsoft Excel.Microsoft Add-InsMicrosoft offers a limited number of add-ins for download. These include a Visio viewer, which is an add-in for Visio and a calendar printing assistant, which is an add-in for Outlook. References Microsoft: Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 Microsoft: Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Microsoft: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 Microsoft: Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Top 10 Benefits Microsoft Office: Manage Project Change with Microsoft Office Project 2007