Excel 2007 worth the upgrade?

[edytwinky]

Not sure this is the write forum but I'll give it a try.

I've been thinking about upgrading to Excel 2007, so I was wondering to you all, is it worth the upgrade?

 

[SydneyGeek]

I recently put Vista and Office 2007 on a new PC. I wouldn't say I'm over the moon, but Office 2007 is OK -- maybe a lot better when I'm more used to the interface. Vista certainly starts up much faster then XP, but I haven't been able to install some of my favourite software yet ços it doesn't work on Vista.

One thing I do appreciate though: I was working on a seriously huge workbook with a client (it really should have been in a database but he didn't have one), and his version of Excel had trouble even opening the file. Excel 2007 can address a lot more memory, and I was able to get the job done on my machine.

So, horses for courses. For the next few years there will be a changeover to the new formats. Maybe get it when you have the need to work on something in the new format, or you find yourself working with large datasets that exceed previous row limits. Otherwise if you have XP / 2003, stick with them for a while longer.

Denis

 

[edytwinky]

Thanks.

I've been reading around and getting much of the same response. I'm not sure if the new features are necessary for me and worth the upgrade. Probably wait it out.