The 2007 Microsoft Office suites are the essential software for home computer users. The new streamlined user interface exposes commonly used and familiar commands to enable you to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and manage your communication and information in one place. Learn more about the functionality differences among the 2007 Microsoft Office suites: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Office Standard 2007, and Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007.

Office Home and Student 2007
Office Home and Student 2007 is the essential software suite that enables home computer users to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and organize their notes and information in one place. With a new streamlined user interface, enhanced graphics and formatting, and more reliability and security, it will be easier and more enjoyable for home users to get things done.

Office Standard 2007
Office Standard 2007 is the essential software suite that enables homes and small businesses to quickly and easily create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and manage their e-mail. With its new streamlined user interface, enhanced graphics and formatting, and more reliability and security, Office Standard 2007 makes it easier and more enjoyable for users to get things done.

Office Ultimate 2007
Office Ultimate 2007 provides people at home or work with a comprehensive set of tools that helps them gather and consolidate virtually any type of information, find what they are looking for quickly, and easily share information with others across geographical or organizational boundaries, so they can deliver better results faster.

Suite comparison table

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Features and Benefits	Office Home and Student 2007	Office Standard 2007	Office Ultimate 2007
New look and feel Results-oriented user interface makes it easier for you to find and use product features.1
Context-Sensitive Commands Command tabs change automatically, depending upon the task that you are trying to complete.
SmartArt Graphics SmartArt graphics is an enhanced set of design tools that are available across Microsoft Office system of programs to make it easy for you to create visually stunning diagrams and charts.
Live Preview Preview proposed changes to your document while you’re working on it without having to repeatedly search through layers of menus.
Excel Data Visualization Tools Use highly visual conditional formatting with new data bars and more colorful and gradual fills to format data based on specific rules, making it easier to identify key data trends.
Document Themes Document Themes make it easy for you to preserve a consistent look for tables and text across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.
Document Inspector Easily remove “invisible” information such as comments, hidden text, and properties. Share documents with confidence.
Document recovery tool Retrieve Microsoft Office system documents after a system failure.
Publish to PDF or XPS Format Ensure broader distribution of your documents. New support for Portable Document Format (PDF) and XML Paper Specification (XPS) file formats helps ensure broader distribution of your documents with others after you install an add-in. 2
Help and User Assistance Help and User Assistance have been improved, now including resources and training through Microsoft Office Online such as online tutorials with step-by-step instructions for common tasks.
Create Dynamic Presentations Office PowerPoint 2007 makes it quicker and easier to create more dynamic presentations with an extensive library of customizable themes and slide layouts.
Organize your Notes and Information Office OneNote 2007 is a flexible digital notebook where you can gather, organize, and search all types of notes and information—typed text, images, audio and video recordings, Web clippings, computer files, and more—all in one place.
Improved Time and Task Management Office Outlook 2007 includes a new To-Do Bar that centralizes tasks, appointments and e-mail flagged for follow-up.
Junk e-mail filter Helps to significantly reduce spam e-mail messages in Office Outlook 2007.
Anti-phishing tools Alert you to suspicious and potentially fraudulent e-mail messages in Office Outlook 2007.
Attachment preview tool View attachments in e-mail without having to open them in Office Outlook 2007.
Instant Search The new search technology in Office Outlook 2007 helps you find the e-mail message you need much faster.
Centralized customer information Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager centralizes all contact, prospect, and customer information—including communications history, projected sales value and probability of closing, and tasks—making it easier to manage prospects, respond to customers, and manage your sales process in one place.
Create Publications for Print, E-Mail, and Web Office Publisher 2007 helps you create and publish a wide range of layout and marketing collateral for print, e-mail, and the Web that use your own brand elements, including logo, colors, fonts, and business information.
Start Working with Databases Easily Office Access 2007 makes it easier to get started working with databases with no prior experience.
Pre-built Database Solutions Enables people with no coding expertise and limited database knowledge to organize and track information more efficiently.
Integrated Enterprise Content Management In conjunction with Office SharePoint Server 2007, helps secure access to business information through a number of differentiated features and capabilities, including document workflow, Office PowerPoint 2007 slide libraries, label and barcode attachment, and the new Report Center portal.
Electronic forms Easily create and deploy electronic forms solutions that reduce data reentry and improve the quality of collected data.
Advanced Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities Helps organizations safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.
Collaborative Environment for Teams to Work More Effectively Together Office Groove 2007 helps you to work more efficiently by bringing all team members, tools, and information together in one place—right on your computer.