What’s New in Excel 2007?

Abstract

Microsoft Office 2007 heralds the most significant changes to the Office suite for years. The user interface across the main applications has been given a new image aimed at improving usability as well as modernizing the overall look of the software. The regenerated appearance penetrates down to the documents with the introduction of new Office styles and themes and a new family of SmartArt graphics intended to give your creations an increased depth of professionalism. But the improvements are not simply aesthetic. Behind the contemporary façade lie some important enhancements that will allow you to experience more flexibility and functionality than ever before with Excel from the new XML file formats to improved analysis tools, although some critics may feel that many potential improvements have been omitted in this release.