The file format for presentations created in Office Word 2007 has changed. For more information about new file formats in the 2007 Microsoft Office system, see File format reference for the 2007 Office system. For more information about migrating files to new file formats, or for coexisting with different versions of Word, see Planning for migration to the 2007 Office system and Migrating to the 2007 Office system.

• Find frequently used tools and commands faster with the Office Fluent user interface. For more information about the Office Fluent user interface, see Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface Resource Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=111045).

• Save time by selecting from galleries of predefined styles, table formats, list formats, graphical effects, and more.

• Preview formatting changes in your document before you commit to making a change when using the formatting galleries.

• Use customizable building blocks for adding preformatted content to your documents.

• Change the appearance of text, tables, and graphics throughout your document to match your preferred style or color scheme by using new Quick Styles and Document Themes.

• Create your own Document Theme to consistently apply the fonts and colors that reflect your company’s branding.

• Use new charting and diagramming features that include three-dimensional shapes, transparency, drop shadows, and other effects.

• The spelling checker has been made more consistent across the 2007 Office system.

• The spelling checker can find and highlight some contextual spelling errors.

• The spelling checker includes the post-reform French dictionary.

• An exclusion dictionary is automatically created for a language the first time that language is used. Exclusion dictionaries let you force the spelling checker to flag words that you want to avoid using; for example, obscene words or words that do not match your company's style guidelines.

For more information about improvements to the proofing tools, see What’s new in Microsoft Office Word 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=115216).

For information about deploying multiple sets of proofing tools, see Deploy proofing tools for the 2007 Office system.

• View changes side by side when you compare or combine two versions of a document — with the deleted, inserted, and moved text clearly marked in a third version of the document.

• Export files to the formats Portable Document Format (PDF) or XML Paper Specification (XPS) with the download of the 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=111590). For more information about enabling support for other file formats, see Enable support for other file formats, such as PDF and XPS (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=111589).

• Prevent inadvertent changes to a final version of a document by using the Mark As Final command.

• Find and remove hidden metadata and personal information in documents by using the Document Inspector.

• Assure the authenticity, integrity, and origin of your document by adding an invisible digital signature.

• Assign permissions that prevent others from copying, printing, or editing your document by using the 2007 Office system with Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2003.

• Manage document properties in the Document Information Panel.

• Detect documents that contain embedded macros by looking at the separate file format (.docm) for macro-enabled documents. Documents that have the file format .docx cannot contain macros.

For more information about the new security features, see What’s new with Microsoft Office Word 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=115216).

For information about how to configure security settings for macros, see Security policies and settings in the 2007 Office system.

• Microsoft Office Diagnostics is a series of diagnostic tests that can solve some problems directly and might identify ways that you can solve other problems.

• Office Word 2007 has improved capabilities to help you to avoid losing work when the program closes abnormally.

For more information about the new security features, see What’s new with Microsoft Office Word 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=115216).

Description: The chart feature has the following changes:

• The user interface for charts is redesigned.

• The data for a graph in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 or Office Word 2007 is stored in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, rather than in the graph datasheet.

• Charts no longer automatically come to the front when they are selected.

• If a user copies a chart from Office PowerPoint 2007 or Office Word 2007 and pastes the chart into a program other than Office PowerPoint 2007, Office Word 2007, or Office Excel 2007, the chart is pasted as a picture.

• A graph in Office PowerPoint 2007 or Office Word 2007 that does not contain data does not show its title or legend.

• Three-dimensional (3-D) charts have appropriate lighting and shading, and colors might not precisely match earlier versions.

For information about all of the chart feature changes, see Changes in Charting.

Description: The digital signature feature has the following changes:

• The signature format in the 2007 Office system is XMLDSig.

• The digital signature entry point is moved from Tools, Options, Security, Digital Signatures to the Microsoft Office Button, Prepare, Add a Digital Signature and, for signed documents, to the Signature task pane.

• Invalid signatures are no longer automatically removed.

• The object model is extended to support the new model and to support existing solutions.

• Third parties can create their own signing providers.

• Users can access the previous functionality through a more visible and intuitive route.

Reason for change: The digital signatures feature is more visible and intuitive. Users can view when signature verification is performed, and who has signed the document. Third parties can create custom signing solutions.

Description: The document life cycle has the following changes:

• The Document Inspector replaces the Remove Hidden Data add-in tool for Office 2003. The entry point and user interface are different. The new user interface enables multiple inspectors to run, which gives the user more granular control of the document-cleaning process. For more information about the Document Inspector feature, see Remove hidden data and personal information from Office documents (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkId=110482).

• The stand-alone versioning feature in Office Word 2007 has been removed. A more robust versioning feature that stores the information for each version separately is provided with document libraries on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 sites.

Reason for change:

• The Document Inspector provides Remove Hidden Data add-in functionality in the 2007 Office system and is more discoverable. Users do not have to download the Remove Hidden Data add-in tool separately.

• The versioning feature in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 document libraries provides a more robust workflow than what is available with Word 2003.

Migration path: Install the 2007 Office system. For versioning, migrate to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment. Organizations that used the versioning feature can use the Version Extraction Tool (VET) in the Office Migration Planning Manager (OMPM) to extract versions of a document into multiple files. For more information, see Migrate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to the 2007 Office system.

Description: The 2007 Office system no longer supports Windows Rights Management Client v. 1.0. The 2007 Office system requires Windows Rights Management Client SP2. Users who have the previous Windows Rights Management client installed are prompted to install the new client version. Users do not notice a change with the new client version.

Reason for change: Security fixes in the 2007 Office system are incompatible with the previous Windows Rights Management Client.

Migration path: Users with the previous client version are prompted to upgrade to the new version, which is available as a download from the Microsoft Download Center as Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services Client with Service Pack 2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkId=111868). For more information about IRM, see Configure Information Rights Management.

Description: MODI is part of the Office setup, but is now not installed by default.

Description: The Send To Mail Recipient options have the following changes:

• Send To Mail Recipient (as Attachment): This menu option allows users to send the Word document as an attachment. To select this option, click the Microsoft Office Button, point to Send, and then select E-mail.

• Send To Mail Recipient: In Word 2003, this menu option allows users to send the contents of the Word document within the body of an e-mail message. This option has been removed from the user interface, but can be added to the Quick Access Toolbar from the Customized tab in Word Options.

• Send To Mail Recipient (for Review): This menu option allows users to send the Word document as an attachment to a reviewer. This option has been removed from the user interface, but can be added to the Quick Access Toolbar from the Customized tab in Word Options. The object-model entry points also remain.

Reason for change: The Send To Mail Recipient (for Review) feature is superseded by the group collaboration features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. The collaboration features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provide a more robust workflow. Users can continue to use the object model for Send for Review, and add the option to the Quick Access Toolbar, but they should consider migrating to the SharePoint document life cycle workflow offering. The Send for Review feature uses client-only programs. Users can write an add-in to use this feature's object model while they migrate to a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environment. Alternatively, users can send the document to reviewers in an e-mail message. Reviewers can comment on the document by using the Comments feature located on the Review tab. For more information about the Comments feature, see Insert or delete a comment (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkId=118656).