Microsoft Office 2007 (officially called
2007 Microsoft Office System) is a
Windows version of the
Microsoft Office System,
Microsoft's
productivity suite. Formerly known as
Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to
volume license customers on November 30, 2006
[4] and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007. These are, respectively, the same dates
Windows Vista was released to volume licensing and retail customers. Office 2007 contains a number of new features, the most notable of which is the entirely new
graphical user interface called the
Fluent User Interface[5] (initially referred to as the
Ribbon User Interface), replacing the menus and toolbars – which have been the cornerstone of Office since its inception – with a tabbed toolbar, known as the Ribbon. Office 2007 requires
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher,
Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
[6] Office 2007 is the last version of Microsoft Office which is officially supported on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.