Test Drive Office 2007 Beta 2 Online
Posted by Steven Parker on 27 June 2006 - 11:16 · 13 comments & 8001 views
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#1 Posted by Examinus on 27 Jun 2006 - 11:25
- I can't get it to work. How annoying. I have the Beta anyway
EDIT: Its working now but isn't compatible with Firefox
Last edited by Examinus on 27 Jun 2006 - 11:31
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#2 Posted by domgrimm on 27 Jun 2006 - 11:52
- Not loading for me
EDIT: okay, fired up IE, it seems to be working, I'm in the queue. Number 49, a 40 minute wait...
Last edited by domgrimm on 27 Jun 2006 - 11:57
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#3 Posted by BBinder on 27 Jun 2006 - 11:53
- wow its very nice little slow but that might be improved overtime looks just like what you would install
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#4 Posted by AshMan on 27 Jun 2006 - 12:16
- Whta is it? Just a Flash animation?
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#4.1 Posted by notuptome2004 on 27 Jun 2006 - 13:05
- no a real time version of it online nota flash animation this mean you can use it as if it was native on your system
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#4.2 Posted by malandro on 27 Jun 2006 - 13:31
- Citrix Metaframe plug-in is loded into IE. Then you are presented with a remote desktop (even with a Start menu button and taskbar) with all Office applications icons. Clicking them opens the application in your IE browser, just like accessing a remote computer. Very nice!
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#5 Posted by ThunderRiver on 27 Jun 2006 - 12:57
- Tried to use IE to open it up but I guess Google Popup blocker...or something prevents something fun from happening..
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#6 Posted by xxdesmus on 27 Jun 2006 - 13:32
- Such a cool idea ...it works great (in IE) on a cable line
As others have said, this is not a flash demo, or a "fake" demo in any way ...this is a remote desktop connection (to a virtual computer I am sure) where you can try all the apps fully.
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#7 Posted by lbmouse on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:52
- XML file format support is good as long as it isn't limited to only Microsoft Office Open XML. Does anyone know if this beta supports the Open Document Format (ODF) standard? If not, it's not worth the bandwidth to download let alone the price when it is released.
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#8 Posted by saeb on 27 Jun 2006 - 16:09
- Trys to log in, then comes up with windows not activated. This is on the Citrix installation not mine. Took a screen pic but have nowhere to show it.
Quite funny to see.
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#9 Posted by theyarecomingforyou on 27 Jun 2006 - 16:16
- I get an error message in both Firefox and IE. It's pretty poor from a company like Microsoft.
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#10 Posted by aldrlandon on 27 Jun 2006 - 20:03
- I'm in the queue and still have a 121 min. wait
. I have tried it before, but I want to try it on the web for fun :p
Since Office 2007 Beta 2 was released it has been downloaded by an estimated 2.5 million users and now people are invited to try it first hand online, before downloading.
The new office suite features a radically redesigned interface and XML file format support. The launch is expected to stay on schedule for the end of the year, with wide availability to retail from January 2007.