Office 2007 build 3111
Build of Microsoft Office 2007 | |
Compiled | 2005-06-27 |
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Timebomb | 2005-12-31 |
Microsoft Office 2007 build 3111 is an Alpha 4 build of Microsoft Office 2007. It is the earliest build available to feature the metal-styled UI, which is a placeholder style for the Ribbon UI.
NFO file[edit | edit source]
NFO contents
Colablikje presents: Microsoft Office "12" pre-beta build 3111 Supplier: Colablikje Date: 29/10/2005 Format: ISO Protection: Embedded serial Size: 28 * 50MB System: [x] XP Information: ------------ Office 12 gonna rock :) Release Notes: -------------- This is a very early release of Microsoft's Office "12". This release includes the following: - Office - Access - Excel - InforPath - Outlook - PowerPoint - Publisher - Word - Frontpage - OneNote - Project - Visio Full version number: 12.0.3111.1010 Outlook had the following Build Time: Mon Jun 27 22:06:46 2005, so this build is kinda old already:) Install Notes: -------------- unrar, mount or burn to dvd run setup.exe from the Office_Pro folder or one of the other folders for any specific product
Changes from Office 2003[edit | edit source]
Installation[edit | edit source]
Support[edit | edit source]
Windows XP and early post-reset builds of Windows Vista (such as 5098 and 5112) have been tested to work, with Windows 2000 support already being removed.
Setup[edit | edit source]
- Setup has been heavily updated with an interface similar to that found in the RTM.
- Two options are given when installing components: Local and Advertise. It is not clear what "advertise" means yet.
- References to developer components like .NET Programmability Support are included.
General[edit | edit source]
Branding[edit | edit source]
Almost all strings referencing Office 2003
have been replaced with Office 12
, including on all of the startup screens (which are otherwise unchanged from 2003). However, there are a few strings that reference Office 2005
and Office 2006
.
Metal-styled UI[edit | edit source]
- Menu bars and toolbars in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and certain dialogs in Outlook have been replaced with the new metal-styled UI.
- Several tools that relied on the previous UI are now displayed as pop-up windows or drop-down menus.
- The Floatie has been added, which displays basic formatting commands when right-clicking in the editing area. In later builds, it is known as the Mini Toolbar.
- Live Preview has been added, which temporarily applies formatting onto focused text or objects when any formatting option is moused-over.
- The Quick Access Toolbar has been added, which allows options to be pinned for easy use.
- Status bars are now fully customizable. Additionally, a zoom slider has been added.
- The Options dialog for these programs were completely redesigned.
Themes[edit | edit source]
Themes are now universal across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Spell checker[edit | edit source]
The contextual spell checker can now detect incorrect usage of correctly spelled words.
Document Inspector[edit | edit source]
The Document Inspector has been added, which allows users to remove metadata from their file.
Office Open XML[edit | edit source]
This build already includes the Office Open XML file format, which is based on XML and uses the ZIP file container. Documents created in this format are up to 75% smaller than the previous one.
Office Help[edit | edit source]
Office Help now opens as its own separate window, rather than being a side-panel within the program. However, it does not work in this build.
Application specific[edit | edit source]
Word[edit | edit source]
- The word count is now listed by default in the status bar.
- The ruler is now hidden by default.
Excel[edit | edit source]
- Page Layout view has been added. In this version, it is used by default for new documents.
- Charts now support 3D rendering, transparency, and shadows.
- It is now much easier to insert charts into Excel documents.
PowerPoint[edit | edit source]
- Support for more sound file types has been added.
- Digital signatures can now be added into presentations.
- Enhanced support for table pasting from Excel.
Outlook[edit | edit source]
- Outlook was updated to use a similar color scheme to the metal-style UI.
- The To-Do Bar has been added, which integrates calendar events, appointments, and tasks items into a concise view.
- Word-wheeled search has been added, which instantly displays search results as characters are being typed in.
- The search feature now includes indexing tools for faster results.
- Outlook can now be used as an RSS feed reader.
- Flagged e-mails and notes can now be converted to Task items.
- Navigation panes can now be collapsed, along with any groups within it.
Access[edit | edit source]
SharePoint links can now be added to databases.
Publisher[edit | edit source]
The Content Store has been added, which can be used to add frequently used content for easy access later.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
Timebomb[edit | edit source]
During installation, the date must be set to 2005 or else a timebomb will be triggered. However, each program handles it differently:
- Excel disables all editing functionality.
- Word disables all editing functionality, except the ability to insert symbols into documents.
- PowerPoint editing functionality still works past the timebomb.
Activation[edit | edit source]
There is no activation system in-place with this build, meaning it can be installed without needing a product key.
Office assistants[edit | edit source]
The Office assistants are still included in this build, but they do not work since there is no option to enable them.
Outlook operations[edit | edit source]
Several operations in Outlook will fail, leaving features unusable in most cases.
Insufficient space[edit | edit source]
Sometimes, an "insufficient disk space for displaying font" error pops up in Word.