Intel XEON quad CORE 3.2GHZ x4 CORES Processor 

Ensures efficient performance.

8GB DDR3L memory

For multitasking power

Dedicated NVIDIA 4GB GDDR5 VIDEO CARD with HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs

For clear images. Intel® HD Graphics 4400 HDMI 1.4a output enables simple connection to 1080p high-definition displays.

4 USB 3.0 port and 6 USB 2.0 ports

For fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity.

Dual Band Wireless-AC

WiFi Adapter AC1750 Dual Band

Connect to the Internet without wires and watch / stream huge files in seconds instead of hours. (when connected to AC Wifi Router)

Bluetooth 4.0 interface

Allows simple wireless pairing with compatible devices.

10/100/100 Ethernet LAN

For quick and easy wired Web connection.

Main article: Microsoft Word

New style sheets (quick styles) and ability to switch easily among them.

Default Font now 'Calibri' instead of 'Times New Roman', as featured in previous versions of Microsoft Office.

Word count listed by default in the status bar. The word count dynamically updates as you type.

New contextual spell checker, signified by a wavy blue underline to the traditional wavy red underline for misspellings and wavy green underline for grammar errors, sometimes catches incorrect usage of correctly spelled words, such as in "I think we will loose this battle".

Translation tool tip option available for English (U.S.), French (France), and Spanish (International Sort). When selected, hovering the mouse cursor over a word displays its translation in the particular language. Non-English versions have different sets of languages. Other languages can be added by using a separate multilingual pack.

Automated generation of citations and bibliographies according to defined style rules, including APA, Chicago, and MLA. Changing style updates all references automatically. Connect to web services to access online reference databases.

Redesigned native mathematical equation support with TeX-like linear input/edit language or GUI. Also supports the Unicode Plain Text Encoding of Mathematics.[60]

Preset gallery of cover pages with fields for Author, Title, Date, Abstract, etc. Cover pages follow the theme of the document (found under the Page Layout tab).

Document comparison engine updated to support moves, differences in tables, and also easy to follow tri-pane view of original document, new document, and differences.

Full screen reading layout that shows two pages at a time with maximal screen usage, plus a few critical tools for reviewing.

Building Blocks, which lets one save frequently used content, so that they are easily accessible for further use. Building blocks can have data mapped controls in them to allow for form building or structured document authoring.

The ability to save multiple versions of a document (which had existed since Word 97) has been removed.[61]

Blog entries[62] can be authored in Word itself and uploaded directly to a blog. Supported blogging sites include Windows Live Spaces, WordPress, SharePoint, Blogger, Telligent Community etc.

Drops function for Insert/Picture/From Scanner or Camera. Can be added manually.[63]

Drops the "Bullets and Numbering" dialog boxes and rich, easily controlled range of options for formatting Outline Numbered lists

Outlook[edit]

Main article: Microsoft Outlook

As a major change in Outlook 2007, Exchange 5.5 support has been dropped. Like Evolution, Outlook Express and Entourage, Outlook now works only with Exchange 2000 and above.

Outlook now indexes (using the Windows Search APIs) the e-mails, contacts, tasks, calendar entries, RSS feeds and other items, to speed up searches. As such, it features word-wheeled search, which displays results as characters are typed.[64][65]

Search folders, which are saved searches, have been updated to include RSS feeds as well. Search folders can be created with a specific search criteria, specifying the subject, type and other attributes of the information being searched. When a search folder is opened, all matching items for the search are automatically retrieved and grouped up.

Outlook now supports text-messages and SMSs, when used in conjunction with Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging.

Outlook includes a reader for RSS feeds, which use the Windows Common Feeds Store. RSS subscription URLs can be shared via e-mails; updates can also be pushed to a mobile device.

Outlook can now support multiple calendars being worked with simultaneously. It also includes a side-by-side view for calendars, where each calendar is displayed in a different tab, and allows easy comparison of them. Outlook also supports web calendars. Calendars can be shared with other users, and also exported as a HTML file for viewing by others who do not have Outlook installed.

Calendar view shows which tasks are due.

Flagged e-mails and notes can also be converted to Task items.

Outlook includes a To Do Bar, which consolidates appointment, calendar, and task items in a single view.[65]

Outlook includes a Windows SideShow Calendar Gadget[66]

Online or offline editing of all Microsoft Office 2007 documents via a SharePoint site. All edits are automatically synchronized.

Contacts can be shared among users, via e-mail, Exchange Server or a SharePoint site.

Attachment preview allows users to view Office e-mail attachments in the reading pane rather than having to open another program.[65]

HTML in e-mails is now rendered using the Microsoft Word rendering engine which disallows several HTML tags like object, script, iframe etc. along with several CSS properties.

Microsoft Office Outlook can also include an optional Business Contact Manager (included on a separate installation disc in Office 2007 Small Business and above) which allows management of business contacts and their sales and marketing activities. Phone calls, e-mails, appointments, notes and other business metrics can be managed for each contact. It can also keep a track of billable time for each contact on the Outlook Calendar. Based on these data, a consolidated report view can be generated by Microsoft Office Outlook with Business Contact Manager. The data can be further analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel. This data can also be shared using SharePoint Services.

Excel[edit]

Main article: Microsoft Excel

Support up to 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns (XFD) in a single worksheet, with 32,767 characters in a single cell (17,179,869,184 cells in a worksheet, 562,932,773,552,128 characters in a worksheet)[67]

Conditional Formatting introduces support for three new features — Color Scales, Icon Sets and Data Bars

Color Scales, which automatically color the background of a group of cells with different colors according to the values.

Icon sets, which precede the text in a cell with an icon that represent some aspect of the value of the cell with respect to other values in a group of cells, can also be applied. Icons can be conditionally applied to show up only when certain criteria are met, such as a cross showing up on an invalid value, where the condition for invalidity can be specified by the user.

Data Bars show as a gradient bar in the background of a cell the contribution of the cell value in the group.

Column titles can optionally show options to control the layout of the column.

Multithreaded calculation of formulae, to speed up large calculations, especially on multi-core/multi-processor systems.

User Defined Functions (UDF), which are custom functions written to supplement Excel's set of built-in functions, supports the increased number of cells and columns. UDFs now can also be multithreaded. Server side UDFs are based on the .NET Managed code.

Importing data from external sources, such as a database, has been upgraded. Data can also be imported from formatted tables and reports, which do not have a regular grid structure

Formula Autocomplete, automatically suggests function names, arguments and named ranges, and automatically completing them if desired, based on the characters entered. Formulae can refer to a table as well

CUBE functions which allow importing data, including set aggregated data, from data analysis services, such as SQL Server Analysis Services

Page Layout view, to author spreadsheets in a way that mirrors the formatting of the printed document

PivotTables, which are used to create analysis reports out of sets of data, can now support hierarchical data by displaying a row in the table with a "+" icon, which, when clicked, shows more rows regarding it, which can also be hierarchical. PivotTables can also be sorted and filtered independently, and conditional formatting used to highlight trends in the data.

Filters, now includes a Quick filter option allowing the selection of multiple items from a drop down list of items in the column. The option to filter based on color has been added to the choices available.

Excel features a new charting engine, which supports advanced formatting, including 3D rendering, transparencies and shadows. Chart layouts can also be customized to highlight various trends in the data.

PowerPoint[edit]

Main article: Microsoft PowerPoint

Improvements to text rendering to support text based graphics.

Rendering of 3D graphics.

Support for many more sound file formats such as .mp3 and .wma.

Support for tables and enhanced support for table pasting from Excel.[68]

Slide Library, which lets you reuse any slide or presentation as a template. Any presentation or slide can be published to the Slide Library.

Any custom-designed slide library can be saved.

Presentations can be digitally signed.

Improved Presenter View.[69]

Added support for widescreen slides.[70]

Allows addition of custom placeholders.

Drops function for Insert/Picture/From Scanner or Camera.

Allows for duplication of a slide through right-clicking it without having to go through Copy and Paste

OneNote[edit]

Main article: Microsoft OneNote

OneNote now supports multiple notebooks.[71]

Notebooks can be shared across multiple computers. Anyone can edit even while not connected and changes are merged automatically across machines when a connection is made. Changes are labeled with author and change time/date.[71][72][73]

Notebook templates.[71]

Word-wheeled search is also present in OneNote, which also indexes notes.[71]

Synchronization of Tasks with Outlook 2007. Also Outlook can send mails to OneNote, or open pages in OneNote that are linked to tasks, contacts, appointments/meetings.[71][74]

Support for tables. Using tabs to create tabular structure automatically converts it to a table.[71]

Optical character recognition is performed on images (e.g., brochures, photos, prints, scans, screen clips) so that any text that appears in them is searchable.[71][75] Handwritten text on a tablet PC is also searchable.[75]

Words that are included in audio and video recordings are also tagged and indexed, so that they can be searched.[75]

Notes can have hyperlinks among themselves, or from outside OneNote to a specific point on a page.[71]

Embedding documents in notes.[71]

Extensibility support for add-ins.

Drawing tools for creating diagrams in OneNote.[71]

Typing any arithmetic expression, followed by "=" results in the result of the calculation being displayed.[71]

OneNote Import Printer Driver, where any application can print to a virtual printer for OneNote and the "printed" document is imported to the notebook; OCR is performed on the text that appears in the printed document to facilitate searches.[74][75]

OneNote Mobile is included for Smartphones and some PocketPC devices. Syncs notes two-way with OneNote. Takes text, voice, and photo notes.

Access[edit]

Main article: Microsoft Access

Access now includes support for a broader range of data types, including documents and images.

Whenever any table is updated, all reports referencing the table are also updated.

Dropdown lists for a table can be modified in place.

Lookup Fields, which get their values by "looking up" some value in a table, have been updated to support multi valued lookups.

Many new preset schemata are included.

Access can synchronize with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007. This feature enables a user to use Access reports while using a server-based, backed-up, IT managed version of the data.

Publisher[edit]

Main article: Microsoft Publisher

Templates automatically fill out with information such as company name, logo etc., wherever applicable.

Frequently used content can be stored in Content Store for quick access.

A document can be automatically converted from one publication type, such as a newsletter, to another publication type, say a web page.

Save as PDF supports commercial printing quality PDF.

Catalog Merge can create publication content automatically by retrieving data, including text, images and other supported types, from an external data source.

Design Checker, which is used to find design inconsistencies, has been updated.