February 17, 2007 5:58 AM PST
10. Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Editors' rating: 7.4
The good: PowerPoint 2007 adds live previews of presentations and image styles; introduces smaller, less-corruptible files; improves document security; integrates with other applications.
The bad: PowerPoint 2007 moves all of its commands; contextual tabs and style galleries can be distracting; converters required to open new Open XML file formats in PowerPoint 2000 through 2003; no free way to save work to the Web.
The bottom line: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.
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Price range: $101-$120
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