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    A comparative usability study of microsoft office 2007 and microsoft office 2003
    (2010) Vélez-Morales, Edgard; Rodríguez, Néstor J.; College of Engineering; Borges, José; Navarro, José; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Pomales-García, Cristina
    This work presents a comparative usability study of the Microsoft Office 2003 and Office 2007 suites. The participants of the study had at least one year of experience using the 2003 and 2007 version of Word, Excel and Power Point. They were given a set of tasks to perform in both versions of these three applications. The dependent variables used to compare the usability of the two versions of the application were completion time, number of tasks completed, user satisfaction and errors committed. The results of the study indicate that it cannot be claimed that one version of Word or PowerPoint is better than the other in terms of usability. However, the results indicate that Excel 2003 is significantly superior to Excel 2007 in all the dependent variables. These results support the conclusion that the user interface of Excel 2007 did change for the worst in comparison with the user interface of the 2003 version. Thus, strictly from the point of view of the usability of the 2007 version of the Office suite, the users are better off keeping their 2003 version. Investing in an upgrade from Office 2003 to 2007 is something to consider if the new capabilities of Office 2007 are worth the investment.