Included Programs

• Office 2007 Home & Student contains the programs Microsoft thinks students and average computer users would most benefit from. Home & Student 2007 includes the word processor Word 2007, the spreadsheet program Excel 2007, the presentation software PowerPoint 2007 and the note-taking program OneNote 2007.
  
  

Licenses

• You can install and activate Home & Student 2007 on up to three separate computers. Other versions only allow one installation: you'd need to buy a new license to install one of these versions of Office on more than one machine.
  
  

Pricing

• While specific prices vary based on the retailer, Home & Student 2007 is typically the cheapest Office configuration. Prices for the 2007 version will continue to drop as Microsoft introduces and markets newer versions.
  
  

Choosing the Right Version

• Microsoft offers eight configurations of Office 2007. Home & Student is the only retail version designed for non-professional use, according to Tech Republic. Look through the programs offered in different versions and decide which configuration best suits your needs.