Difference Between the Versions of MS Office 2007

Microsoft Office Home and Student

Microsoft Office Home and Student is the basic version of Microsoft Office 2007. It contains Microsoft Word, a word processor; Microsoft PowerPoint, a presentation program; Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet application; and Microsoft OneNote, a digital notebook.

Microsoft Office Standard

Microsoft Office Standard, unlike Home and Student, includes Microsoft Outlook, a personal information manager. It is a tool used to record, track and manage certain types of personal information such as documents, Web pages and email. But unlike Home and Student, Standard does not have OneNote.

Microsoft Small Business

Microsoft Office Small Business has the Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook applications. It also has a Business Contact Manager included with Outlook.

Microsoft Office Professional

Microsoft Office Professional has the same applications as its Small Business counterpart.

Microsoft Office Ultimate

Microsoft Office Ultimate is the top-of-the-line version of the productivity suite. It has the Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook (with Business Contact Manager) applications.