Finally Microsoft has released the much awaited Service Pack 2 for Office 2007.
This service pack includes two main categories of fixes:
- Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack.
- All the public updates, security updates, cumulative updates, and hotfixes that were released through February 2009.
Following are some important areas of improvements that are included in SP2:
Microsoft Office Access
- Lets you export reports to Microsoft Office Excel.
- Fixes issues that occur in the import data wizards, in report printing and previewing, in macros, in Excel integration, and in date filters.
Microsoft Office Excel
- Improves the charting mechanism in Excel 2007. This includes better parity with Office 2003, improved robustness, and targeted performance improvements.
- Improves the method by which Excel prints graphical content, especially when it prints to PCL printers.
Microsoft Office Outlook
- Performance improvements that apply to the Startup, Shutdown, Folder View and Switch
- Calendar improvements
- Search reliability
- Improvements to Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- Provides faster file resaves.
- Improves image quality after files are saved in the .jpeg, .png, and .gif formats.
- Fixes several printer-specific problems.
- Provides better compatibility with Explorer preview in Windows Vista.
Microsoft Office Word
- Improves the fidelity of .pdf and .xps output.
- Improves Outlook performance.
Some other interesting features in SP2:
- OpenDocument Format (ODF) support
- Extensible file formats
- Built-in Save As PDF/XPS support
You can download it using following link:
Download Office Language Pack 2007 SP2
PS: Its also available on "Windows Automatic Updates" now.
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mynetx Creations
> If you want to download SP2 via "Windows Automatic Update", you'll need to wait for at least three months from now.
And why do I find "2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 2" in the list of "Available Updates" within the "Windows Update" module inside "Control Panel"?
Hom3r
Yeah, XP Just notified me of updates, which included Office SP2, Outlook junk filter, and an "update for the office system"
wateva
it's up on the windows update now!
VG
Thanks for the heads up guys. Earlier it was announced that SP2 would be made available on Automatic Updates after 3 months from now but it seems they changed their decision.
MMG
update size is 290MB , which is a bit too much for my slow speed internet.
can I seperatly download only the SP2 update for Outlook 2007 only?
VG
^^ If you don't install SP2, Windows will automatically prompt you to download the recently released updates for all Office applications. So if any update is available for Outlook, you'll find it in Automatic Updates.