Education & Reference
The Internet is an amazing thing, but when it comes to reference tools there's no substitute for having great programs on your computer that can be accessed all the time and right away. Whether you're planning a trip or helping your child with a homework assignment, Microsoft has a reliable software solution for you.
You'll find the following products on this page:
Office Home and Student 2007
From classroom to living room
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is the most budget-friendly way to get all the software essentials you need to create stunning documents, presentations and notes to keep your family organized. Whether you’re at home creating a digital photo album or a letter to a friend, or at school lugging around a laptop, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 helps you get tasks done quickly and easily. Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, OneNote 2007 and PowerPoint 2007.
OneNote 2007
Manage your notes digitally
Get rid of that notepad and pen! OneNote enables you to manage all of your notes on the computer in one place and move them into any program. Capture, organize and reuse your notes on your laptop, home computer or Tablet PC. OneNote 2007 also includes an extensive template section and two new ways to bring information into your OneNote notebook — via the print driver where you can print any file to your notebook and via the web where you can export any web page from Internet Explorer.
Streets and Trips (GPS) 2009
Go with gusto
It’s a powerful combination: Streets & Trips 2009 software matched with a Global Positioning System (GPS) that simply connects to your computer’s USB port. Be ready to navigate every open road and backstreet wherever life takes you. Featuring a sleek GPS device with SiRFstar III technology that rapidly delivers coordinates and holds them, even in buildings or busy cities. Simply map your trip, plug the GPS receiver and adaptor into your laptop, and hit the gas. Plan your trip, customize your routes, and take detours with confidence. You’ll always know where you are and where you’re going.
Streets and Trips 2009
Give your life direction
Take the guesswork out of road tripping with Streets & Trips 2009. The preferred choice among travel-and-map software lets you create custom routes, plan your adventure, calculate trip costs and always enjoy the scenery along the way. Store or print your travel plans, share them online and even map out your adventure according to key landmarks en route. Missed a turn? Automatic re-routing helps you get back on track, while the new perspective map view simulates the view you’d actually see through your windshield. It’s the backseat driver that you never mind taking along.
Student with Encarta Premium 2008
For students of life
Give the love of learning a lively boost. Combining the Encarta encyclopedia software with Microsoft Math, Learning Essentials and foreign language tools, Microsoft gives the students in your life access to incredible information presented in dynamic fashion. Encarta Premium 2008 features over 60,000 articles, 25,000 photos and illustrations, videos, sound and music clips and an interactive atlas with over 1.8 million map locations. The companion programs from Student help to enhance your performance in math, science writing and making presentations, and offer detailed assistance with French, Spanish, German and Italian. It’s the total package.
