There are very few new useful functions in the latest Office versions. I mean functions that You really need and actually would use on a regular basis. The Office package is mostly bloatware today, oversaturated with specialty functions that only one in a million needs. At work I use Office 2003 and at home 2000, and there is nothing in the 2003 version that I miss at home. Office has come the the end of the (upgrading) road. It's like buying a racingcar; nice, but of no practical use on our public roads.