Key Improvements In Service Pack 2 (Part 2)

Here are some key areas of improvements that are part of Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2007.

Microsoft Office Outlook

• Performance improvements that apply to the following general responsiveness areas:
  • Startup
    - Removes lengthy operations from initial startup.
  • Shutdown
    - Makes Outlook exit predictably despite pending activities.
  • Folder View and Switch
    - Improves view rendering and folder switching.
• Calendar improvements
  - Improves underlying data structures and the general reliability of calendar updates.
• Data file checks
  - Greatly reduces the number of scenarios in which you receive the following error message when you start Outlook :
         The data file 'file name' was not closed properly. This file is being checked for problems.
• Search reliability
  - Improves search reliability when you use SP2 with Windows Desktop Search 4.
• Improvements to Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
  - There are now fewer duplicated items.
• Object Model improvements
  - Now contains many customer-driven fixes.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint

• Improves the control of shape editing while you are zoomed in.
• Provides faster file resaves.
• Improves image quality after files are saved in the .jpeg, .png, and .gif formats.
• Provides better text representation when the representation is saved in earlier PowerPoint formats.
• Fixes several printer-specific problems.
• Provides better compatibility with Explorer preview in Windows Vista.
• Provides fuller integration of the Microsoft Office Excel Chart Object Model.

Microsoft Office Publisher

• Improves the printing of double-sided postcards and small booklets.
• Fixes issues in print preview, in HTML layout of grouped objects in Internet Explorer 8, in tab-stop, in e-mail, in content library, and in Design Checker.

Microsoft Office Word

• Improves the fidelity of .pdf and .xps output.
• Improves Outlook performance.
• Provides fuller integration of the Office Excel Chart Object Model.

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