Portable Microsoft Word & Excel 97 (XP & Win7)

Portable Microsoft Office 97 Word and Excel Only



* Tested on XP & Win7 (but they should also work on Vista).

* A settings folder is created on first use (delete it to start fresh).

* They are independent (you can delete, move or modify each without affecting the other).



A Short List of Included Features



* Word: Spelling & Grammar, Tables, Hyperlinking, Images, WordArt, Passwords & Macros

* Excel: Charts, Formulas, Passwords, Macros and Column Sorting



No Optional Objects were included (such as MS Graph & Equation Editor).



* Why: Stability (all portable Office versions freeze regularly when objects are loaded).

* However, all doc & xls files (including all their objects) can be viewed.

* Some simply can't be created or edited.



* In addition, no help files were included.



Solutions to Missing Objects



* MS Graph - copy & paste an Excel chart into Word

* Equation Editor - use the included MathType app

--> It's also portable and tested on both XP & Win7; plus it's far more feature rich.

--> Note: You can re-edit an equation by copying it back to MathType.



Major Advantages Over Alternatives



* They start up instantly and use very little memory.

* They're compatible with all doc & xls files (the default format of Office 97-2003).

* They retain their settings across multiple PCs and OSes (at least XP & Win7).

* They're feature rich when compared to shareware alternatives (ex. Spread32 & Abiword).

--> Plus Word 97 has FAR more features than WordPad (included with MS OSes).