Images From The Office 2007 Presentation at TechEd 2006

Options which used to show up in endless, tiered dialog boxes in Excel, now appear in contextual command groups in the ribbon.

Options which used to show up in endless, tiered dialog boxes in Excel, now appear in contextual command groups in the ribbon.

And did we say "3D?" You now have access to shading and rendering features, such as the ability to round off or bevel corners realistically, depending on light source.

And did we say "3D ?" You now have access to shading and rendering features, such as the ability to round off or bevel corners realistically, depending on light source.

Excel chart objects are basically 3D, even if they're 2D. So you can rotate them in space, and change your aspect with relation to those objects, more similar to what you'd find in a consumer-level 3D rendering tool.

Excel chart objects are basically 3D, even if they’re 2D. So you can rotate them in space, and change your aspect with relation to those objects, more similar to what you’d find in a consumer-level 3D rendering tool.