I'm sure i fit one of the definitions of 'GEEK' so I'm almost ashamed to admit I can't open the plasic package that my brand new Outlook 2007 came in today. I'm sure i could break it but there must be a secret to it. It seems to have a hinge and some tabs but none move readily. Don't laught, just tell me what to do. :-) ...Sonny
Once you get past the seal, pull on the red tab (the inside pivots on a hinge at the front bottom). I hope you did not have to break anything to get in. the entire MS Office line is all nearly identical. I worked in their gratuity section handing out freebies - I was glad I had a scanner as a check on my visual acuity.
One day I gave out US$27,000 worth of software - a personal best
Here is what I am talking about Usability studies . MS will give you free software if you tell them what you think of them (so to speak).
GrimJack
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I wish I'd known about that Usability Studies link when I bought Vista os because I would have like to have given M$ a piece of my mind about that stupid packaging too. It took awhile for me to figure out how to open the damed thing too. Its terrible.
Ancient Dragon
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Consider yourself lucky that you can't install it then. :P
Ezzaral
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anyone with the intelligence to use the product will figure out rapidly how to open the box.
Thus the box becomes a test to determine whether the product is appropriate for you.
jwenting
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