Office 2007 build 3111

Microsoft Office 2007 build 3111 is an Alpha 4 build of Microsoft Office 2007. It is the earliest build available to feature the metal-styled UI, which is a placeholder style for the Ribbon UI. 
== NFO file ==
==Changes from Office 2003==
===Installation===
====Support====
Windows XP and early post-reset builds of Windows Vista (such as 5098 and 5112) have been tested to work, with Windows 2000 support already being removed.
====Setup ====
*Setup has been heavily updated with an interface similar to that found in the RTM.
* Two options are given when installing components: Local and Advertise. It is not clear what "advertise" means yet.
* References to developer components like .NET Programmability Support are included.
===General===
====Branding====
Almost all strings referencing Office 2003 have been replaced with Office 12, including on all of the startup screens (which are otherwise unchanged from 2003). However, there are a few strings that reference Office 2005 and Office 2006.
====Metal-styled UI====
*Menu bars and toolbars in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and certain dialogs in Outlook have been replaced with the new metal-styled UI.
*Several tools that relied on the previous UI are now displayed as pop-up windows or drop-down menus.
*The Floatie has been added, which displays basic formatting commands when right-clicking in the editing area. In later builds, it is known as the Mini Toolbar.
*Live Preview has been added, which temporarily applies formatting onto focused text or objects when any formatting option is moused-over.
* The Quick Access Toolbar has been added, which allows options to be pinned for easy use.
*Status bars are now fully customizable. Additionally, a zoom slider has been added.
* The Options dialog for these programs were completely redesigned.
====Themes====
Themes are now universal across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
====Spell checker====
The contextual spell checker can now detect incorrect usage of correctly spelled words.
====Document Inspector====
The Document Inspector has been added, which allows users to remove metadata from their file.
====Office Open XML====
This build already includes the Office Open XML file format, which is based on XML and uses the ZIP file container. Documents created in this format are up to 75% smaller than the previous one. 
==== Office Help====
Office Help now opens as its own separate window, rather than being a side-panel within the program. However, it does not work in this build.
=== Application specific===
====Word====
*The word count is now listed by default in the status bar.
*The ruler is now hidden by default.
==== Excel====
*Page Layout view has been added. In this version, it is used by default for new documents.
*Charts now support 3D rendering, transparency, and shadows.
*It is now much easier to insert charts into Excel documents.
====PowerPoint====
*Support for more sound file types has been added.
*Digital signatures can now be added into presentations.
*Enhanced support for table pasting from Excel.
====Outlook====
*Outlook was updated to use a similar color scheme to the metal-style UI.
* The To-Do Bar has been added, which integrates calendar events, appointments, and tasks items into a concise view.
*Word-wheeled search has been added, which instantly displays search results as characters are being typed in.
*The search feature now includes indexing tools for faster results.
*Outlook can now be used as an RSS feed reader.
* Flagged e-mails and notes can now be converted to Task items.
*Navigation panes can now be collapsed, along with any groups within it.
====Access====
SharePoint links can now be added to databases.
====Publisher ====
The Content Store has been added, which can be used to add frequently used content for easy access later.
==Bugs and quirks==
===Timebomb ===
During installation, the date must be set to 2005 or else a timebomb will be triggered. However, each program handles it differently:
*Excel disables all editing functionality.
* Word disables all editing functionality, except the ability to insert symbols into documents.
*PowerPoint editing functionality still works past the timebomb.
===Activation===
There is no activation system in-place with this build, meaning it can be installed without needing a product key.
===Office assistants===
The Office assistants are still included in this build, but they do not work since there is no option to enable them.
===Outlook operations===
Several operations in Outlook will fail, leaving features unusable in most cases.
===Insufficient space===
Sometimes, an "insufficient disk space for displaying font" error pops up in Word.
==Gallery==
File:Setup3111b.png|Setup
File:SplashScreen3111b.png|Splash screen (Word)
File:Excel3111b.PNG|Microsoft Excel
File:PP3111b.PNG|Microsoft PowerPoint
File:Access3111b.png|Microsoft Access
File:Outlook3111b.png|Microsoft Outlook
File:Publisher3111b.png|Microsoft Publisher
File:InfoPath3111b.png|Microsoft InfoPath
File:ApplicationSettings3111b.png|Application settings
File:IncludedApps3111b.png|Included applications
Category:Office 2007 builds