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Microsoft Office 2007

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• Availability
• Questions and Technical Support
• What you need to know about Office 2007
• Education and Training
• Office 2007 Interoperability with Macintosh
  
• Links and other resources

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Availability

In May 2008 Microsoft Office 2007 will become the only option available on new Windows computer purchases of a UConn HuskyPC.

In the meantime, Microsoft Office 2007 can be obtained in the following ways:

• All University faculty, staff, and computer labs are licensed to run the latest versions of Office for $10 for each product CD. See http://software.uconn.edu/software/software_detail.php?softid=campusplan for more information.
• Alternatively, Office 2007 may be downloaded to University-owned computers on campus using this link.

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Questions and Technical Support

For questions about Office 2007 and its impact to your environment, please contact your department IT staff or the UITS Help Center, which can be reached at (860)486-4357 (HELP), option 3 or email helpcenter@uconn.edu.

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What you need to know about Microsoft Office 2007

Interoperability and Collaboration

• Microsoft Access database files created in Microsoft Office 2003 and earlier versions may not function with Microsoft Office 2007. It is recommended that all Access databases currently in use be evaluated prior to installing Office 2007. Because there are no converters available, the databases may need to be recreated in Office 2007.
• Office 2007 introduces a new file format for its applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.), but allows for saving files to previous office version formats:
  • When opening an Office 2007 file on a Windows computer with Office 2003 SP 1 and above, the user should be prompted to download a file converter which will allow the file to be open, edited, printed, etc.
  • If using Office 2000 or above, you may prepare to receive Office 2007 documents by installing the file converter pack
  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh will have the capability to read Office 2007 files. However, those with older versions of Microsoft Office for Macintosh will be unable to open Office 2007 files stored in the new file format

User Interface

• The 'look and feel' of Microsoft Office 2007 is different in many ways from each of the previous Office versions. It may take some additional time of using the product to become comfortable and skilled with the new interface. See our Education and Training section for available resources for learning the new interface.

Applications

• The standard Office applications are available in the release of Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word), as well as additional applications (such as Groove, InfoPath, OneNote, and Publisher). For the latest information on each of these products, see Microsoft's Web Page.

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Office 2007 Interoperability with Macintosh

Because of the new file formats introduced with Office 2007, there are several incompatibilities introduced in working among peers using Macintosh computers. The following is a summary of those issues.

1. Microsoft Office for Mac 2004 supports VBA macros created with all versions of Office, including Office 2007, but it will not run natively on the new Intel-based Mac's. Instead, it runs on those machines in an emulated environment called Rosetta, where computation errors have been noted with other Classic applications. (Reference)
2. The new version of Office for Mac 2008 will support the new Office 2007 file format but will not have VBA macro capabilities. Any macro created on previous versions of Office using VBA (all previous versions) will fail on the new Office 2008 version.
3. Macro capability for Mac Office 2008 will be AppleScript, which is built in to the Mac operating system. It can create macros but AppleScript is not available on Windows, so cross-platform macro capability is being discontinued by Microsoft. An Excel file with VBA macro's created with Office 2007 cannot be opened with Office for Mac because there are no translators available. (Reference)
4. Word 2007 does not use a standards-based math editor to create mathematical formulas. Saving Word files as earlier versions results in formulas being changed into graphic images that can no longer be edited/manipulated.

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Education and Training

Several training options are listed here to appeal to different learning styles and provide opportunities to those that may be limited by time or funds.

• Classroom Setting
  Courses are taught in a classroom by an instructor. Each department/area will be responsible for scheduling and paying for training.
  • State In-Service Training Courses: http://www.training.uconn.edu/INSTATE.HTML
• Microsoft E-Learning Courses
  If you learn best independently, E-Learning Courses provide a simple and effective way for you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule at no cost.  More information can be found at:
  http://software.uconn.edu/software/software_detail.php?softid=melearning

• Microsoft Online Demo/Training
  Learn Office with free self-paced demos and training courses online.  More information can be found at the following links:
  
  • Get an introduction to the new look in familiar programs
  • Basic Training for the 2007 Microsoft Office system
  • Self-Paced training courses
• Interactive Reference Guides
  • Word 2003 to Word 2007
  • Excel 2003 to Excel 2007
  • PowerPoint 2003 to PowerPoint 2007
  • Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007
• Enterprise Learning Framework (ELF)
  A free online tool that helps develop a customized training plan.  It identifies the most relevant learning topics on Windows Online Help and Office Online.  More information can be found at:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/elf/Products.aspx

• Test Drive Office
  Want to try Office 2007 without installing it? You can run Office 2007 in a "Test Drive" session using the following link:
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101687261033.aspx

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Links and other resources

• General Information
  • Microsoft Office Homepage
  • See the 2007 Microsoft Office system in action
  • System Requirements
  • The new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface video
• Technical Resources
  • Basic Training for the 2007 Microsoft Office system
  • Getting started with Office 2007
  • Technical Resources
  • The new Microsoft Office Fluent user interface frequently asked questions

• UConn Project
  • Windows Vista and Office main page
  • Windows Vista Page

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Updated: 01/31/2008