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We just upgraded to Office 2007 in Oct. 2008 by decree of my dean -- everyone was done in a 1 week time slot. Although I had the compatibility utility added to Office 2003, the conversion did not work well for all features in 2007. Since my folks do a lot of document sharing with other units and campuses that have already upgraded, this was causing regular issues (fixable -- but still a pain). My dean got fed up with this, and everyone was upgraded -- period! Actually that was a good thing (that my dean decreed it), because if I had initiated it, I know I would have had several "hold-outs". Be aware that the menu organization is *very* different. It took our groups (TAP and TGS) around 2 weeks before their productivity was back to 95% of pre-upgrade levels (and the complaints stopped). My serious Access folks took a New Horizons class to go over the new version in-depth -- that app probably has the biggest changes. Some folks took an LCTTP 1/2 day class that goes over changes between 2003 and 2007 -- goes over the whole suite of apps. Others only used the MS online tutorials: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/getstarted/FX101055081033.aspx I personally just used the interactive guides: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx A flash page is available for each 2003 app; you click on what command you want and it shows you where to find it in 2007. Hope this helps! ~ Esther Esther V. V. Reed IT Systems Administrator MSU Graduate School -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cheryl Akers Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Office 2003 or 2007? We're in the middle of deciding of we need to upgrade. Our department is still on Office 2003. Are you all upgrading to 2007 or are you still on 2003? Cheryl Cheryl Akers, MS, CNA - [log in to unmask] Microcomputer Support - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 2228C Biomedical Physical Sciences Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 517-884-5298 "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes, several days attack me at once." Jennifer Unlimited