Frequently Asked Questions About Moving to Office 2007
How do I install Office 2007 on university-owned
computers?
- Department Software
Contacts should purchase the required licenses.
- Installation disks can be checked out from ITS, or ITS staff
can install Office 2007. (Department Software Contacts will
specify the preferred installation method when ordering
licenses.)
- If the free evaluation version of Office 2007 was installed
on your computer, it must be removed
(uninstalled) before installing the licensed
version.
What is the difference between Office 2007 and Windows
Vista?
- Windows Vista is the operating system used to run
programs on your computer. Operating systems commonly used at
NDSU include Windows XP, Macintosh OS X and Linux. The purchase
of Windows Vista does not include Office 2007.
Windows Vista is not currently supported by ITS.
- Office 2007 is a suite of programs -- Word, Excel,
Powerpoint and Access -- commonly used for business and academic
tasks. The purchase of Office 2007 does not
include Windows Vista.
- Office 2007 will run on Windows XP
or Windows Vista operating
systems.
How is Office 2007 different from Office 2003?
- Please see the Office 2007 File
Compatibility and File Format page for additional information
on Office 2007 and earlier versions of Office.
- Office 2007 has a different "feel" from Office 2003, but most
users seem to like the new interface and features.
- Users who are concerned about using the new version of Office
will find the Help menus in Office 2007 useful - they show how
tasks were done in Office 2003, and how the same tasks are done
in Office 2007.
- For more information see the list of tutorials and learning
resources for Office 2007.
Can I have multiple versions of Office installed on my PC at
the same time?
- ITS discourages running multiple versions of the same
software on the same PC. Not only does this take extra disk
space, but compatibility problems can arise.
- Users who have downloaded/installed the evaluation version of
Office 2007 will need to remove it before installing the licensed
version.
Do I need the Office 2007 Compatibility Pack?
- The Office 2007 Compatibility Pack is not needed once Office
2007 is installed. The Compatibility Pack is only required for
users of Office 2003 who wish to open and edit documents in the
new file format used by Office 2007.
- Please see the Office 2007 File
Compatibility and File Format page for additional information
on Office 2007 and earlier versions of Office.
Are there compatibility issues between files created in Office
2007 and files created in Office 2003?
Can I create Acobat/PDF files using Office 2007?
- Office 2007 users who DO NOT have Acrobat Standard or
Professional installed can now create PDFs directly from Office
2007 applications can download a free plug-in that allows them to
"Save as" PDF file. Click here to
download the plug-in from Microsoft.
- Users of Acrobat Standard and Professional 7 or earlier will
no longer have the convenient toolbar buttons available within
the Office applications to create PDFs, but they can still choose
"Adobe PDF" or "Adobe Acrobat" as a "printer" (under printing
options) to create an Acrobat document.
- Users of Acrobat Standard and Professional 8 CAN use
convenient buttons available on the from an additional "Acrobat"
tab on the Office 2007 Ribbon after installing a free update
patch from Adobe to update Acrobat to version 8.1 or later.
- Please see the PDF
File Creation in Office 2007 page for additional updated
information.
Who can help me if I have problems with Office 2007?
How can I learn to use Office 2007?
Authors: CJ Johnson and Lorna Olsen