Planning For Microsoft Office 2007

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  1. Planning for Microsoft Office 2007 ITSIG Presentation, November 22, 2006
  2. Why Do We Need a Plan?
    • It’s coming, we want to be ready
    • Licensing changes
    • Substantial changes to the interface
    • Potential support issues
    • Proactive planning ensures your feedback is considered
  3. When Is Office 2007 Coming
    • Coincides with MS Vista release
    • November 30 corporate release
    • January 30 release to general public
    • On campus license changes will vary
    • Not tied to Vista – will run on XP SP2
  4. U of G Office 2007 Licensing
    • MS Campus Agreement
      • Will remain as Office 2003 for now
      • Can choose when to move to 2007
    • MS Student Select
      • Currently on hold until corporate release
      • new license and old media with downgrade rights
    • Academic Select – other MS apps
      • Minor price reductions
      • Licenses discontinued (XP, Server 2003)
  5. Changes to the Office Suite
    • New interface
      • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook
    • Home tab
    • Office Button access to file menu Ribbon replaces menu and task bar
    • New and improved functionality
    • New functions lost if files opened in older versions of Office suite
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  7. Changes to the Office Suite
    • New file format
      • Default is MS "Open XML" format (.docx)
      • Save to older file format (.doc)
        • Some newer features may be lost
      • Can import older files to new format
        • Some functionality lost
      • Reduced file size, better data recovery, reduced file corruption
  8. Potential Support Issues
    • Licensing changes
      • Old version, new licenses
    • New interface and file format
      • compatibility, collaboration, consistency
    • Training requirements
    • Activation
      • Grace period of 25 uses
      • Reduced functionality after grace period without activation
  9. Your Input Matters
    • Become an early adopter
      • We can provide licenses
    • Provide input on your experience
      • Compatibility issues
      • Potential support issues
    • Your feedback will help direct recommendations to the community
  10. Next Steps – Dates TBD
    • CCS/IT Admins as early adopters
    • Train CCS Help Services staff
    • Gather feedback on issues, etc.
    • Recommend a date for campus migration - Spring 2007 or later?
    • Lab upgrade decisions
    • Change MS Campus Agreement license to 2007

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