Starting Monday, March 24, the computers in McConnell Library will have only Microsoft Office 2007 (which includes Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). The computers used to have both Office 2003 and 2007 installed, but incompatibility issues forced us to remove 2003 this weekend.
Office 2007 is backwards-compatible, meaning you can use Office 2007 to read, modify, and edit documents created in Microsoft Office 2003 programs. But if you want to use Office 2003 to read, modify, or edit documents created in Office 2007, you will need to either:
a) Save the file in Office 2007 as 2003 compatible or
b) Install the Microsoft Compatibility Pack onto the personal computer that has Office 2003
If you are sharing the file with other people (like professors), we strongly encourage you to save the file as 2003 compatible.
Helpful 2007 hint: Commands that used to be available under the “File” menu in 2003 (like Print and Save) are accessed by clicking on the colorful Microsoft icon in the upper left hand of your screen.
If you have questions, please ask at the Library Reference Desk, 831-5696, refdesk@radford.edu, IM RuLibSpot. Office 2007 is new to us too, but we’ll do our best to help you!