Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
Introduction
In the spring of 2007, the Division of Information Technology and a team of technologists from across campus began planning the release of Microsoft Office 2007, the latest Windows® version of the Microsoft Office Suite. The team spent many hours testing the new features and functionality of Microsoft Office 2007 and its compatibility with campus applications. The team also assessed and recommended minimum system requirements for faculty and staff utilizing Windows-based PCs. After evaluating Microsoft Office 2007, the team has decided to proceed with deployment to Creighton faculty and staff. Creighton students and faculty and staff can now purchase Microsoft products for their personal computers. Please click here to find out more.
Why are we upgrading?
There are several reasons we are making the switch to Office 2007:
- Microsoft will discontinue support for Office 2003 in 2009.
- Students no longer have access to Office 2003, only Office 2007.
- There are new features in Office 2007 that are being requested on-campus.
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or newer
- Pentium 4 Processor or newer
- 3 GB Free Hard-disk space
- 1 GB RAM
- LANDesk (for deployment)
If you need assistance locating your computer information, please read "How to find Office 2007 System Requirements".
Included Applications
- Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office Groove 2007
- Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
- Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
- Microsoft Office Word 2007
Office 2007 Training
In the class, "First Look – Office 2007," you will have a chance to explore the new version of Microsoft Office 2007. Examples will focus on Word 2007, but the information provided will assist you in the other Office 2007 applications. The training will take about one hour with time for Question and Answer at the end.
What to expect from the training:
- How to use the Office Button
- How to use the Ribbon
- How to customize the Quick Access Toolbar
- How to use the live preview feature
- How to save a document in another format
- Resources for further help and information
Classes will be held in the LearnIT Lab, room 401a in the Old Gym (10 participant limit). You will be contacted with available schedules of training classes.
Note: Please remember to leave your computer on when you go to training as Office 2007 will be installed while you are at the training session. If you are upgrading a laptop, please leave it turned on at your desk and plugged into the network.
Why you need to attend training
Attending the First Look: Office 2007 class is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Office 2007 has a completely different user interface compared to all previous versions of Office. Microsoft has suggested the learning curve is anywhere from two to three weeks. Do you know what the Ribbon is? Did you know that the menu bar is gone? Are you prepared for totally new file formats (no more .doc)?
By attending the training session, you will be able to get a better idea of all of the new features, changes, receive helpful hints to make the transition to Office 2007 easier, and avoid the frustration of finding the features that you have always used. You will also receive documentation that can be used as a reference guide.
Faculty/Staff Deployment
Faculty and Staff may proceed to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 if their PC meets the minimum requirements. Based on feedback from the Office 2007 Early Adopters, faculty and staff will need to go through basic Office 2007 training to learn about the new Office Suite. While faculty and staff are in training, their computers will be upgraded to Office 2007. To submit a request to upgrade your office computer to Microsoft Office 2007, click on the Request Office 2007 button below.
Additional Training Resources
A comparison of 2003 commands in 2007:
Access 2003 commands in Access 2007
Excel 2003 commands in Excel 2007
Outlook 2003 commands in Outlook 2007
PowerPoint 2003 commands in PowerPoint 2007
Word 2003 commands in Word 2007
Other Resources:
Microsoft Office Online Help and How-to tab
- Under “Browse Help and How-to by Product,” select the 2007 Office System tab.
- Select the desktop application you would like to learn more about.
Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide
Demo: Up to speed with Word 2007
Office for Work at Home/Student Media
Creighton University employees and students are entitled to certain software at extremely discounted pricing. Employees and students can purchase software through this site and have the software shipped directly to their home. Please remember that this software is for personally owned computers and is NOT for university owned computers.
Office 2008 for Mac
DoIT will be assembling a team of Mac users to help test the functionality of the new Mac version of Office. The team will also look at deployment strategies and upgrade issues with the latest Mac version of Office. More information will be posted as available.
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