Re: Are Office 2003 applications compatible with earlier Off applicati

Word, Excel and PowerPoint in Office 2003 uses the same file format as
their Office 2000 applications so yes they are compatible. While you
can load just Excel and PowerPoint you could also either: install Word
2003 and leave the Word 2000 installation or remove Word 2000 and
install Word 2003 instead.

The pros and cons:

Cons: Both Word 2000 and Word 2003 will require updates to both
applications. Also note, if you only install Excel and PPT from Office
2003 then you'll still encounter the need to update both applications.

Microsoft doesn't recommend installing more than one version of the
same application. The primary issue is waiting on the Windows
Installer when you switch between versions. Another issue you could
encounter is the Office Assistant. If you use it and show/hide it
regularly then you'll likely end up encountering an error in the
assistant which requires repairing the installation. If you don't use
it then there's nothing to worry about.

Pros: I suspect Word 2000 is integrated in your Works Suite and I'm
not sure if it will recognize Word 2003. But if you aren't using Works
template and such then it may not even matter.

Note that are a few minor issues from having software from different
versions of Office installed so if you don't feel as though you are
technically savvy, then I recommend using all of the applications from
Office 2003.

Also, I don't know what the university is selling Office 2003 for but
you also qualify for the Student and Teacher's edition which may be
cheaper, around $150:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/student.mspx

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"SeeksResolution" <SeeksResolution@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:30794D99-2227-41F7-BE05-662AD4B97E25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello:

On my PC, I installed the XP Home Edition OS with Works 6.0 & Word
2000.

Being a university student, I can purchase Office 2003 Professional
for a
mere pittance.

Are the Office 2003 Professional applications compatible with the
software
already on my computer? May I load on my computer just a given
application,
like PPT 2003 or Excel 2003?

Thanks for your assistance.

Regards,
SeeksResolution


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