Re: Keeping office 2003 preferences with 2007 upgrade replacement-

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Hi Jim,

If you install a MS Office 2007 trial edition (http://trymicrosoftoffice.com) , then the default is to retain older versions of the
Office apps, in case you decide you'd rather go back.

If you install, under the same version of Windows that holds your Office 2003 package, a retail MS Office 2007 edition, upgrade or
'full package' one the default behavior is to replace all older apps that have a counterpart in the new version. All Office 2007
retail editions except the Home & Student Edition have Outlook 2007. If you install the Home & Student Edition it should leave
Outlook 2003 alone (since it can't replace it).

In either case, you can select the 'custom' installation choice to see and choose precisely what you want to leave in place and what
you want to replace (only one version of Outlook can be active).

With the new Ribbon interface in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and the email editor of Outlook there may be some changes as not all 'old'
options are handled the same way in old and new apps, but most are.

Some options in Excel and Word may not appear to migrate at first depending on the settings for security and privacy in the Office
'Trust Center' (accessible through the Office Button=>Options feature of each app.

For example: custom toolbars in Normal.dot for Word will, with the Trust Center settings set appropriately should show up in the
Ribbon 'add-in' tab. Customizations to 'built in' toolbars in Word, will not appear.

The only difference between the 'upgrade' and 'full package' product CDs is that one is lower priced and checks for a qualifying
product during setup. (http://office.microsoft.com/products)

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<<"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:86822F68-A894-49E8-9410-CC91AC6B441A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you Peter. Your advise seems to contradict other experiences [Vince
Averello [MVP-Outlook]. Which is exactly why I am posting my issues.
Jim >>
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*


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