Upgrade to Office Pro 2007 from Office Pro 2000

[MikeS]

Hi,

I have bee using Office Pro 2000 for a long time now and have decided to
move to Office Pro 2007.
I have plenty of memory, disk space & CPU to handle it. I'm running XP SP2
with all recent updates applied. I just finished "ghosting" my hard drive.
I think I'm ready.
1) What else should I do to prepare?
2) What gotcahs should I look for?
3) Any known issues this leap from 2000 to 2007?

Thanks in advance for all help/suggestions. Much appreciated.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

One big one is going to be a steep learning curve. If you need to be up and
running quickly, now is not the time to upgrade on your production system.

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[MikeS]

I'm a home user (one PC), JoAnn. I sometimes do consulting work but not
often. Most important to me are Outlook, Excel & Word in that order.

Unless the learning curve is really steep. . .

Should I buy a good book first?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mike,

You can try the online test drive or the downloadable 60day trial coy of Office 2007 first, http://office.microsoft.com/products

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I'm a home user (one PC), JoAnn. I sometimes do consulting work but not often. Most important to me are Outlook, Excel & Word in
that order.

Unless the learning curve is really steep. . .

Should I buy a good book first?
--
Mike S <<
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I've been reviewing some of Pogue Press's Missing Manual series and really
like them. They aren't written for a dummy but you don't have to be a rocket
surgeon either. I have several of the Dummies books and they're good but
sometimes a bit too cute. The Missing Manual books give me credit for being
able to read sentences with more than 4 or 5 single syllable words. ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[MikeS]

JoAnn & Bob,

Thanks for your advice. I pulled the trigger on the upgrade yeaterday and
it was nearly flawless. Only a few minor problems that I'm working through.

Also, I DID end up purchasing a book that has been a lot of help: "Using
Microsoft Office 2007" by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard (part of the QUE) series.

All in all I am very pleased. Thanks again.