Office 2007 Migration

The Student and Instructional areas have been upgraded to Office 2007.
CPCC Employee migration

New Interface

Microsoft Office 2007 has a significantly different look and feel than previous versions. Instead of the menus and toolbars you may be accustomed to, there is a new “Ribbon” interface.

 
New File Format – Compatibility Issues with Earlier Office Versions

The new default file format is based on Open XML (Open Extensible Markup Language). The new format is indicated with an “x” at the end of the file extension. For instance, Word documents are .docx; Excel spreadsheets are .xlsx, etc. Users who have previous versions of Microsoft Office may not be able to open files in these new formats.

 Resolution for Students using Office 2003 or Office XP

Download the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft. Installation of this Compatibility Pack will allow you to open, edit, and save files using these new file formats.  This download requires that previously released updates for Microsoft Office have been applied. NOTE: You must have administrator access to your computer to install the update.
Click to download Compatibility Pack

Resolution for Students using Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

The Compatibility Pack from Microsoft is still in Beta testing. Technical support is not available for this Beta release. Read the Software License Agreement that is displayed during installation.
Click to Download Open XML Converter