Microsoft Office Resources

As of January 28, 2010 the College will be discontinuing access to Microsoft Office 2003.

ITS has worked with the three technology committees (Administrative, Educational, and Information Technology Committees) who have all endorsed the idea of retiring MSO 2003. We have settled on the date of January 28, 2010 (another admittedly gentle approach). As of that date, we will also proactively transition copies of MSO 2003 that are still installed locally on desktop computers to MSO 2007.

Microsoft Office Official Web Site

Microsoft Office 2007

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft made significant changes in Office 2007 - in both the interface and the file format. If you are creating files in Microsoft Office 2007 that may potentially be shared with users of previous versions of Microsoft Office, be sure to save the file(s) in 97-2003 format or owners of previous versions of MS Office may not be able to open your file(s).

• Free Online Self-paced Training by Microsoft
• Excel 2007 interactive "Command Reference"
• Powerpoint 2007 interactive "Command Reference"
• Word 2007 interactive "Command Reference"
• Create Better Documents with Microsoft Office 2007 Release

Other Helpful Microsoft Office Resources...

• Microsoft Office Online Community
  Online discussion forums for Microsoft Office applications hosted by Microsoft.
  
• Microsoft Office Templates
  Why re-invent the wheel when someone else has done the work for you? A variety of templates (most are free) are available for download from Microsoft.
  
• "The Office Letter", Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office
  This site includes numerous online tips and tricks for MS Office applications. You can also subscribe to an electronic weekly tips newsletter delivered directly to your e-mail address.

• Microsoft's "Reveal Codes" Functionality
  WordPerfect users frequently turn to the Reveal Codes feature in order to fine tune documents or repair problems. This is one of the features WordPerfect users miss most in Microsoft Word.
  
  

PowerPoint Resources...

• Optimize your PowerPoint files so they don't require so much space!
  You may not be aware, but your Powerpoint files could be taking of a LOT more space than necessary. If your files are more than a couple megabytes in size, chances are they need to be optimized.
  
  
• What is the best resolution for images in PowerPoint screen shows?
  
  

Corel Office Discontinuation

As of January of 2003, final approval was made to no longer use Corel Office as the standard office suite at Messiah College. Given that the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Access) has become a ubiquitous de facto industry standard, we can no longer retain the WordPerfect Office Suite as the campus standard and users are strongly encouraged to use Microsoft Office. The Microsoft Office Help Center web page will continue to evolve as more online support resources become available.