Office 2003

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Office 2003, is this software much different than 2000? I am asking about the two different applications Office 2000 pro and Office 2003 Pro?
If someone does have the 2003 pro, and are running it can they see a big difference between all the identities, Excel, Word, Access, et cetra?
I must ask, I know I will get alot of flag from the question. What does GOP mean in your political arena, and where did this originate from, I am creating a political data base using Access, and I must use this term but i am not aware of its meaning?
thank you

[deddard]

Im using office 2003, but the standard version, not the pro. I've got access 2003 on order.
The main difference seems to be the look of things - very xp-ish. There are a few things I like, such as the ability to use various backgrounds etc without jumping through hoops in a powerpoint presentation.
I think some of the newer apps tie into 2003 - ink annotations and that sort of thing better than with other versions, but I couldn't swear to it.

[Fruss Tray Ted]

What does GOP mean in your political arena, and where did this originate from,

Look it up. (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=GOP)

I thought it meant gubernatorial opinion poll :o

[Paul Komski]

The history of the GOP (http://co.essortment.com/historygop_rswf.htm)

Office 2003 Editions: Compare them to Previous Versions (http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/compare.mspx)

You will need win2k/xp to install office 2003. The trend to integrate with more and more net awareness with every new addition to the office suites continues in 2003 - and notably its xml support. It's by no means a must have upgrade unless you are using it on a corporate lan or need the most recent aspects of its programming modules.

I still program access using Office97 because I find it has the best (least elaborate and complicated) help system for its VBA and only upgrade the apps for users running more recent versions as necessary.

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I have the Office 2003 suite. I got it through work where they have a home use license agreement with M$. The cost was $20, not bad for a $300+ program suite. Anyway, as far as differences go, I believe that this version has three differences. One is that it has enhancements for collaboration. Meaning, say you and other workers are developing a proposal that includes text, graphics, charts, spreads, etc you can all work on the project over a LAN, modify, protect, track revisions etc. There are aesthetic differences in the appearance of the programs also. Secondly, there are quite a few more apps included in the 2003 suite: Access, Excel, InfoPath, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Outlook, and Office Tools (too many tools to list). Of course, all are tightly integrated. Thirdly, I think I read that this package takes advantage of the capabilities provided by the .NET framework ... whatever that means. In short, a good to excellent suite with way more than the average home user will ever be able to take maximum advantage of. However, when you take into account what it would cost to buy individual apps (say just Word and Excel ... maybe $100 each), it is well worth the money.

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Thank you all for your support, and on other question I failed to ask: Installing 2003
to more than one PC, can this be accomplished; or does the software have the same laws that WinXP Pro have, the rule of WinXP Pro full license version can ONLY be installed on one PC, if you require to install on another then you would have to purchase another>>The last question using 2003 net tools or applications for transferring and creating group activities using the Net with sp2, was there any conflicts?

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Installing 2003
to more than one PC, can this be accomplished;

I would say it depends on the license. For example, a single-user license is just that; a student license allows installation on up to three PCs (price is about the same as a single license); there are other flavors of licenses that can be purchased up to a site license. I have a single user license for Office 2003 and have it on my tower, I have another single user license on my laptop but that is (I think) Office 2000 Suite. One thing to note is that M$ requires you to "activate" your installation(s) before first use. This was true for my older suite and was also true for Office 2003.

I have not taken advantage of the collaboration tools. Maybe someone else has.

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Thank you Pop Pop>

I believe I have the answer for my other question, thanks again.