Microsoft system and software updates

Office 2007 tutorials

Office 2007 FAQs for staff

Microsoft Office 2007 is the latest version of Office and runs on student PCs (including PCs in lecture and seminar rooms) at Medway, Canterbury and Tonbridge.

Get the latest version of Windows or Microsoft Office

Check the software availability pages to see what is available and how to access it.

Staff requiring Office 2007

Staff Managed Desktop users can choose to install Office 2007: here's how

How can I find out more about using Microsoft Office 2007?

Microsoft provide free Office demos and online training, and an Office 2003 to Office 2007 reference guide, which helps you to find commands in Office 2007 that you were familiar with in Office 2003.

A series of hands-on taster sessions will run on the Canterbury campus, for details and to book a place visit the IT Training website

Can I buy Microsoft Office from the University for home use?

Staff can buy a copy of Office 2007 at a discounted rate of £12.50 (for a "per machine" copy; staff are only licenced to use it whilst working at Kent) from IT Reception, Cornwallis South, Canterbury campus (you will need to show a staff card). IT reception is open Monday-Friday, between 9am-5pm. Your PC or laptop requires either Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP (with service pack 2 or 3).

Students can buy Office 2007 from Microsoft via the Microsoft Ultimate Steal offer: www.theultimatesteal.co.uk

More software available to staff and students

Should I have Office 2007 on my xp staff managed desktop?

Staff Managed Desktops will remain using Office 2003, however an upgrade to Office 2007 can be organised on request. Users should be aware that the interface is very different, and some corporate services may not work.

 

How do I work with files created in different versions of Microsoft Office?

Word 2007 can open documents saved in earlier versions of Word. Word 2003 cannot open documents saved using 2007, unless:

  • files were saved as "Word 97-2003 format" (to do this, click File, Save As and select the format from the list). If some new features were used they may be lost.
  • the Office 2003 user has an Office 2007 converter on their PC (see below).
Office 2007 file converter

Users of Office 2003 can download an Office 2007 file format converter: on a Staff Managed Desktop this already installed.