| 1. |
10/27/2008 1:35:00 PM |
I assume that there will be adequate explanation of what is new and different. Will it be impossible to save existing files to the new format? If so, that may be a problem. |
| 2. |
10/27/2008 1:40:00 PM |
hesitant, as encountered mega problems with office 2007 on home personal and business systems... |
| 3. |
10/27/2008 1:40:00 PM |
word 2007 is great! |
| 4. |
10/27/2008 1:42:00 PM |
See previous answer re Apple |
| 5. |
10/27/2008 1:41:00 PM |
The trainer needs to update the material to teach students, faculty and staff. |
| 6. |
10/27/2008 1:48:00 PM |
I trust your judgment. |
| 7. |
10/27/2008 2:39:00 PM |
This has been enormously frustrating. I can't open student work when they attach it to email to submit. We must, as faculty, have the most current software that the students are using, because the students usually fail to convert to a version we can open and read. |
| 8. |
10/27/2008 2:45:00 PM |
I don't know--it depends on which features are not backward compatible. I need to be able to download/read older word files. |
| 9. |
10/27/2008 2:47:00 PM |
I down loaded the converter that lets me view 2007 files with my older software. Don't know anything about the differences between my existing Office programs and 2007. I suppose I'll have to learn sometime and a training course might be helpful. Again, I'll trust Computer Services to decide when I need to switch. |
| 10. |
10/27/2008 2:59:00 PM |
the problem gets worse when we (scholars, whose interaction is not limited to students) try to email data or manuscripts or other things to people off-campus who do not use office 2007. this is a problem for those with active scholarship (but maybe not one for deadwood) |
| 11. |
10/27/2008 4:23:00 PM |
I use Office 2007, it took me about a week to find my way to work in it. |
| 12. |
10/27/2008 5:07:00 PM |
Not sure what is meant by backward compatible. Staying current allows use of updates and new features |
| 13. |
10/27/2008 5:11:00 PM |
Right now, the transition period is awkward because I can't train students in both versions at the same time. |
| 14. |
10/27/2008 6:49:00 PM |
I don't like Office 2007 from what I've seen of it. I have occasionally used other computers with it installed, and have found the 2007 versions of my old favorites like Word and Power Point and Excel to be difficult to use. |
| 15. |
10/27/2008 8:16:00 PM |
Ditto--we can't work back and forth with our students' work without it-- |
| 16. |
10/27/2008 9:10:00 PM |
As more and more institutions and businesses are forced to consider the same alternatives for the future, it makes sense to take the leap and stay current. It is hard to ask outside parties to re-save a document in a older format and resend to you specifically. |
| 17. |
10/27/2008 9:13:00 PM |
I don't use Windows, but your survey made me make up answers to this page before it would let me go on. |
| 18. |
10/27/2008 9:40:00 PM |
Need to understand the no backward compatible aspect. Most of my files are excel /word and they must be accessed. |
| 19. |
10/29/2008 5:08:00 PM |
I have it at home |
| 20. |
11/3/2008 3:23:00 PM |
My computer was upgraded to 2007 when I wasn't looking. I don't care because we need to be current, but everyone on campus should be made current at once - I am tired of sending people files and they can't read them and won't download the patch so that they can. I don't like it as well, but let's get on with it! |
| 21. |
11/9/2008 7:04:00 PM |
I believe it makes sense to stick with Windows XP & Office 2003 for as long as possible, and then make the switch to Vista and Office 2007. |