office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
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office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
hello
i still use office 2003 with classic buttons. i don't see any real need to upgrade and the ribbon interface looks difficult to use and learn. all file formats now have x as in .docx but i d/l a m$ converter.
is there compelling reason to upgrade to say office 2013 w/ribbon? does ribbons slow things down when using a c2duo w/5400rpm hard drive over office 2003?
i still use office 2003 with classic buttons. i don't see any real need to upgrade and the ribbon interface looks difficult to use and learn. all file formats now have x as in .docx but i d/l a m$ converter.
is there compelling reason to upgrade to say office 2013 w/ribbon? does ribbons slow things down when using a c2duo w/5400rpm hard drive over office 2003?
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Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
Office 2010/2013 is definitely bulkier so it may take longer to load. However, I have gotten used to the ribbon after using it increasingly over the past few years. It is in fact a time saver in many respects for Excel, although I continue to have trouble with some advanced functions in Word and there's the mess with dealing with classic .mdb files in Access 2010/2013.
If you deal with enough data in Excel, I'd say it's worth it. For MS Access/Word, not necessarily as much.
If you deal with enough data in Excel, I'd say it's worth it. For MS Access/Word, not necessarily as much.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
ok - what about ppt visio onenote?fuzzymath10 wrote:Office 2010/2013 is definitely bulkier so it may take longer to load. However, I have gotten used to the ribbon after using it increasingly over the past few years. It is in fact a time saver in many respects for Excel, although I continue to have trouble with some advanced functions in Word and there's the mess with dealing with classic .mdb files in Access 2010/2013.
If you deal with enough data in Excel, I'd say it's worth it. For MS Access/Word, not necessarily as much.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
There is a simple answer: Office 2003 is not supported under Win7. If i remember correctly, 2003 cannot be installed under W7.
If you dislike the ribbons search for some shareware replacing the ribbons with a more classic menu.
So come April 2014 Office 2003 can only be used under Vista. Using W XP after April is not an Option. Imho using Vista isn't an Option because Win7 or 8 are better.
If you dislike the ribbons search for some shareware replacing the ribbons with a more classic menu.
So come April 2014 Office 2003 can only be used under Vista. Using W XP after April is not an Option. Imho using Vista isn't an Option because Win7 or 8 are better.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
My parents have two W7 computers with Office 2003 installed. I used an updated ISO with Service Packs and Updates added for installation, dunno if that makes any difference.Pappnaas wrote:There is a simple answer: Office 2003 is not supported under Win7. If i remember correctly, 2003 cannot be installed under W7.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
Office 2003 works fine under Windows 7, with or without service packs.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
I used Office 2007 for two years at work (3+ hours a day) and here are my comments:
- *I still couldn't find certain formatting options for charts and such without pixel hunting
*The buttons on the ribbons change based on window size, screen resolution, etc. So just because you know where a button WAS...
*They no longer show hotkeys for any action. So good luck ever becoming an efficient user if you don't already know them and don't care to make flash cards.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
For me office 2010 is the best, i just love the docx format, saves so much space to work with huge excel files. I want to give a try to new 365, but idk, dont seem worth it to me.
Re: office 2003 or 2013 w/ribbon
You are completly right, i got mixed up. Office 2003 is known for problems when teamed up with Exchange2010, that's the reason our customers did away with Office2003.Spoon Boy wrote:Office 2003 works fine under Windows 7, with or without service packs.
As long as you do not have an Exchange2010 in your net, Office2003 should work fine with Win7.