Is Office 2000 compatible with Office 2003?

Thank you for clarifying why it's important to talk to the instructor about
the class requirements.

Meat saw? shudder
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Og" wrote in message
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To the OP, JoAnn, Beth, and Tom:

At my local Community College I took "Advanced" (next step after
"Introduction To") classes in Word XP, Excel XP, and Access XP. It was a
highly frustrating experience; fully half the students insisted upon using
versions '95, '98, and 2000 at home and then want to waste an entire class
hour whining that "I couldn't get (a particular function) to work" and
wanting the instructor to explain how to perform the home work in those
prior versions.

When one goes to college, one should use the tools required by the
college. Just because your great-great granddaddy used a meat saw to
perform surgery during the Civil War does not mean that it is appropriate
to use a meat saw in a modern School of Medicine.

Steve


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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I don't disagree with you at all. Your information is correct. :-)

I just think a more in-depth conversation with the instructor is needed.
Chances are the teacher said "You need Office 2003." The student went
home and daughter said "Oh, we have Office 2000. Let's ask the NG and see
if they are the same thing."

Sometimes there are details omitted in posts that may not seem important
but can change a response.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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I'm not implying that I don't think the instructor shouldn't be
contacted. I was simply answering the question at hand which is if
Office 2000 is compatible with Office 2003. I also noted that if it's a
class on Office 2003 that includes functionality added in Office 2003
then that's another story.

As I previously pointed out, the OP noted "the teacher said she needed
Office 2003" which *does* indicate there has been some contact with the
instructor.

The fact that the OP has asked if the versions are compatible indicates
they are doing their research and are attempting fully understand the
situation so they aren't laying out case for something that may be
unnecessary. That being the case, why should we assume they haven't been
in contact with the instructor and advise them to contact the instructor
instead of providing an answer to the question that was asked?

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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I'm just wondering if the mother is taking some sort of classes in the
Office programs. Maybe it's just me but I would be contacting the
instructor. And if I didn't understand the instructor, I would make
sure that the instructor would give me an answer I did understand. I
don't lay out cash for something that isn't clear to me.

Like I said - maybe it's just me.


"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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"sevalds33" noted "her teacher said she needed Office 2003" so
apparently contact was made and why they are asking about
compatibility.

If it's a matter of needing Access, then if the file format is Access
2000 (which is the default for databases created in Access 2003 and
Access 2003) then that's not a problem either. As I noted, Office 2000
and Office 2003 share the same file formats and the Access 2000 file
format can be shared between Access 2000 through Access 2003.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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If the teacher says they need Pro, she may need Access...or the
teacher may be clueless. I still think the teacher needs to be
contacted for the correct answer.

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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Office 2000 and Office 2003 share the same file formats so if it's a
compatibility issue she should be okay. If it's just for class notes
and such I doubt she needs it but if it's a class on Office 2003
that includes functionality added in Office 2003 then that's another
story.

If your mom does find out if she needs Office 2003 then since she's
in school she's likely to be eligible for the Student and Teacher's
Edition which is lower than the upgrade price:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/edit...y/student.mspx

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"sevalds33" wrote in message
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My mom started going to College and her teacher said she needed
Office 2003.
Is Office 2000 Professional compatible with Office 2003 downloads?