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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
I used to work for a computer manufacturer. Believe me, I told my clients
about it. They needed some sort of proof that I had to fax back to corporate headquarters. I made sure I saved my clients the $$$ - because it's what I would have wanted someone to do for me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Considering the much lower prices for Students and Teachers and Academic releases, qualifying persons can simply buy the latest release of the product without worrying about the upgrade. Recently attended a party in which four educators and a school administrative assistant were in attendance. I queried them on how their schools' students and teachers qualified for the Student & Teachers edition. Was there a secret code passed around in the school? None of them were aware that Microsoft offered heavily discounted software for teachers, students, and academics. Two had purchased the full retail version of Office 2003 standard. They were unhappy to learn of the existence of the Students and Teachers edition of Office. They all said that there is zero marketing of Microsoft products in their individual schools. Perhaps the knowledge doesn't filter down from the district level. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, I forgot the Students and Teachers editions of Office XP and Office 2003 don't qualify for upgrade. But yes, academic editions don't qualify for upgrade either. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I knew that the Student & Teacher Edition doesn't qualify for upgrades, but this is also true of academic editions? |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
Nobody seems to know what "proof" is required to qualify
for the Students and Teachers Edition of Office. The educators I spoke with said that they didn't know what would be expected of them to qualify for the educational package. Their school principals didn't know, either. My sister has a 15-year old son in prep school. She passed on the Students and Teachers Edition because the prep school didn't know anything about it. She bought a full retail copy of Office 2003 standard for her son's use. Perhaps university book stores are conversant with purchasing the Students and Teachers Edition of Office, but knowledge of the package seems non-existent at the middle and high school levels. And at CompUSA, at least, it's marketed on the shelves along with operating system software...and many people simply overlook it while browsing for other software. I use Office Professional. If there were a Students and Teachers version of Office 12 Professional, I'd consider returning to school long enough to qualify for the discounted package, and then demand a refund on tuition. (Grin.) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I used to work for a computer manufacturer. Believe me, I told my clients about it. They needed some sort of proof that I had to fax back to corporate headquarters. I made sure I saved my clients the $$$ - because it's what I would have wanted someone to do for me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Considering the much lower prices for Students and Teachers and Academic releases, qualifying persons can simply buy the latest release of the product without worrying about the upgrade. Recently attended a party in which four educators and a school administrative assistant were in attendance. I queried them on how their schools' students and teachers qualified for the Student & Teachers edition. Was there a secret code passed around in the school? None of them were aware that Microsoft offered heavily discounted software for teachers, students, and academics. Two had purchased the full retail version of Office 2003 standard. They were unhappy to learn of the existence of the Students and Teachers edition of Office. They all said that there is zero marketing of Microsoft products in their individual schools. Perhaps the knowledge doesn't filter down from the district level. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, I forgot the Students and Teachers editions of Office XP and Office 2003 don't qualify for upgrade. But yes, academic editions don't qualify for upgrade either. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I knew that the Student & Teacher Edition doesn't qualify for upgrades, but this is also true of academic editions? |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
AFAIK, no proof is required. It's openly sold in office and computer
discount stores, and I am not aware that any validation is done at checkout nor when you install and activate. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Nobody seems to know what "proof" is required to qualify for the Students and Teachers Edition of Office. The educators I spoke with said that they didn't know what would be expected of them to qualify for the educational package. Their school principals didn't know, either. My sister has a 15-year old son in prep school. She passed on the Students and Teachers Edition because the prep school didn't know anything about it. She bought a full retail copy of Office 2003 standard for her son's use. Perhaps university book stores are conversant with purchasing the Students and Teachers Edition of Office, but knowledge of the package seems non-existent at the middle and high school levels. And at CompUSA, at least, it's marketed on the shelves along with operating system software...and many people simply overlook it while browsing for other software. I use Office Professional. If there were a Students and Teachers version of Office 12 Professional, I'd consider returning to school long enough to qualify for the discounted package, and then demand a refund on tuition. (Grin.) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I used to work for a computer manufacturer. Believe me, I told my clients about it. They needed some sort of proof that I had to fax back to corporate headquarters. I made sure I saved my clients the $$$ - because it's what I would have wanted someone to do for me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Considering the much lower prices for Students and Teachers and Academic releases, qualifying persons can simply buy the latest release of the product without worrying about the upgrade. Recently attended a party in which four educators and a school administrative assistant were in attendance. I queried them on how their schools' students and teachers qualified for the Student & Teachers edition. Was there a secret code passed around in the school? None of them were aware that Microsoft offered heavily discounted software for teachers, students, and academics. Two had purchased the full retail version of Office 2003 standard. They were unhappy to learn of the existence of the Students and Teachers edition of Office. They all said that there is zero marketing of Microsoft products in their individual schools. Perhaps the knowledge doesn't filter down from the district level. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, I forgot the Students and Teachers editions of Office XP and Office 2003 don't qualify for upgrade. But yes, academic editions don't qualify for upgrade either. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I knew that the Student & Teacher Edition doesn't qualify for upgrades, but this is also true of academic editions? |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and
a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Nobody seems to know what "proof" is required to qualify for the Students and Teachers Edition of Office. The educators I spoke with said that they didn't know what would be expected of them to qualify for the educational package. Their school principals didn't know, either. My sister has a 15-year old son in prep school. She passed on the Students and Teachers Edition because the prep school didn't know anything about it. She bought a full retail copy of Office 2003 standard for her son's use. Perhaps university book stores are conversant with purchasing the Students and Teachers Edition of Office, but knowledge of the package seems non-existent at the middle and high school levels. And at CompUSA, at least, it's marketed on the shelves along with operating system software...and many people simply overlook it while browsing for other software. I use Office Professional. If there were a Students and Teachers version of Office 12 Professional, I'd consider returning to school long enough to qualify for the discounted package, and then demand a refund on tuition. (Grin.) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... I used to work for a computer manufacturer. Believe me, I told my clients about it. They needed some sort of proof that I had to fax back to corporate headquarters. I made sure I saved my clients the $$$ - because it's what I would have wanted someone to do for me. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Uncle Joe" wrote in message ... Considering the much lower prices for Students and Teachers and Academic releases, qualifying persons can simply buy the latest release of the product without worrying about the upgrade. Recently attended a party in which four educators and a school administrative assistant were in attendance. I queried them on how their schools' students and teachers qualified for the Student & Teachers edition. Was there a secret code passed around in the school? None of them were aware that Microsoft offered heavily discounted software for teachers, students, and academics. Two had purchased the full retail version of Office 2003 standard. They were unhappy to learn of the existence of the Students and Teachers edition of Office. They all said that there is zero marketing of Microsoft products in their individual schools. Perhaps the knowledge doesn't filter down from the district level. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, I forgot the Students and Teachers editions of Office XP and Office 2003 don't qualify for upgrade. But yes, academic editions don't qualify for upgrade either. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I knew that the Student & Teacher Edition doesn't qualify for upgrades, but this is also true of academic editions? |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. snip Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at the retail store. |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
Interesting. They don't make a photocopy? We had to fax it to our Education
department. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Sunny" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. snip Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at the retail store. |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
No "copies" are taken, just show a student pass, or school/college
authority/attendance record. (The "student" category is loose, imho, because it seems to include part time "courses" of infinite variety) :-) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message .. . Interesting. They don't make a photocopy? We had to fax it to our Education department. "Sunny" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. snip Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at the retail store. |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
I assume that's for Student and Teacher rather than academic?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sunny" wrote in message ... No "copies" are taken, just show a student pass, or school/college authority/attendance record. (The "student" category is loose, imho, because it seems to include part time "courses" of infinite variety) :-) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message .. . Interesting. They don't make a photocopy? We had to fax it to our Education department. "Sunny" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. snip Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at the retail store. |
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Why wont Word 2003 let me type anything?
That's what I'm thinking. Academic here refers to price, not edition.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I assume that's for Student and Teacher rather than academic? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Sunny" wrote in message ... No "copies" are taken, just show a student pass, or school/college authority/attendance record. (The "student" category is loose, imho, because it seems to include part time "courses" of infinite variety) :-) "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message .. . Interesting. They don't make a photocopy? We had to fax it to our Education department. "Sunny" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Proof for the academic discount is different. Academic requires photo ID and a copy of the letter of acceptance or something similar be faxed to Microsoft. snip Not in Australia, "academic discount purchase eligibility" is checked at the retail store. |
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