Vista and Office 2007– Frequently Asked Questions
Q – What is Vista and Office 2007?
A – Vista is the operating system on your computer.
Office 2007 is the suite of programs most commonly used, eg
Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Q – When will my computer be migrated?
A – The migration started in mid-June 2008 and is
scheduled for completion at the end of April 2009. We can’t give you a specific date
until nearer the date your department will be migrated.
Click
here to see a rolling schedule. The Vista Upgrade Team will be in touch with you nearer the time
but if you think you have a good case to be migrated early,
please contact
vista-upgrade@canterbury.ac.uk.
Q – Will my computer look different after it has been
updated?
A – Yes.
Click on this link for a Microsoft Vista Quick
Guide.
Q – What will happen to my existing documents?
A – You will still be able to open, edit and save the
documents.
Q – Will I be able to read my colleague’s documents if
they haven’t been migrated and I have?
A – Yes. Office 2007 can read files created in earlier
versions.
Q – Will they be able to read and edit my documents?
A – Yes. Office 2007 will be set to save to 2003 format
until all computers are migrated. If, by accident, a file is
saved in 2007 format, Office 2003 has a filter that allows it to
open Office 2007 files. However, any features new to Office 2007
will be lost.
Q – What about Microsoft Access? I read somewhere that
this won’t default to 2003 format.
A – That is correct. When you save your file, you need
to click on the Microsoft Office button (in the top left-hand
corner of the screen) and chose "File, Save As" and chose
"Access 2002-2003 Database"
Q - I get a Security Warning when I open an
existing Access Database. Why is this and what should I
do?
A - Access has this feature to try and prevent
harmful macros (mini-programs within Access) running on your
computer. To prevent this happening,
click on this link
for instructions.
Q – What about students’ work?
A – We recommend you ask them to save their work in Office
2003. Warn them that if they use features new to Office 2007,
these will be lost when they save in 2003.
Q – What if the student doesn’t save in Office 2003
format?
A – Your software will convert their file to Office 2003.
Again, warn your students that if they have used features new to
Office 2007, these will be lost when you open the file in Office
2003.
Q – How do we specify which version we save our work
in?
A – Click on the Office button in the top left-hand corner
of your screen. This will open a drop-down menu. Click on Save
As. In the window that opens, near the bottom, there is a box
“save as type”. This should be “xxxx 97-2003 document (.doc)” to
save in Office 2003 format.
Q – What about the software I have loaded on my
computer?
A – Keep a record of any software that is specific to your
computer. You will be asked for this in preparation for your
computer migration. You will have to have the disks or details
of the software source (eg if freeware) and licence details if
applicable.
Q – What if I don’t have the licence or disks?
A – Contact the
Computing Liaison Team.
Q – I use Schedule Plus on my computer. Will it still
work?
A – No. You need to move to Outlook Calendar.
Q – I like the new features in PowerPoint. Is there
anything I should be aware of?
A – Yes – If you save the file in Office 2003 format, any
new features you have used will be lost. If you save it is
Office 2007 format, you will not be able to run the presentation
on computers with Office 2003.
Q- I have recently been upgraded to VISTA and my
printer does not work.
A- Contact the
i-zone on Ext 2222 and tell them you
have recently been migrated to VISTA.
Q- I have recently been upgraded to VISTA and my
software does not work
A- Contact the
i-zone on ext 2222 and tell them that
you have recently been migrated to VISTA.
Q- How much RAM does my PC need to run VISTA
A- 1GB of RAM, if your PC does not have sufficient memory
the User Support team will upgrade the memory in your PC.
Q- How long will my PC take to be upgrade
A- The upgrade should take 2-3 hours.
Q- How do I check my C: drive ?
A- Contact the Help desk and they will assist you.
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered here, please email the Computing Liaison Team.
