The recent release of Microsoft Office 2007 creates both opportunity and anxiety for the thousands of people who use these tools at UVM.     With a significant change to the Microsoft Office interface for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, we need to be intentional about making the transition to the newest version of MS Office productive, with as little disruption to your schedule as possible.

The Office 2007 Task Force recommends that students, faculty, and staff continue using the Office 2003 Suite while the Task Force is testing MS Office 2007.  This task force consists of a group of volunteers, which has been formed to test this software over the next few months.  We will report on some of the treasures, investigate the complications of conversion from earlier versions, and suggest ways we all can learn to use these tools productively. The volunteers include both IT support people and clients who use Office programs on a daily basis.   Testing is currently underway, but if you are interested in participating directly, please contact us.  The Task Force has set June 25, 2007 as the target date for reporting findings and recommendations.

 
Doug Varney ( dsv@uvm.edu )

Carol Caldwell-Edmonds (Carol.Caldwell-Edmonds@uvm.edu)

Mike Fitzgerald ( emfitzge@uvm.edu )