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Upgrading from MS Office 2003 to 2016?
Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:43 pm
After my PC decided to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on it's own, I have discovered a couple of annoying compatibility bugs in MS Office 2003. I am considering upgrading to Office 2016.
Does anyone have any issues with 2016? Would 2013 be a better choice since it has been out for a while now? I would prefer traditional software to subscription based. I need licensing for 4 PCs.
What sort of learning curve can I expect with the interface? I am fairly computer savvy but how different is 2013/2016 from what I am used to? I primarily use office for Outlook, Excel and Word in running my construction business. Any pitfall warnings or advice from someone else who doesn't like change?
Does anyone have any issues with 2016? Would 2013 be a better choice since it has been out for a while now? I would prefer traditional software to subscription based. I need licensing for 4 PCs.
What sort of learning curve can I expect with the interface? I am fairly computer savvy but how different is 2013/2016 from what I am used to? I primarily use office for Outlook, Excel and Word in running my construction business. Any pitfall warnings or advice from someone else who doesn't like change?
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 3:47 pm to sostan
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What sort of learning curve can I expect with the interface? I am fairly computer savvy but how different is 2013/2016 from what I am used to?
Pretty big learning curve. It is a shock to people. Everything is still there, but you may have to hunt for things at first.
I would just make the jump to 2016.
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 5/31/16 at 4:38 pm to sostan
Hope you like Calibri*
*frick Calibri
*frick Calibri
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:46 am to sostan
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After my PC decided to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on it's own, I have discovered a couple of annoying compatibility bugs in MS Office 2003. I am considering upgrading to Office 2016.
You should have upgraded years ago. Kids born when Office 2003 was released are in junior high now
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:29 am to sostan
I don't mind most of the stuff...it takes a little getting used to. For some reason, I can't stand 2016 Outlook. It makes me want to kick puppies every time I open it.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:51 am to sostan
I love 2013.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:04 pm to sostan
Never mind.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:51 pm to sostan
As others said, there is definitely a learning curve. The keyboard shortcuts still work but anyone who uses the mouse to pick menu items will be lost for a good while.
I've used Office since '95 and quite frankly prefer 2016 now that I've had time to get used to it. Worth it IMHO and the old 2003 formats will eventually become unsupported anyway. The difference between 2013 (one price) vs. 2016 (subscription) isn't big, but pick one of the two.
Get used to change. I bet you learned Spanish when you had to right?
I've used Office since '95 and quite frankly prefer 2016 now that I've had time to get used to it. Worth it IMHO and the old 2003 formats will eventually become unsupported anyway. The difference between 2013 (one price) vs. 2016 (subscription) isn't big, but pick one of the two.
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Any pitfall warnings or advice from someone else who doesn't like change?
Get used to change. I bet you learned Spanish when you had to right?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 6:21 pm to foshizzle
Office 2013 allows you to use the &, # and () as well. But if you ever use Sharepoint Sites, those are typically several years old and will not accept those special characters...
Posted on 6/2/16 at 12:20 pm to Pettifogger
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Hope you like Calibri*
You can change the default template and make Calibri go away forever, as well as the retarded spacing (seriously, 8 pt. paragraph space + 1.08 line spacing for a default style?). I also changed the Ctrl+F shortcut to bring up the full search menu.
Other than those two shitty interface/design decisions, I prefer working in 2013/2016. Office Mix is cool, too.
The backwards compatibility in Word is frustrating, though. If you have complicated documents with lots of design elements (and particularly when pagination is important), you need to make sure you're working from a file that's been saved to be compatible with previous versions of Word. I'm not even talking 97-03. A design-heavy Word document created in Word 2013 will look slightly different in Word 2010 if you didn't layout the document in compatibility mode, and it can push entire tables and graphics onto new pages simply because default cell padding is different.
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