SUNY Orange 

Before Upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007--- 


Office 2007 delivers much more than formatting options and bug fixes. The most noticeable change is 
Microsoft's new "Ribbon" graphical user interface. 
Microsoft has done away with the old style �Pull down� menu above each window. This new interface is 
designed to give you all the options you would need in easily navigable tabbed environment designed 
for faster, more intuitive method of navigating. 

 
It will require a bit of a learning curve and patience unique to the individual. Just as other Office 
transitions, we are certain that everyone can adjust to the change to Office 2007 as time goes on. 

Office 2007 Suite brings with it a new form of file extension. You will notice that Office 2007 files have 
an "x" at the end of the extension ( i.e. .doc becomes .docx, .ppt becomes .pptx, etc.). It is important to 
note that those who choose not to upgrade to Office 2007 will not be able to open these new formats 
without a patch of some kind. Users of office 2003 may need to download and run the Microsoft's 
compatibility patch available using the following link: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en 

NOTE: 
If you know that you will be sharing documents with people still using Office 2003, you can save a 
document in a compatible format by choosing "Word 97-2003 Document" under the "save as" option. 

REMEMBER: 
Keep in mind that while you gain a vast assortment of new useful features, upgrading will take time to 
adjust. We strongly encourage you take advantage of the training and tutorials before proceeding with 
the upgrade to Office 2007. 

Follow the links below for self help training: 
Microsoft Online Tutorials URL: http://www.sunyorange.edu/its/training/training.shtml#M 
University of Akron�s training URL: http://ww 


 


OFFICE 2007 SUITE INSTALLATION GUIDE 

The ITS department has made it so that you can easily upgrade to Office 2007 Suite yourself without 
the need for the media CD or a service technician visiting your desk. 

 

 
IMPORTANT NOTE: 
The Office 2007 installation can take up to 45 minutes to 
complete depending on your PC and network traffic at the 
time. You can leave your machine �working alone� for much 
of this time. You will be required to reboot your PC at the 
end of the installation. 

 

In order to be able to install Office2007 you must be: 

� On the Middletown campus only 
currently not available at the Newburg campus 
the Office 2007 installs will be done by local technician 


� Logged onto Novell on our college network 


� Running at least Windows XP operating system 




If you are unsure of any of the above please contact the helpdesk at 
x4749 or helpdesk@sunyorange.edu for assistance. 

 

 

******************FIRST: Save any data and close any programs you have open! ****************** 

 

Double Click with the left mouse button on the �My Computer� on your desktop or use your start menu. 

 

 

 

Among your drive letters, you will find the 
�P:� or �Pub� drive as shown in the 
screenshot. 

 

Double Click with the left mouse button the 
�P:� drive to view the folders available. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find the folder called �ITS�. 

Double click (with the left mouse button) the 
�ITS� folder to open and view the contents. 

 

 

OFFICE 2007 Suite Includes: 


 


ou will see a file called 
ffice2007Installer.bat 

ouble Click with the left 
ouse button on the 
Office2007Installer.bat� to 
egin the installation process. 

 

 

 

 

 

You may or may not see this screenshot depending upon 
your computers settings. 

 

If you do, simply Left click run to continue. 

 

 

 

 

 

A window will pop up starting the 
installation of Office 2007� 

 

 

 

 

 

The Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 
Installation Progress Screen will 
immediately follow. 

This will show the status of your upgrade to 
Office 2007. Please remember that this step 
will take at least 30 minutes to complete. The 
progress bar shows that it is working. 

Note: During this time feel free to leave your 
machine �working� and come back later� 


 

In order to complete the setup, you will be prompted to 
reboot your computer. 

Left click Yes and wait for your PC to restart. 

 

 

 

Once your PC restarts and you log 
into it, you will notice new Office 
2007 commonly used shortcuts 
have been placed on your desktop. 


 
Double Click with the left mouse button on the Microsoft Office Word 2007 icon to open your new 
version of MS Word. 

 

 

You may receive a Welcome screen like the one shown 
here. Left click Next. 

 

 

 

 

You may be prompted to Sign up for Microsoft Update. 

Select the recommended option to �Download and 
Install updates from Microsoft Update when 
available� by left clicking on the round radio button. 

Next, simply Left click the Finish button to start using 
Microsoft Office 2007 Suite! 

 

 

Questions or Need Support? Call our helpdesk at ext: 4749 or email us at helpdesk@sunyorange.edu