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Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 is the latest version of Micrsoft's popular office productivity suite.  This page will provide information about our support for Office 2010.  For a demo of the new features you can go to Microsoft's site.

Office 2010 Frequently Asked Questions

• Where do I get Office 2010?
• What is WPI's plan for upgrading to Office 2010
• What are the known issues with upgrading to Office 2010?
• How do I find a feature from Office 2003 in Office 2010?
• What training is available for Office 2010?
  

Where do I get Office 2010?

NOTE:  The network installation for Office 2010 requires activation against a WPI license server initially and then again at least once every 180 days.  This requires a VPN connection to renew the activation, which will reset the counter for another 180 days.  Systems regularly on the WPI network will not have problems but we recommend that for personal systems off the WPI network that you purchase the CLA media.  For any issues with activation please go to the Office 2010 Activation page.

To install Office 2010, Map a drive to \\shares.wpi.edu\applications\Windows\Microsoft\Office. You should run the Install Microsoft Office 2010 shortcut.  If you are running Windows XP you should also run the Install Windows Desktop Search to enable the Instant Search features in Outlook 2010 and OneNote 2010.  You may also purchase installation media via the WPI CLA page.

What is WPI's plan for upgrading to Office 2010?

WPI is upgrading to Office 2010 in three phases to allow for a smooth transition between Office 2007 and Office 2010. Below is a summary of the process.  For more details please review the Upgrade Process page.

• Phase 1: June 23, 2010 - Office 2010 made available to install from the network
• Phase 2: October 18, 2010 - Office 2010 becomes default version of Office on all reimaged or newly deployed Faculty/Staff computers
• Phase 3: December 20, 2010 - Office 2010 will be deployed to all existing Faculty, Staff and Lab/Classroom computers

What are the known issues with upgrading to Office 2010?

There are a few known issues when upgrading Office 2010

• Access compatibility
  • Access 2010 does have some changes that may cause errors to occur in older Access databases.  In most cases these can be fixed without too much work.  The CCC does not support custom Access databases but if you contact the helpdesk we can recommend a consultant to help you upgrade your database.
  • For users who need transitional time to migrate their Access databases 2010 we have created a terminal server with Access 2003 available.  The name of this server is "office.wpi.edu".  Directions on accessing the terminal server can be found here.
  • ARD users: ARD works with Access 2010 but will not support exporting reports to excel.  ARD users who need to use the excel export feature should use the "office.wpi.edu" terminal server.
• 3rd Party Add-ins
  • 3rd Party Add-ins may need to be reinstalled after Office is upgraded to work correctly.  Some add-ins may not work with Office 2010 and may have newer versions that are specifically designed for Office 2010.
  • EndNote: Older versions of EndNote may cause a delay when starting Word 2010.  EndNote users should upgrade to EndNote X4 as it has been designed to work with the new Ribbon format for Office 2007 and above.
  • Adobe Acrobat: Adobe Acrobat 6.x and 7.x may not work correctly with Office 2010.  We recommend that users upgrade to Adobe 8.x.  Users may contact the helpdesk for information on how to purchase an upgraded license of Adobe Acrobat 8.x  If you only need to save Word, PowerPoint and Excel files as PDF, you may not need Acrobat Profession as Office 2010 has the ability to save documents directly to PDF.

How do I find a feature from Office 2003 in Office 2010?

Microsoft has several interactive guides that allow you to use a virtual Office 2003 menu to find a feature and it will then show you how to access the same feature in Office 2010.

• Office 2010 Interactive Guides
  • Word 2010
  • PowerPoint 2010
  • Excel 2010
  • Outlook 2010 (coming soon)
• Printable List of Office 2010 Commands and Buttons

What training is available for Office 2010?

Training is available from the ATC.  You may review courses on the Software Applications Instruction page.

 

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