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Microsoft? Office Resource Kit Technical Article (whitepaper) Microsoft Office 97 toMicrosoft Office 2003 Migration Issues Writer: Michael L. Cook Technical Reviewer: Joe Giunta Published: 10-24-03 Updated: (currently no updates) – Future updates will appear as an addendum to the end of this paper, noted by date. Summary: This paper explains the basic differences between Microsoft? Office 97 and the Microsoft Office System at a cursory level. It describes some changes a user might see in the menu bar user interface that relate to common functions, and what a user might experience as a possible bug, depending on how advanced they are in using Office 2003 Edition applications. This paper also provides a roll up of the most likely issues an administrator might encounter during and after a migration of Office 97 to an Office 2003 Edition. Included is information about several known design changes that affect programmatic access to Office application objects that may also affect custom applications. Copyright This is a preliminary document and may be changed substantially at a later date. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. This White Paper is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, witho