Hal What you described an Excel feature. If you did, what was the fix? I think Libre Office is a great alternative to Office 2003. Yup, I hate the ribbon because it takes up too much space which is a real problem on the laptops but mostly because the ribbon cannot be extensively customized the way I like it. Our site is not affiliated with the developer by any means. This takes a few minutes.
The problem here is that they are different — as different from Office 2003 as the most current versions of Office, just in different ways. Try the compatibility mode for Office 2003 first. To extract the patch files. Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to. After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article.
But I like to keep the thing up to date. They are number one server base activation provider in the world. I would be very interested in any and all comments and ideas. Offline and online activator — This latest version can activate the applications without accessing to the Internet. Does anybody know if this requires paying the monthly fee? And the floating toolbars were genius! Do you want to save document as a rescued document 1? All trademarks, product and company logos are the property of their respective owners.
For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article. I think Microsoft may still offer a program that will remove all traces of its older versions. Office 2003 is installed and used on my Windows 10 computer and works through all of the Windows10 updates. Always download the most recent version. Stay tuned to get what you need. If that is the only cost I will consider making that purchase.
I also ran the compatibility tool for Windows 8 which did not indicate that it was incompatible and a good litmus test is if it works on Windows 8 it will work on Windows 10. My point is that four fully updated versions of Windows 10 v1709 work just fine with Word 2003. So use at own risk. Libre Office can be made to save in. Until the Fall Creators Update, we have had no problems with Office.
Even Copy and Paste shuts the software down. Everything else seems to be running fine with my installation, except for using spellcheck in Word. Unfortunately, that can leave your machine vulnerable to malware. It happened after an update. Excellent advice to do a clean install of Office 2003 — after doing a thorough uninstall. No additional expense of newer Office versions and especially going to the latest Office where you have to pay and pay and pay … continuously to keep using it. You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
Administrator resources Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the. Anything that looks the least bit like spam will be removed. That caused me problems until I found it and shut it off. I also have Office 2007 installed on the same computer since it is easier to open newer Office files. I guess I am fortunate because I have had Office 2003 long before Windows 10 came into the picture and so far have not experienced any problems with it.
When I need a function, it slows me down to have to click to a different tab to find what I need where my customized menus in Word 2003 have what I need just a single click away. But for those who refuse to adapt, I do have a solution. As an old hand with office, it drove me nuts when they switched to the Ribbon, so I installed it and I loved it. Every time, it attempts to do a calculation, the program just shuts down. No 3rd party installers, no adware, no toolbars, no viruses or any other harmful apps. Once the tool is installed, you can run it at any time to scan for hundreds of known issues in Office programs.
You can find Fill Across Sheets under the Home tab: find the Editing block, and the icon is a down-pointing arrow. But why not uninstall Office 2003 completely and try the 30-day free trial of Office 365 or Office 2016? It supports Windows all versions and editions activation, as well as the Office all products activation. What are your criteria for deciding whether or not to take Microsoft updates? When I make a change to a cell on the second tab, it changes the corresponding cell on tab1 as well as the intended cell on tab2. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for Office 2003. At the time I got it, it was free.