Help with choosing student/teacher or std office 2003?

[ec]

Hello,
I am hoping you can help me choose either the Student/Teacher or standard
version of Office. I am attracted by the low price of S/T, but am concerned
that perhaps some software functionality is missing or that if I sent files
to people who use a non-edu version that there will be compatabilty issues.
Is this the case? Is the S/T software exactly the same as standard Office
2003 software?

I understand that S/T can't be upgraded - is that a huge deal? Is a new
version of Office planned soon? I have run Office 2000 for a while and it
seems OK to me, but I can't find the disks and think I need to start over and
am trying to save $$ if possible, but don't want to be penny wise and pound
foolish.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Academic Discounts for Education Faculty and Staff
http://www.microsoft.com/Educa­tion/AcademicDiscounts.aspx

Limitations of Academic Versions:

--- For noncommercial, educational use only.
--- For qualified educational users only.
--- Non-upgradeable to the next version.
--- Non-transferable.
--- Has installation support only.
--- Has a non-perpetual license that is tied to the eligibility of the user.
(If a user is no longer a student or educator, the license is no longer
valid)

Your right to use the Academic version of Windows XP ends when
you no longer meet the criteria for using the Academic version of XP.

If you do not meet the above criteria, then you cannot use the
Academic Version of Office.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Hello,
| I am hoping you can help me choose either the Student/Teacher or standard
| version of Office. I am attracted by the low price of S/T, but am concerned
| that perhaps some software functionality is missing or that if I sent files
| to people who use a non-edu version that there will be compatabilty issues.
| Is this the case? Is the S/T software exactly the same as standard Office
| 2003 software?
|
| I understand that S/T can't be upgraded - is that a huge deal? Is a new
| version of Office planned soon? I have run Office 2000 for a while and it
| seems OK to me, but I can't find the disks and think I need to start over and
| am trying to save $$ if possible, but don't want to be penny wise and pound
| foolish.
| Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!!

 

[bxb7668]

A better link for Office 2003 Student and Teacher eligibility is
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/doyouqualify.mspx

Files created with S&T are identical to all other editions of Office
2003. It is exactly the same as the Standard edition. The FAQ about
S&T is at
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/faq.mspx

There is a new version of Office due out in a year or so, but so far
its features seem primarily aimed at businesses.

Brian Bygland