Be on the lookout for a free upgrade to Office 2003 in the form of another service pack.
Office 2007 may have recently been released, but many companies and individuals are sticking with Office 2003 for now.
There’s a learning curve for the software’s new interface and besides, even the standard version costs $239.99 USD as an upgrade from Best Buy, though the upgrade is included in Software Assurance contracts.
Yesterday, a download referring to the service pack appeared on Microsoft’s Web site.
The download, “Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Administrative Template (ADM), OPAs, and Explain Text Update” only includes policy settings and documentation, but more could be on the way.
This download includes the following updates:
- Policy settings that provide the ability to block file format settings to prevent users from opening or saving specific file types and file formats in Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, and Microsoft Office Word 2003.
- An updated Excel 2003 workbook (Office 2003 Group Policies.xls) that describes policy settings listed in the various Administrative Template and OPA files. It supports changes to the Office 2003 SP3 policy settings.
This update replaces the previously available Office 2003 Service Pack 2 Administrative Template (ADM), OPAs, and Explain Text Update download.
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