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This updated 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.

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Office 2003; compatible operating system

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