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Can I use Access 2003 with MS Office 2007?

  • 07-10-2009 8:04am
    #1
    bobjim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭


    Hi,
    I recently loaded MSOffice on a trial basis as my wife is taking ECDL classes and needed Office rather than OpenOffice which I normally use. Anyway, Access2007 is included but the classes use Access2003, which makes things difficult for my wife so my question is whether I can somehow download Access2003 and use that instead?

    If not, can I get the entire Office 2003 suite - from my look around Microsoft's site, it appears not but I could well be mistaken.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks,
    bobjim


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  • #2
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭uch


    Dont think you'll get it from Microsoft but if you go to some of the smaller retailers they might still have a copy.

    21/25



  • #3
    gerTheGreat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭gerTheGreat


    MS Office (including Access) is backwards compatable, so yes.


  • #4
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭uch


    gerTheGreat wrote: »
    MS Office (including Access) is backwards compatable, so yes.

    Yeah but layout is different, so will be more difficult for a novice to follow ECDL

    21/25



  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    tbh, your wife shouldn't bother with a ECDL course, as it really is mickey mouse stuff. Going into fas and talkig to someone in there about what she wants to learn will point here in the right direction. The ECDL is really like the um.. special bus edition of fisher price.


  • #6
    bobjim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭bobjim


    Yeah, I'm getting that feeling about the ECDL! The reason she went for it was to have some recognised qualification that she could include on her CV - she doesn't work in the IT world.

    It would seem that I can't officially get Office 2003 and also that Access 2003 (if I could even get it) could not be loaded onto MS Office 2007.


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  • #7
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Yeah, that's the problem with ECDL, they don't keep their course material up to date at all. Your only option would be eBay as i don't think you will find any shops be it on the high street or online retailer still stocking it. Even if your wife dosen't work in IT or even an IT environment FAS offer some office courses which will actually be useful to your wife, they even offer ranges from beginner, intermediate and advanced.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I seem to remember that Microsoft stopped selling Office 2003 almost immediately after 2007 was released so it's been off the market for a long time. We've often had requests for it where I work but it just can't be got.


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