Office 2007: backwards compat collateral

As part of the Office 2007/MOSS project I am working on, my customer needed some information around how to deal with backwards compatibility and Excel/Access macros as part of their rollout. These are all common areas of concern for any Office upgrade - below are the URL's with definitive guidance in this space. The migration planning manager is of particular note - this is saving me a ton of time right now whereas previously a lot of manual testing would have been needed.

 

File Format Interoperability:

Compatibility Pack: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

Compatibility Mode: https://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/2f7456c2-67e6-4948-9e76-81fce661210e1033.mspx?mfr=true

Microsoft IT Showcase: https://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/office2007.mspx

 

Macros/VBA Compatibility:

Migration Planning Manager: https://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/f/?en-us/library/27ffcab8-40f1-4687-808d-6d79fb8536bd1033.mspx

Office Resource Kit: https://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/32a18803-52d2-4967-ab9d-0e199c9bf0041033.mspx?mfr=true