September 17, 1999

With Microsoft Office 2000, the upgrade process has been simplified. Many previous version documents work without modification in Office 2000, and Office 2000 users can share documents with users of other versions of Office, as well as other software applications.

As you make plans to move your organization to Office 2000, the following migration guides (developed by Micro Modeling Associates) are available to help. These guides provide detailed information about converting files, educating users, and taking advantage of the new capabilities of Office 2000.

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Toolbox    The Office Resource Kit includes the migration guides, as well as text converters and graphics filters in the Microsoft Office Converter Pack. Set the Migration guides for Office 2000 section for a list of all the available migration guides. You can find this downloadable file on the Office 2000 Resource Kit Downloads page.

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Upgrading legacy databases to Access 2000

Upgrading to Microsoft Access 2000 provides information for administrators, developers, and designers of Access databases — anyone converting previous version Access databases to Access 2000. The introduction also contains valuable planning and decision-making information and references to sources of additional information.

Topics covered in Upgrading to Microsoft Access 2000 include the following:

• Incorporating Access 2000 into an existing database system
• Managing multiple versions of Access
• Converting databases

Converting Lotus 1-2-3 files to Excel 2000

Migrating from Lotus 1-2-3 to Microsoft Excel 2000 provides a general framework for planning a conversion of Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet files and macros to Microsoft Excel 2000. This guide covers a variety of topics, including new and improved Excel 2000 features and additional Microsoft white papers that can assist in your transition to Excel 2000.

Other topics covered in Migrating from Lotus 1-2-3 to Microsoft Excel 2000 include the following:

• Basic differences between Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel
• Detailed conversion instructions for worksheet files and macros
• Appendix of Lotus 1-2-3 functions and their Excel equivalents

Converting text and graphics to PowerPoint 2000

Migrating to Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 provides information about converting a variety of presentations and graphic formats to PowerPoint® 2000. For example, the guide includes detailed instructions for converting Freelance and Harvard Graphics presentations, as well as importing and exporting graphics in JPG, GIF, EPS and many other formats.

Specific settings and details are provided for items such as measurement conversions, transitions, and character sets. In addition, the guide describes the conversion limitations, so that users can better understand when they might need to recreate existing graphics.

Switching from Word Perfect to Word 2000

Migrating from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word 2000 explains how to successfully make the switch from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word 2000. Its primary focus is converting from WordPerfect 6.x to Word 2000, but it also contains information about converting WordPerfect 5.x to Word 2000.

Topics covered in Migrating from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word 2000 include the following:

• Planning
• Prioritizing and categorizing documents
• Converting documents, templates, and macros
• Converting supplemental dictionaries
• Troubleshooting

Understanding Year 2000 issues in Excel 2000

Year 2000 Issues in Microsoft Excel 2000 explains how dates are stored and handled in Microsoft Excel 2000 and provides examples of potential problems that might arise when you work with date ranges that cross the millennium. Find out about possible solutions to help you manage year 2000-related issues in the following versions of Excel for Windows®:

• Excel 4.x
• Excel 5.x
• Excel 95 (7.0)
• Excel 97 (8.0)
• Excel 2000

This guide discusses Excel worksheets and functions, and addresses the important differences between using dates in worksheets and in macro languages. It also covers issues concerning the use of third-party controls and add-ins.