Microsoft Office

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Microsoft Office is is one of the most popular suites of applications. Microsoft Office can be obtained through Pomona College's site license. Office is available for both PC (currently Office 2003) and Mac (currently Office 2004), but the composite programs vary between the two.

How do I install Office?

First, you will need to make sure you have a connection to the Pomona network. If you are off campus, you will need to set up a VPN connection first. Once you're connected, please pick one of the following options:

• Installing Office on a PC
• Installing Office on a Mac

What programs make up Microsoft Office?

General

• Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program that lets you do fun things like pivot tables
• Microsoft PowerPoint - A presentation program that helps you create slide shows
• Microsoft Word - A word processing program with more features than you could ever possibly use

Windows only

• Microsoft Access - A database program that helps you manage and share large amounts of information
• Microsoft FrontPage - A web design program that helps you create and manage your own website
  NOTE: FrontPage is no longer offered under Pomona's Microsoft Office license
• Microsoft InfoPath - A collaborative program mainly designed for businesses
• Microsoft OneNote - A program for taking and organizing notes
• Microsoft Outlook - An e-mail program that helps you manage multiple e-mail accounts on your computer
• Microsoft Publisher - A page layout program that helps you create spiffy-looking projects

Macintosh only

• Microsoft Entourage - An e-mail program that helps you manage multiple e-mail accounts on your computer
• Virtual PC - An emulator that allows you to mimic a PC environment on your Mac

How much support for Office does Pomona ITS provide?

It really depends on the component of Office. For programs like Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel, all but the most advanced features will be supported in-house. The other Office programs are also supported, but not as extensively. If we are unable to provide the assistance you need, we can point you to the appropriate section of the Microsoft website for more information.

Other FAQs

• Adding languages to Word