Office 2003

Microsoft Office 2003
Replaces
Version ofMicrosoft Office

Microsoft Word
Version	11.0
Codename
Latest build
Released	2003-08-19
Support end	2009-04-14 (Mainstream) 2014-04-08 (Extended)
Microsoft Office XP
Replaced by
Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2003 is a version ofMicrosoft Office, which was released to manufacturing on 19 August 2003 and then to consumers two months later on 21 October 2003.^[1]

New features[edit |edit source]

It includes a refreshed UI, which changed its color in relation to the selected visual style to tie-in better with theLuna visual style. OneNote and InfoPath also debuted with this Office version. Office Assistant is no longer installed by default.

It no longer comes with the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar and it no longer installs shortcuts to create a new or open an existing document on theStart menu by default, as both become hidden under the new two-column Start menu. However, the latter option is still available and will be installed if the user installs Office 2003 with the "Complete" install type or if the user enables the option after selecting the "Custom" install type.

System requirements[edit |edit source]

Windows 2000 SP3 or later
Pentium 233 MHz; Pentium II 400 MHz required for speech recognition; 450 MHz required for Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003; Pentium III recommended
128 MB of RAM; 256 MB required for Business Contact Manager
Hard disk space:
- 210 MB (Student and Teacher, Standard)
- 380 MB (Small Business)
- 400 MB (Professional)
- Additional 190 MB required for Business Contact Manager
CD-ROM drive
800×600 SVGA with 256 colors
Mouse and keyboard; stylus and touchscreen for certain inking functionality
Audio output device required for multimedia effects; microphone additionally required for speech recognition