The following information related to the Office 2016 upgrades was sent out today via email to the next group of Office 2013 users who will be getting upgraded on June 16. It provides some initial information for the upgrades so I am posting it here as well as a project update.

Hello,

If you are receiving this message you recently logged into a computer within your department that has Office 2013 installed and can expect that machine to be upgraded overnight starting the evening of June 16. We will be sending out a reminder email to this same list of individuals on the morning on June 16.

Below is a quick list of what you need to do or know before you leave work on June 16:

• Please leave the computer turned on and be sure to log off (if you leave your machine locked, the upgrade will not begin until you log in to it on the morning of June 17)
• If you have your device off campus on the night of June 16, the upgrade will begin the next time to connect to the OSU network
• The Office 2016 installation will NOT remove your Office 2013 desktop and taskbar shortcuts, so please replace them with Office 2016 shortcuts prior to launching any applications
• You can contact the CN call center at 7-8787 (Option 2) to assist you with this if necessary

Note: If you are using Office 2013 via Parallels or VMWare on an Apple device, please adhere to the same preparation steps listed above for the Windows virtual machine
We are also including a Microsoft TechNet link listing what was deprecated or changed in Office 2013, which are the majority of the changes you will see using Office 2016:

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Todd Soli, the project lead: todd.soli@oregonstate.edu.

Thank you,

Your Community Network Support Team

Community Network
Information Services
Oregon State University
(541) 737-8787
http://oregonstate.edu/is/client-services/

The list of machines that are in the Office 2016 deployment collection for tonight can be found here (June 13 sheet): Office 2016 Device Upgrade List – By Date

The following was sent to all CN customers letting them know both the PC and Mac images now have Office 2016 as the default Office version.

Hello,

As part of the transition off of older Microsoft Office versions for supported computers, Client Services has set Office 2016 as the standard Office version for new computer builds. This means when we pick up your new university owned Windows or Mac computer to configure, or your existing computer is rebuilt, you can expect it to be returned with Office 2016 unless you have a specific business need to keep an earlier version. You can expect to see a number of new features and updates to several of the existing features, such as:

Faster, easier ways to get data.

• Excel includes some exciting new features that provide fast, easy data gathering and shaping.
• New chart and graph options allow for greater flexibility in how data is displayed.
• Export linked data sources from Access into Excel.

More efficient email.

• Attach files from your recent items list.
• Faster and more reliable search capabilities.

Smart Lookup functionality.

• Highlight a word or phrase to discover related information from around the web.
• You can drag and drop links and images into your document or spreadsheet.

Tell Me search.

• For those who have felt lost among the endless options in Office applications, Tell Me could become your favorite new feature – you just have to tell it what you want to do.
• No digging through the Ribbon for functions.
• Look up commands using plain, intuitive language.

 Improved reliability.

• Fewer issues with application stability due to a faster update cycle.

This update is in conjunction with the Office upgrades that are currently taking place for all Community Network supported Windows and Mac computers. If you have questions regarding the addition of Office 2016 to the standard computer build, please contact the Community Network Service Desk via phone at 7-8787 (Option 2) or via email at cn.help@oregonstate.edu.

Your Community Network Support Team
Community Network
Information Services
Oregon State University
(541) 737-8787
http://oregonstate.edu/is/client-services/

The following information related to the Office 2016 upgrades was sent out today via email to the next group of Office 2010 and Office 2013 users who will be getting upgraded on June 13. It provides some initial information for the upgrades so I am posting it here as well as a project update.

Hello,

If you are receiving this message you recently logged into a computer within your department that has Office 2010 or Office 2013 installed and can expect that machine to be upgraded overnight starting the evening of June 13. We will be sending out a reminder email to this same list of individuals on the morning on June 13.

Below is a quick list of what you need to do or know before you leave work on June 13:

• Please leave the computer turned on and be sure to log off (if you leave your machine locked, the upgrade will not begin until you log in to it on the morning of June 14)
• If you have your device off campus on the night of May 26, the upgrade will begin the next time to connect to the OSU network
• The Office 2016 installation will NOT remove your Office 2010/2013 desktop and taskbar shortcuts, so please replace them with Office 2016 shortcuts prior to launching any applications
• You can contact the CN call center at 7-8787 (Option 2) to assist you with this if necessary

Note: If you are using Office 2010/2013 via Parallels or VMWare on an Apple device, please adhere to the same preparation steps listed above for the Windows virtual machine

We are also including a Microsoft TechNet link listing what was deprecated or changed in Office 2013, which are the majority of the changes you will see using Office 2016:

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Todd Soli, the project lead: todd.soli@oregonstate.edu.

Thank you,

Your Community Network Support Team

Community Network
Information Services
Oregon State University
(541) 737-8787

http://oregonstate.edu/is/client-services/

Server Support and myself are cutting a dozen or so users in CPHHS over from an aging physical server to an shiny new virtual server tonight at ~5:00. I sent the affected users an email reminder with the pertinent login and application information, but if any of them call or email in tomorrow morning referencing “the CPHHS-Stats server” send them my way.