Updating Office 2003 Without Office 2007 on Microsoft Office Online

• Visit the Office 2003 page on the homepage of Microsoft Office Online to update Office 2003. For a link to this page, see the Resources section. Microsoft Office Online is a platform that allows Office users to update their software; Office users can also download and use various document templates at no extra charge. Microsoft Office Online has a specific download page for each version of Microsoft Office ever released, such as Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007. As a result, you do not need to have Office 2007 installed in order to update your Microsoft Office 2003 software. In fact, Office updates from Microsoft Office Online are organized in a way that users can continue to use and update their specific software without installing newer versions.
  
  Click on the "Updates" link on the Office 2003 page. You will be redirected to another page containing a list of all released Office 2003 updates. You will notice that each update item contains the date when the update was released as well as an approximate download time, which may vary depending on your internet speed.
  
  Click on the specific update you are interested in downloading. You will be redirected to a download for the specific update. Select your internet speed as well as the language type of your Office 2003 software, and then click on the "Download" button. Be sure to download the update file to a specific folder on your PC. Upon completing the download process, find the update file on your PC, then double-click on the file to install the update for your Office 2003 software.
  
  

Updating Word 2003 by Adding Optional Tools

• Click on the "Add-ins," "Converters," "Smart Tags," "Publications" or "Additional Microsoft Downloads" links to download optional tools for your Microsoft Office 2003 software. In addition to using the Office 2003 page to download updates for your Office 2003 software without Office 2007, you can also download these.
  
  Depending on your needs, it may be helpful to download some of these additional items in order to extend the functionality of your Office 2003 software. For example, downloading a "Desktop Language settings" add-in could be helpful in allowing you to change various regional language settings on your Office 2003 software.