Once you have secured your copy of MS Office 2003 (free for AASD employees – you can check one out from central services downtown), download Learning Essentials for MS Office at http://www.microsoft.com/learningessentials/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001&active_tab=Overview
“Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office 1.5 provides education-specific tools for students and educators to get the most out of their familiar Microsoft Office applications. Curriculum-based templates and toolbars for Microsoft Office Word, the Microsoft Office PowerPoint® presentation graphics program and Microsoft Office Excel® spreadsheet software help students and educators get started, stay organized and successfully complete high-quality work.”

