New Features That Are Offered with Certain Versions of Excel 2003

This article discusses what new XML features are only available with certain versions of Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

The following features are only available with the Office Professional and Stand-alone versions of Excel 2003 and the version of Excel 2003 that is included in Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003:

• Schema mapping
• Information Rights Management (IRM)
• The Datagrid feature that is associated with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

Note These features are not available with the version of Excel 2003 that is included in the following Microsoft Office 2003 products:

• Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
• Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
• Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003

However, these users can still import and export XML files from a previously mapped spreadsheet.

For more information about XML Mapping, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type XML in the Search for box in the Assistance pane, and then click Start searching to view the topic.

For more information about Windows SharePoint Services, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about Information Rights Management, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type IRM in the Search for box in the Assistance pane, and then click Start searching to view the topic.