Add Creative Commons License Add-in for Microsoft Office 2007

You can now embed Creative Commons licenses directly into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents. The Creative Commons licenses enable copyright holders to grant some or all of their rights to the public while retaining others to avoid the problems current copyright laws create for the sharing of information.

Microsoft provides with an add-in that enables you to embed a Creative Commons license into a document that you create using Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Excel. With a Creative Commons license, authors can express their intentions regarding how their works may be used by others.

The add-in downloads the Creative Commons license you designate from the Creative Commons Web site and inserts it directly into your creative work. The addin can be used if you are using any one of the three OS - Windows Server 2003/ Windows Vista/ Windows XP. Make sure that the Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 and MS Office 2007 Suite is installed on your PC before using the add-in.

Follow Installation Steps-
1. Close all Microsoft Office programs before installing the add-in.
2. Download the file by clicking the Download link (below) and save the file to your hard disk.
3. Double-click the CCSetup.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Instructions for use-
Once you have installed this download, use your Office program as you normally would. The add-in creates a new Creative Commons tab to the Microsoft Office 2007 ribbon where you can create a set of licenses and add them easily to your documents.

1. Open the MS Office Document (Word/PowerPoint/Excel) and click on Creative commons tab as shown.

2. Click on Licenses and select the license which you want to use in your document.

3. Click Ok. Your document is now protected under the Creative Commons.

Note: This application requires Internet access in order to connect to the Creative Commons Web site. As a result, you might experience a slight delay when using the add-in.

Microsoft has provided a good feature in the form of add-in. But why internet connection is required. The add-in should be able to import the latest licenses that can be used while working offline with MS office.

Download - [Creative Commons Add-in for MS Office 2007]

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