In order to provide a trouble-free learning environment, it is important that the Casper College Distance Education Server (WebCT) is maintained on a weekly basis.

This planned system maintenance will start at 1:00 am each Monday. Depending on the extent of the maintenance, the Distance Education Server (WebCT) may be un-accesible from 1 to 4 hours.

In Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft added new Open XML formats to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. Files that are created in the Open XMLformat are not readable by earlier versions of Microsoft Office (such as Microsoft Office 2003, or Microsoft Office 2000).

In order to view and manage files created by Microsoft Office 2007 you will need to install the following compatibility pack. This download will enable users on earlier versions of Microsoft Office to open, edit, save, and create files in the new Open XML format. The download is available on the Microsoft website and it can be found here: