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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2003-07-22</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000003370</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IKN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001179517</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WARE MARILYN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeSecurity>
        <securityTitle>
            <value>Deferred Stock Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
        </securityTitle>
        <conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <value>0</value>
        </conversionOrExercisePrice>
        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-07-22</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
        </transactionDate>
        <transactionCoding>
            <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
            <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
            <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
        </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>621</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionShares>
            <transactionValue>
                <value>7.05</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionValue>
            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <exerciseDate>
            <value>1988-08-08</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
        </exerciseDate>
        <expirationDate>
            <value>1988-08-08</value>
        </expirationDate>
        <underlyingSecurity>
            <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </underlyingSecurityTitle>
            <underlyingSecurityShares>
                <value>621</value>
            </underlyingSecurityShares>
        </underlyingSecurity>
        <postTransactionAmounts>
            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>10320</value>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>
            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
    </derivativeSecurity>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The deferred stock units were acquired pursuant to the issuer's  Amended and Restated 2000 Non-Employee Director's Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;).  The deferred stock units are to be settled (at a rate of one unit for one share) in the issuer's common stock upon the reporting person's termination or retirement or as otherwise described in the Plan. The 8/8/88 date reflected in  column 6 (Table II)  is an arbitrary date established by the SEC to support electronic filing. Exempt transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d). </footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Maryanne Messenger - Power of Attorney  For: Marilyn Ware</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-07-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

