OFFUP-Word Components Available on Office Update Web Site
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Office Update 1.0
SUMMARY
Office Update is a free online extension of Microsoft Office accessible
to all users. You can access the site from the link placed prominently
at the top of the Office product by clicking Help, selecting Microsoft
on the Web, and then clicking Free Stuff. You may also type:
"http://officeupdate.microsoft.com" (without the quotation marks)
in the Address bar.
Office Update is an excellent ongoing resource for Microsoft Office users
and is dedicated to helping you get the very most from Microsoft Office,
providing product updates, downloads, assistance, and newsgroups and links
to third-party resources.
Components available for download are classified as follows:
- Add-Ins
- Assistants
- Converters
- Documents
- Templates
- Updates
- Viewers
ADD-INS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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An Add-In is a program that enhances an existing software product.
An Add-In usually adds a feature not previously available within
the application.
Add-Ins Available for Word 97
- 10 Minute Business Profile Wizard for Word 97
- Animated Cursors for Word, Excel and Outlook
- Camcorder for Office
- Getting Results Book for Office 97
- Office Art AutoShapes for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Draw
- PRIME Bookmark Popup for Microsoft Word
- Approvelt for Office 97
- Avery Wizard 2.0 for Word 97
- Draw 98 for Office 97 and Publisher
- PANTONE OfficeColor Assistant Trial
- Office 97 Sounds for Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Time Management Wizards for Word
- Weblinks Help File for Word
- Web Page Wizard Accessories for Word
Add-Ins Available for Word 2000
- PVK Digital Certificate Files Importer
- WOPR 2000 PlaceBar Customizer
- Office 2000 Sounds for Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- PRIME Bookmark Popup for Microsoft Word 2000
- Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts
- Microsoft Office 2000 HTML Filter
- Microsoft Office 2000 Troubleshooters
- Microsoft Office 2000 Web Archive Add-On
- Microsoft Visual Toolbar for Office 2000
- Microsoft Word 2000 Supplemental Macros
- Microsoft Word Font Repair Macro for Word 2000
ASSISTANTS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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An Assistant is an interactive feature that answers questions,
offers tips, and provides help for a variety of features specific
to the program you're using. Assistants are shared across all
Microsoft Office products.
Assistants Available for Word 97
- Office Assistant: Dot the Shape Shifter
- Office Assistant: Earl the Cat
- Office Assistant: F1 the Robot
- Office Assistant: Genius
- Office Assistant: Hoverbot
- Office Assistant: Kairu the Dolphin
- Office Assistant: Mother Nature
- Office Assistant: Office Logo
- Office Assistant: PowerPup the Dog
- Office Assistant: Quiet Office Logo
- Office Assistant: Scribble the Cat
CONVERTERS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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Converters are program add-ins that allow you to convert
your existing files to a format for use in other applications.
Converters Available for Word 97
- Supplemental Text Converters for Word
- Word 97 Converter for Word 6 and 95 (Windows 32-bit Operating Systems)
- Word 97 Converter for Word 6 and 95 (Windows 16-bit Operating Systems)
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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A document is a file created in an Office program. These usually
are in the form of white papers, which offer technical specifications
for the specific Office application or feature.
Documents Available for Word 2000
- Microsoft Office 2000 Macro Security White Paper
TEMPLATES AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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A template is a pre-designed document that contains formatting, formulas,
and often sample text. Different features are included in the template
based on its purpose and on the features available in the specific Office application.
Templates Available for Word 97
- Automated Calendar Template for Word and Outlook
- Customer Invoice Template for Word
- Human Resources and Operations Templates for Word
- Internet Lookup Template for Word 97
- Press Release Templates for Word
- Sales and Marketing Templates for Word
- Thesis and Term Paper Template for Word
UPDATES AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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An update is a new release of an existing software product. A software
update usually adds relatively minor new features to a product or
corrects errors (bugs) found after the program was released.
Updates Available for Word 97
- Fix for Unwanted Data Fragments for Office
- Forms 2.0 Control Security Patch
- Microsoft Office 95 Year 2000 Update
- Microsoft Office 97 Unique Identifier Patch
- Microsoft Office 97 Unique Identifier Removal Tool
- More Euro Enabled Fonts for Microsoft Office
- Office 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1)
- Office 97 Service Release 2 ValuPack
- Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2)Download Information
NOTE:
Office 97 SR-1 is ONLY available via the web.
Office 97 SR-2 can also be obtained on CD at
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/Articles/sr2directdrive.htm.
SR-2 on CD includes a Read_SR2.txt file, which is not included,
if SR-2 is downloaded. All other components can be found on both
the download and CD version.
VIEWERS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE:
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A viewer is a program that allows users without a full version
of the Office application to view documents created by other
Office users.
Viewers Available for Word 97
- Viewer for Word 97 on PCs using Windows 3.x
- Viewer for Word 97 on PCs using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT
Most of the components on the Office Update Web site require
the customer to register their Office product before they are
able to download it.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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To submit a question to a Microsoft Support Professional using the Office Update Support Request form, follow the steps outlined below:
- Connect to the Office Update Web site at:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com
- Click Member Services.
- Click Office Update Technical Support.
- Click Office Update Support Form.
- You may be prompted to establish a Registration ID, if you haven't already done so, which you can use to obtain many Microsoft products or services.
- To establish the ID, enter your e-mail address in the space provided and click Continue.
- If you do not have an e-mail address, you can quickly get one by clicking:
hotmail.com
on the registration page.
- After you enter your e-mail address, click Continue.
- Type your Password.
- If you can't remember your password, click E-mail My Password and we will send it to you.
- Provide the following information in the space provided:
- Your Computer
- Operating System
- Internet Browser
- Computer Make
- Computer Model
- CPU Speed
- Memory
- The Problem
- Describe only one problem at a time. If you are having more than one problem, please submit them seperately.
- Issue Type
- Component Name
- URL Address
- Error Type
- Question Title
- Detailed Problem Description
- Check one of the following:
- I can duplicate this problem.
- I can connect to other Web sites such as http://www.microsoft.com
- It previously worked for me but is not working now.
- It has never worked.
- Contact Information
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
- Fax Number
- Time Zone
- When the request form has been completed:
- Click Finish to submit your request.
- You should receive a response within one business day.
Additional query words:
offup
Keywords : kbofficeupdate
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999