OFFUP-Word Components Available on Office Update Web Site


The information in this article applies to:


SUMMARY

Office Update is a free online extension of Microsoft Office and is accessible to all users. You can access the site from an Office product's main tool bar: click Help, then click Office on the Web. Or you can type http://officeupdate.microsoft.com into your browser's Address bar.

Office Update is an excellent resource dedicated to helping users get the most from Microsoft Office by providing product updates, downloads, assistance, newsgroups, and links to third-party resources.

Word components available for download are classified as follows:

ADD-INS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

Add-Ins Available for Word 2000

ASSISTANTS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

Assistants Available for Word 2000

Several Assistants are included with Office 2000. Currently, there are no assistants on the Office Update Web site specifically designed for Word 2000. For more information, see this article: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/articles/wdhelp.htm.

CONVERTERS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

Converters Available for Word 2000

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

TEMPLATES AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

Currently, templates are not available for Word 2000.

UPDATES AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

NOTE: Office 97 SR-1 is available on the web, on the SR-2 CD, and on the Year 2000 Resource Center CD. Office 97 SR-2 is available on CD at:http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/Articles/sr2directdrive.htm..

SR-2 on CD includes a Read_SR2.txt file. This file is not included if SR-2 is downloaded. All other components can be found on both the download and CD version.

SR-2b is currently not available on CD.

VIEWERS AVAILABLE ON OFFICE UPDATE WEB SITE

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

Viewers Available for Word 2000

Some 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

To submit a question to a Microsoft Support Professional using the Office Update Support Request form, follow the steps outlined below:
  1. Connect to the Office Update Web site at:

    http://officeupdate.microsoft.com


  2. Click Member Info. in the blue menu bar.


  3. Click Office Update Technical Support.


  4. Click Office Update Support Form.


  5. After you enter your e-mail address, click Continue.


  6. Type your Password.If you can't remember your password, click E-mail My Password and we will send it to you.


  7. Provide the following information in the space provided:


  8. When the request form has been completed:


Additional query words: offup

Keywords : kbofficeupdate
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
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Last Reviewed: April 21, 2000
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