- Platform: Windows XP
- Media: CD-ROM
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In keeping with Microsoft's much-ballyhooed .NET strategy, Office XP introduces several features that utilize the vast infosphere inhabited by the 21st-century desk jockey. Smart tags beckon underneath recognized objects like misspellings or symbols, offering a stock quote here, a synonym there, or "Would anyone care to configure my auto-correction list?" The task pane looks similar to Microsoft Internet Explorer's Explorer Bar, and acts like an open tool chest pulled up alongside each application in the suite, providing readily configured searches for information or multimedia files. Putting up a team Web site that tracks projects and serves as an information hub requires only the use of one of the included templates, ready to be customized and uploaded to the server.
The Send for Review feature further streamlines the collaborative process by allowing the sender to view revisions made by multiple parties within the framework of the original document. Outlook now features a color-coded calendar and easier meeting management, along with instant messaging and variable e-mail account access. All user system errors can be tracked globally, and then network security settings modified remotely while anti-virus and debugging IT resources are diverted accordingly.
After firing up Microsoft Word, typing "Dear Somebody," and hitting the Enter key, we made a startling discovery. Up popped Clippy, Microsoft's publicly pink-slipped office assistant. Clippy might have aptly announced, "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated," but instead predictably observed, "It looks like you're writing a letter." Once the groans of disbelief had subsided, we quickly right-clicked and banished Clippy to the silicon ether, presumably forever. --Dominic Johnson--This review refers to Office XP Standard Edition
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These were the only problems, however. Removing the faulty macros solved the crash problem, and saving XP files as rtf files allowed me to import without losing any of the formatting. So, on the whole, very good.
However, is it worth the amount of money required to upgrade, let alone buy the full version? The answer is no. I saw no reason whatsoever to upgrade from Office 2000 SR-1a. XP's Product Activation was also a nuisance. Microsoft clearly did not price this upgrade for me, and so I can't purchase, nor really recommend this version.
If you want a good Office suite, and want a better deal, download StarOffice 5.2 from [...]. The program is free, and it's fully compatible with Office 2000.
Best, James
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