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Office XPosed
Expanded online coverage: Should you move to the new Office? It all depends on what you do with your current suite. Find out exactly what has changed in Microsoft Office XP--the new features may justify the cost of upgrading.
Introducing
Office XP: Microsoft's revised Office XP suite of applications
doesn't just add new features--it also helps you use the old features you could
never find.
Easy-to-Understand Chart: Do you want Standard or Premium? We summarize what's included in the different versions and how much they cost.
First Looks at the Major Applications
Word
2002: The premier word processing application gets a facelift
and clearly improves on its predecessors.
Excel
2002: Number crunchers will find little to
cheer about in Microsoft's latest spreadsheet app.
Outlook
2002: The popular e-mail tool and contact manager offers lots
of improvements, but still trails rival Lotus Notes in Web-based collaboration
features.
PowerPoint
2002: Small, but very useful, changes make their way into
Microsoft's flagship presentation software.
FrontPage
2002: Microsoft's Web page creation utility for novices is
still like a bike with training wheels: It'll get you where you're going, but
don't make Tour de France plans just yet.
New and Improved in XP
Five New Suite-Wide Features: Integrated features that pop up in every application are the most visible changes to Office. Here's what you can expect.
Voice Recognition: Office XP now lets you talk your way through applications--but don't ditch your keyboard or mouse just yet.
Collaboration: Microsoft's most-improved Office feature integrates updated workgroup tools into Office applications, but the function falls short of collaborative Nirvana.
The Competition
Suite Survivors: Microsoft's Office dominates the office-application-suite market, but it still has rivals. Here's our look at how the competition stacks up.
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