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| Application1 | Enhanced features |
| Access | Improves PivotTable and PivotChart support; adds multilevel undo and redo in Data Access Page Designer; increases keyboard shortcuts; provides better support for multilingual databases. |
| Excel | Makes pivot tables and Web query tools easier to use; Watch Window lets you monitor a range of cells; improved find-and-replace tools and error checking. |
| FrontPage | Customizes Office's workgroup Web sites; creates photo galleries; supports AutoShapes and WordArt; introduces new tools for site publishing, usage monitoring, and reporting. |
| Outlook | Integrates with Hotmail and MSN Messenger; automatically completes e-mail addresses; allows on-the-fly switching between online and offline modes. |
| PowerPoint | Adds print preview, improved collaboration tools, and more animation and transition options; permits multiple design templates in a single presentation. |
| Word | Revamps tools for collaborative editing; displays changes as callouts to preserve document layout; permits on-the-fly word counting; includes built-in language translator. |
| Suitewide | Adds speech recognition, organization chart capability, and drawing canvas; Task Panes and Smart Tags offer fast access to features; crash recovery feature preserves work in progress; Office Clipboard holds 24 items. |
1Information about Publisher and PhotoDraw was not available.