Office 2000: The Top 10 List*

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Copy and move Items Quickly

No more jumping back and forth to cut and paste between different documents. Collect and Paste makes it easy to copy up to 12 pieces of information from any Office documents, then paste them, either one at a time (in any order) or all at once, into another document.

Collect and Paste
  Use Office E-mail to Send Your Documents Instantly

Now there are fewer steps involved when you want to send a document in e-mail. Rather than launching an e-mail application and attaching the file, just click the new Office E-mail button on your toolbar within any Office 2000 application to e-mail your document. And your document is sent in HTML format, so any recipient can view it.

Office E-mail
View Fonts Before You Choose Them 

Preview font styles before you choose them, using the new WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) font pull-down menu in all Office 2000 applications. No more trial and error trying to find a font you like. Now it's quick and easy to select the best font, even if you don't know its name.

WYSIWYG Fonts
Open Contacts from Anywhere in Outlook
The QuickFind Contact tool on the Microsoft Outlook toolbar makes it easy to find and open a contact, no matter where you are in Outlook 2000. Just type part of a person's name in the QuickFind box, press ENTER, and Outlook will bring your contact right up.

QuickFind Contact

 

Create and Edit Presentations Efficien tly
The new tri-pane view in Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to add slides, double-check your outline, edit and reformat text, and type comments�all in one combined view. You don't have to navigate between slides to keep track of your points, so it takes less time to create your presentation.

Tri-Pane View

 

Manage Your Expanding Inbox
Manage your inbox easily and efficiently using the Organize tool in the Microsoft Outlook 2000 e-mail and information manager. Set rules that file incoming messages automatically, filter out junk mail, and apply unique font colors to predefined messages so they stand out. Then apply those rules to instantly clean up information that already exists. You can also select different views to sort your messages by priority, who sent the message, or other criteria you choose.

Organize Tool

 

Save Any Document as a Web Page
Simply select the new Save as Web Page option on the File menu, and Office 2000 automatically saves your Office document to HTML format for easy posting to your intranet or Internet site. Because anyone with a Web browser can view HTML files, you can now share information with anyone, anywhere�regardless of what software they use.

Save as Web Page

 

Analyze Your Data More Effectively with PivotCharts in Excel
Perform more extensive data analysis using the rich tools in Microsoft Excel 2000. Get new visual charting capabilities with Microsoft PivotChart� dynamic views, as well as Microsoft PivotTable dynamic views, which are easier than ever to create and use. With Excel 2000, you are better able to make more informed, timely decisions.

PivotChart Dynamic View

 

Save Time and Trouble with Self-Repairing Applications
Office 2000 self-repairing applications search for missing or corrupted files and repair them automatically�so you can focus on your work, not your software.

Self-repair

 

Choose from Three New Programs
Office 2000 gives you three new programs to help you better express your ideas through professional-looking Web sites, printed materials, and eye-catching graphics that you can reuse in all the Office applications.*

Three New Programs

 
bulletThe Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Web site creation and management tool gives you everything you need to create and manage exactly the site you want, whether you're creating a personal Web page or a corporate Internet or intranet site. And because it works like the rest of Office Premium, FrontPage 2000 is easy to learn and use.
Take the FrontPage 2000 Tour.
bulletMicrosoft PhotoDraw� 2000 business graphics software combines powerful illustration and photo editing in one easy-to-use program that works just like Office. Now you don't need graphic design training to create eye-catching business graphics for use in your documents, presentations, and Web sites.
Take the PhotoDraw 2000 Tour.
bulletThe Microsoft Publisher 2000 desktop publishing program gives you the tools to make a lasting impression in a variety of publishing formats. Familiar Office tools and menus, professionally designed templates, and flexible customization make creating professional-quality publications for print and the Web easier than ever. Whether you're creating a newsletter, brochure, Web site, or catalog, Publisher 2000 makes it a snap.
Take the Publisher 2000 Tour.