FAQ on Microsoft Office 2000

General Frequently Asked Questions :

Will Office 2000 work with my operating system?

Office 2000 will work with Microsoft Windows?95, Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation version 4.0, and Windows 2000. Windows 98 and Windows 2000 include an updated shell that supports the full functionality of Office 2000. To update the shell in Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0, a service pack will be available.

Can I upgrade from Office for Windows 95 or Office 97?

Yes, retail upgrades will be available for individual licensed users of Office version 4.0 or later for Windows or Windows NT Workstation. Volume license upgrades will also be available for licensed users of Office version 4.0 or later for Windows, Windows NT Workstation, or Macintosh.

I have Office 97. Will I be able to open files created with Office 2000?

Yes. Office 97 applications, with the exception of Access, can open Office 2000 files without a converter. (Formatting that Office 97 doesn’t recognize won be retained.) Unlike Access 97, Access 2000 supports the Unicode file format. So Access 2000 files have to be saved as Access 97 files in order to be compatible.

Is Office 2000 year-2000 compliant?

The Office 2000 office suite meets Microsoft standards for year-2000 issues.
To find out more about Office 2000 and Y2K, visit the Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center at http://www.microsoft.com/year2000 and read Microsoft Office 2000 and the Year 2000 at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2000/Office/Documents/year2000.htm.

Word2000 Frequently Asked Questions :

I have Word 97. Will I be able to open files created with Word 2000?

Yes. Microsoft Office 97 applications, with the exception of the Access database management system, can open Office 2000 files without a converter. (Formatting that Office 97 doesn’t recognize won be retained.) Unlike Access 97, Access 2000 supports Unicode file format. So Access 2000 files have to be saved as Access 97 files in order to be compatible.

Given all the new Web capabilities in Word 2000, has the interface changed a lot?

The Microsoft Word 2000 word processor interface is very similar to the Word for Windows 95 and Word 97 interfaces. You won’t need to learn a new interface to use the Web capabilities of Word 2000. You can access and control these new capabilities in much the same that you use traditional Word capabilities.

For instance, the Web Page Preview button works just like the Print Preview button. Web Page Preview shows you how your document will look in a browser, just as Print Preview shows you how it will look on a printed page.

Do I need to know HTML to use Word 2000 to create materials for the Web?

No. You don’t need to know any hypertext markup language (HTML) coding to use the Web capabilities in Word 2000. All you have to do is create Word documents as if you planned to view or print them with Word. Then save them as HTML.

Word 2000 converts them. It even makes intelligent adjustments to the layout if anything about your original design can be replicated exactly. And it saves graphics in an appropriate format (such as GIF or JPEG) based on their content and keeps track of them for use in the document. A Word file saved as HTML can be viewed by anyone who has a browser.

If I send a Word 2000 document as e-mail using Microsoft Office E-Mail, must the recipient have Office E-Mail in order to view it?

No. Anyone with an HTML-compliant electronic-mail reader (such as Microsoft Outlook? Outlook Express, Eudora, several Lotus clients, and several Netscape clients) can view the full formatting of Microsoft Office E-Mail messages.

Excel2000 Frequently Asked Questions :

I have Excel 97. Will I be able to open files created with Excel 2000?

Does Excel 2000 have any year-2000 issues?

All the applications in Office 2000 meet Microsoft year-2000 (Y2K) standards. In particular, Excel gives you new options for defining how the application formats and works with dates. Using System Policy Editor, you can do the following:

· Set rules for which century a two-digit date should be associated with.

· Set cell formatting so that, when you enter a four-digit year, all four digits are displayed in the cell.

You may be able to change settings within your operating system to help avoid year-2000 issues, too. For instance, with the Microsoft Windows?98 operating system, you can define the 100-year period in which two-digit dates should be assumed to fall. If you set this period to begin with 1930 and end with 2029, the two-digit year 31 will be interpreted as 1931, while the two-digit year 28 will be interpreted as 2028. (To change this setting, on the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and click Regional Settings. Click the Date tab, and enter your preferred dates in the Calendar section.)

Access2000 Frequently Asked Questions :

I have Access 97. Will I be able to open files created with Access 2000?

You will be able to open files created with the Microsoft Access 2000 database management system if they were saved in Access 97 format. This ability to save files as an earlier version is new with Access 2000. Unlike Access 97, Access 2000 supports Unicode file format so Access 2000 files can’t be opened automatically by Access 97.

Given all the new Web capabilities in Access 2000, has the interface changed a lot?

The Microsoft Access 2000 database window has changed to make the application new Web capabilities easy to find and use-and to make the interface friendlier for new users and more consistent with other Microsoft Office applications. For instance, an interface has been added that resembles the Microsoft Outlook Bar, the left navigation pane in the Outlook messaging and collaboration client. So Office users should find that the interface-though redesigned-still feels familiar.

Do I need to know HTML to use Access 2000 to create materials for the Web?

No. You don’t need to know any hypertext markup language (HTML) coding to use the Web capabilities in Access 2000. With Access 2000, you can create data access pages, which are data-bound HTML files that you can use to view, edit, and report on data within a Web browser.

Similar to classic Access forms and reports, data access pages are stored outside the database .mdb file so you can easily send them through electronic mail or post them on a Web site. Because they are in HTML format, data access pages can be viewed by anyone who has a browser.

The Data Access Page Toolbox makes it easy for you to find and use the tools you need to create and format data access pages. And the new Field List allows you to drag and drop field names onto data access pages; such fields are bound to the data by a direct live link.

PowerPoint2000 Frequently Asked Questions :

I have PowerPoint?97. Will I be able to open files created with PowerPoint 2000?

Do I need to know HTML to use PowerPoint 2000 to create materials for the Web?

No. You don’t need to know any hypertext markup language (HTML) coding to use the Web capabilities in the Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 presentation graphics program. Simply create PowerPoint presentations as if you planned to view or print them with PowerPoint. Then save them as HTML.

PowerPoint 2000 takes care of the rest. For instance, when you save a PowerPoint 2000 presentation as HTML, the application includes a navigation bar in a frame and automatically creates notes pages in a separate frame.

Given all the new Web capabilities in PowerPoint 2000, has the interface changed a lot?

The PowerPoint?2000 interface is very similar to the PowerPoint 97 interface. You won need to learn a new interface to use the Web capabilities of PowerPoint 2000. You can access and control these new capabilities in much the same that you use traditional PowerPoint capabilities

Outlook2000 Frequently Asked Questions :

Will Outlook 2000 import information from my current e-mail client?

The Microsoft Outlook Startup Wizard, introduced in Outlook 98, has been improved in Outlook 2000 to detect appropriate installation options and to import information-such as existing accounts, profiles, folders, and personal address books-from earlier versions of Outlook and from Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, and Eudora.

Which Internet standards does Outlook 2000 support?

Like the Outlook 98 messaging and collaboration client, Outlook 2000 supports these key Internet standards:

· POP3 (postoffice protocol version 3) and SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)

· IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol version 4) - when using the Internet Mail configuration

· NNTP (network news transfer protocol) - when using the Internet Mail configuration

· HTML (hypertext markup language) and MHTML (MIME HTML, or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions HTML) mail

· S/MIME (Secure MIME)

· vCard Internet contacts format