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Office 97 will include Bob-like help
News Called Office Assistant, the new help facility takes the form of cartoon characters who suggest smarter working tips after the software has recorded user actions indicative of problems, such as frequent visits to help files.
[July 18, 1996, 12:28]
Five years ago: Office 97 will include Bob-like help
News Called Office Assistant, the new help facility takes the form of cartoon characters who suggest smarter working tips after the software has recorded user actions indicative of problems, such as frequent visits to help files.
[July 18, 2001, 7:15]
MS again slammed on security
News That's the hard lesson learned after last week's discovery of a security hole that subverts the powerful functions of Microsoft Office Assistant. When it debuted, the Office Assistant was dismissed by critics as the equivalent of training wheels...
[May 17, 2000, 8:45]
Bury Clippy forever review
Reviews Office XP's help system suffers from several flaws -- the notorious Office Assistant is just the most notable. When someone told me that Clippy (Microsoft's relentlessly cheerful, animated, paper clip-shaped Office Assistant) was gone forever, I...
[July 8, 2002, 10:06]
MobiSystems OfficeSuite Professional 7
Downloads MobiSystems OfficeSuite is a software bundle adding to the functionality of the Standard Mobile Office bundle a database program and a personal finance assistant. This suite of programs and their compatibility and synchronization with Microsoft...
[June 14, 2006, 7:00]
Born again: Clippy returns to haunt Office XP
News The animated assistant didn't add much value to Office in the first place, he said. The software company even set up a special Clippy Web site with his resume, an online poll for his next job, and Macromedia Flash movies starring the outgoing...
[June 1, 2001, 9:04]
Legal blogger quits job
News Lat was unwilling to comment on his resignation, but the US attorney's office said the assistant attorney's departure had nothing to do with his blog, according to The Star-Ledger of Newark. At the end of last week, Lat reportedly sent an email to...
[January 3, 2006, 12:05]
Obama urged to appoint cybersecurity chief
News As president-elect Barack Obama fills the remaining cabinet positions in his administration, a Center for Strategic and International Studies commission is recommending that Obama creates a new office in the White House: the National Office for...
[December 10, 2008, 8:35]
Ashampoo Office 2008
Downloads Ashampoo Office 2008 now comes with PDF Export and a Mailing Assistant. Now nobody needs to wait for their office software any more. Ashampoo Office 2008 is fully Vista compatible and starts up fast, works fast calculates fast.
[August 12, 2008, 14:56]
Microsoft teaches 'safe practice' computing on-screen
News Microsoft has attempted to "help" its users with software in the past using utilities such as the assistant used in the Office suite, which was an animated paperclip -- and more recently a dog -- that popped up with suggestions on how to improve...
[April 28, 2004, 10:05]
Dell PowerEdge SC430 review
Reviews After booting up the machine and installing the Server Assistant CD, the program presents you with a series of questions pertaining to your office network, chosen operating system and other important factors that will contribute to the way you use...
[August 16, 2005, 10:25]
Xerox copier can 'talk' to the blind
News Even if a federal office doesn't have a blind person working there, you still have to have the technology configured so it will work when they get there," said James Gashel, director of governmental affairs for the National Federation of the Blind.
[March 21, 2003, 15:32]
Nuance PDF Converter Professional 6 review
Reviews Installation was smooth on our Windows Vista test system, although we did have to shut down Office 2007. Unlike Nitro PDF Professional 6's slick Office 2007-like UI, PDF Converter Professional looks more like a consumer application with its dark...
[August 27, 2009, 15:06]
At what point should Microsoft get scared?
Blog Comment Perhaps soon we'll see Clippy the Office Assistant popping up with "I see you're not using Microsoft software much any more - would you like help with migrating to something else? Excellent posts.
[October 30, 2009, 7:44]
Look Up Words in the English Assistant
White Papers The English Assistant is a Microsoft Office Online service designed to help Microsoft Office users for whom English is a second language write professional English text. The feature or some of the options described in this paper are only available...
[February 15, 2008, 0:02]
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac review
Reviews Project Center is Office 2004's big idea for collaboration, but it's only partially successful. Installing the new Office for Mac is straightforward. If you're a power user -- or if you can't be bothered with the setup wizard -- you can simply drag...
[May 19, 2004, 22:20]
Ouick Access Folders & Files
Downloads Quick Access Folders & Files is an efficient office-operations accelerating tool and a powerful explorer assistant .it could greatly increase the speed when users open or access folders / files / web sites (single or in batch ) or execute programs .
[April 25, 2006, 8:00]
Agent Viewer
Downloads Allows you to see all animations of your MS Office 2000 and Windows ME agent assistants. Now you could just click twice on assistant file and Agent Viewer loads the agent. Agent Viewer can help you search agents on your drives, you don't need...
[March 6, 2001, 6:00]
Call Notes
Downloads This is every Personal Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or anyone that has to take phone messages, be it at home or in the office.Set up your staff or the people you will be taking messages, and then beam the messages to their pda!
[November 1, 2002, 6:00]
OfficeAssistor
Downloads If you are engaging in the processing of the file and document (reporter and editor), the Office assistant is a good choice for you to make you work more efficient. Search the file through the content of the file on your computer.
[June 16, 2006, 8:19]
