<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
(	O
version	O
8.0	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
major	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
succeeded	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
95	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	O
OS	O
equivalent	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
98	I-Application
Macintosh	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
became	O
a	O
major	O
milestone	O
release	O
which	O
includes	O
hundreds	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
is	O
officially	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
SP5	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
SP5	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
RTM	O
–	O
SP2	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
only	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP3	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Service	O
Releases	O
(	O
SR-1	O
and	O
SR-2	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
;	O
SR-2	O
solved	O
the	O
year	B-Error_Name
2000	I-Error_Name
problem	I-Error_Name
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
hotfix	O
support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
ended	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
while	O
extended	O
hotfix	O
support	O
ended	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assisted	O
support	O
options	O
and	O
security	O
updates	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
ended	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
"	O
Command	O
Bars	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
paradigm	O
in	O
which	O
menus	O
and	O
toolbars	O
were	O
made	O
more	O
similar	O
in	O
capability	O
and	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Office	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
feature	O
designed	O
to	O
assist	O
users	O
by	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
an	O
interactive	O
animated	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
interfaced	O
with	O
the	O
Office	O
help	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
assistant	O
was	O
"	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
a	O
paperclip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
feature	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
(	O
hidden	O
by	O
default	O
)	O
and	O
2003	B-General_Concept
(	O
not	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
removed	O
entirely	O
in	O
Office	B-Application
2007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Microsoft	O
product	O
to	O
include	O
product	B-License
activation	I-License
,	O
albeit	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
editions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
Small	O
Business	O
Edition	O
and	O
Publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
applications	O
featured	O
easter	O
eggs	O
:	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Word	I-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
contained	O
a	O
hidden	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
contained	O
a	O
hidden	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
editions	O
:	O
</s>
