<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
(	O
codenamed	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
an	O
office	O
suite	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
in	O
July	O
2000	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
five	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
of	O
Office	B-General_Concept
2003	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
include	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
,	O
a	O
selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
feature	O
that	O
recognizes	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
text	O
in	O
a	O
document	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
perform	O
additional	O
actions	O
;	O
a	O
task	O
pane	O
interface	O
that	O
consolidates	O
popular	O
menu	O
bar	O
commands	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
facilitate	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
them	O
;	O
new	O
document	O
collaboration	O
capabilities	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Groups	O
and	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
;	O
and	O
integrated	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
incorporated	O
several	O
features	O
to	O
address	O
reliability	O
issues	O
observed	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
also	O
introduces	O
separate	O
Document	O
Imaging	O
,	O
Document	O
Scanning	O
,	O
and	O
Clip	O
Organizer	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
(	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
and	O
widely	O
reviled	O
by	O
users	O
,	O
is	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
;	O
this	O
change	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
element	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP6	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP6	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
before	O
SP3	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
as	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Office	I-General_Concept
2003	I-General_Concept
only	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP3	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
collaboration	O
features	O
,	O
document	O
protection	O
and	O
recovery	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
suite	O
's	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
capabilities	O
were	O
criticized	O
and	O
were	O
mostly	O
viewed	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
similar	O
offerings	O
from	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
over	O
60	O
million	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
licenses	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
three	O
service	O
packs	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
ended	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
financial	O
analysts	O
in	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
demonstrated	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
codename	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
features	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
what	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
.NET	O
strategy	O
,	O
one	O
by	O
which	O
it	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
extensive	O
client	O
access	O
to	O
various	O
web	O
services	O
and	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SharePoint	B-Protocol
Portal	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
2001	O
,	O
then	O
codenamed	O
Tahoe	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
improve	O
collaboration	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Beta	O
1	O
for	O
product	O
evaluation	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
was	O
characterized	O
as	O
an	O
interim	O
release	O
between	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
future	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
new	O
formatting	O
options	O
;	O
integrated	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
;	O
improved	O
collaboration	O
capabilities	O
and	O
enhanced	O
support	O
for	O
web	O
services	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
web	O
portal	O
complete	O
with	O
web	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
1	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP5	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Beta	O
2	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
speculation	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
intended	O
to	O
rebrand	O
the	O
new	O
product	O
as	O
"	O
Office	O
2001	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2002	I-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
"	O
Office.NET	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Office	O
XP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
intended	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.NET	O
"	O
but	O
unnamed	O
sources	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
desire	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
only	O
partially	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
.NET	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
on	O
"	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
"	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
brand	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
—	O
then	O
codenamed	O
Whistler	O
—	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
individual	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
products	O
such	O
as	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Word	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
year-based	O
naming	O
conventions	O
and	O
were	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
year	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Beta	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
10,000	O
technical	O
testers	O
in	O
late	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Custom	O
Maintenance	O
Wizard	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
now	O
allowed	O
setup	O
components	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
after	O
their	O
installation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
setup	O
process	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
itself	O
used	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
terminated	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Beta	O
2	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
Corporate	O
Preview	O
Kit	O
Program	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
that	O
would	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
500,000	O
corporate	O
customers	O
to	O
evaluate	O
a	O
Corporate	O
Preview	O
Beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
on	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
10	O
machines	O
per	O
copy	O
;	O
individual	O
copies	O
cost	O
$19.95	O
and	O
expired	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
three	O
service	O
packs	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
lifecycle	O
that	O
introduced	O
security	O
enhancements	O
,	O
stability	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
software	B-Error_Name
bug	I-Error_Name
fixes	O
;	O
each	O
service	O
pack	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
separate	O
Client	O
and	O
Full	O
File	O
update	O
versions	O
:	O
Client	O
updates	O
were	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
CD-ROM	B-Device
installations	O
,	O
were	O
obtainable	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Update	O
or	O
as	O
standalone	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
installation	O
media	O
—	O
these	O
updates	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
uninstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
File	O
updates	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
access	O
to	O
installation	O
media	O
and	O
were	O
intended	O
for	O
network	O
administrators	O
to	O
deploy	O
updates	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
users	O
who	O
installed	O
the	O
product	O
from	O
a	O
server	O
location	O
;	O
users	O
could	O
also	O
manually	O
install	O
Full	O
File	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
File	O
updates	O
require	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
;	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
shipped	O
with	O
version	O
1.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
redistributables	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
9x	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
(	O
SP1	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
performance	O
and	O
security	O
improvements	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stability	O
improvements	O
based	O
on	O
error	B-Operating_System
reports	I-Operating_System
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SP1	O
also	O
resolved	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
prevented	O
documents	O
from	O
being	O
saved	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
(	O
SP2	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
included	O
all	O
previously	O
available	O
standalone	O
updates	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
those	O
previously	O
released	O
included	O
cumulative	O
security	O
patches	O
for	O
Excel	B-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
Word	B-Application
2002	I-Application
to	O
address	O
potentially	O
malicious	O
code	O
embedded	O
in	O
document	O
macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Full	O
File	O
updates	O
released	O
after	O
SP2	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
directly	O
to	O
Client	O
installations	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
(	O
SP3	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
updates	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
stability	O
improvements	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
and	O
error	B-Operating_System
reports	I-Operating_System
received	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
client	O
was	O
updated	O
from	O
a	O
patched	O
administrative	O
image	O
,	O
the	O
Full	O
File	O
version	O
of	O
SP3	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
RTM	O
with	O
no	O
service	O
packs	O
installed	O
ended	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
became	O
unsupported	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
reached	O
end-of-life	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
almost	O
2	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
after	O
it	O
reached	O
general	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
streamlined	O
,	O
flatter	O
appearance	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
Word	B-Application
2002	I-Application
introduce	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
,	O
commands	O
for	O
specific	O
types	O
of	O
text	O
including	O
addresses	O
,	O
calendar	O
dates	O
,	O
personal	O
names	O
,	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
,	O
ticker	O
symbols	O
,	O
or	O
tracking	O
numbers	O
in	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
is	O
denoted	O
by	O
a	O
dotted	O
purple	O
underline	O
underneath	O
actionable	O
text	O
in	O
a	O
document	O
;	O
hovering	O
over	O
this	O
text	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
displays	O
an	O
icon	O
that	O
presents	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
related	O
commands	O
when	O
invoked	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	O
click	O
or	O
the	O
++	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ticker	O
symbol	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
in	O
Excel	B-Application
can	O
present	O
the	O
latest	O
stock	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
cell	O
within	O
a	O
workbook	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
contact	O
name	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
in	O
a	O
Word	O
document	O
can	O
display	O
options	O
to	O
send	O
an	O
e-mail	O
message	O
to	O
—	O
or	O
schedule	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
—	O
that	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
and	O
Word	O
support	O
extensible	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
that	O
allow	O
developers	O
and	O
organizations	O
to	O
display	O
custom	O
commands	O
related	O
to	O
specific	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
used	O
by	O
Word	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
if	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
configured	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
e-mail	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AutoCorrect	O
and	O
Paste	O
Options	O
commands	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
that	O
are	O
shared	O
among	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AutoCorrect	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
provides	O
individual	O
options	O
to	O
revert	O
an	O
automatic	O
correction	O
or	O
to	O
prohibit	O
an	O
automatic	O
correction	O
from	O
occurring	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
AutoCorrect	O
Options	O
dialog	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paste	O
Options	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
provides	O
options	O
to	O
retain	O
original	O
formatting	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
change	O
the	O
formatting	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
currently	O
active	O
program	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
provide	O
contextually	O
specific	O
characteristics	O
to	O
content	O
after	O
users	O
paste	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
clipboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
provided	O
a	O
repository	O
for	O
downloadable	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
third-party	O
companies	O
that	O
produced	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
include	O
ESPN	O
,	O
Expedia	O
,	O
FedEx	O
,	O
and	O
MSNBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
Euro	O
Currency	O
Converter	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
when	O
new	O
euro	O
coins	O
and	O
notes	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
introduces	O
a	O
task	O
pane	O
interface	O
that	O
consolidates	O
popular	O
menu	O
bar	O
commands	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
facilitate	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
includes	O
Startup	O
,	O
Search	O
,	O
Clipboard	O
,	O
and	O
Insert	O
Clip	O
Art	O
task	O
panes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
task	O
panes	O
that	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
certain	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	B-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
task	O
pane	O
dedicated	O
to	O
style	O
and	O
formatting	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
Startup	O
task	O
pane	O
is	O
automatically	O
available	O
when	O
users	O
launch	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
program	O
and	O
presents	O
individual	O
commands	O
to	O
open	O
an	O
existing	O
file	O
,	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
blank	O
file	O
or	O
one	O
from	O
a	O
template	B-Protocol
,	O
add	O
a	O
network	O
location	O
,	O
or	O
open	O
Office	O
Help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Basic	O
mode	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
perform	O
full-text	B-Application
searches	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Advanced	O
mode	O
provides	O
additional	O
file	O
property	O
query	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
index	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Indexing	B-Library
Service	I-Library
can	O
improve	O
how	O
quickly	O
results	O
are	O
returned	O
after	O
a	O
search	O
is	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Insert	O
Clip	O
Art	O
task	O
pane	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
FrontPage	O
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Word	O
and	O
provides	O
options	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
and	O
insert	O
online	O
clip	O
art	O
into	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	O
Clipboard	O
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
as	O
the	O
Clipboard	O
task	O
pane	O
across	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
and	O
can	O
accommodate	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
clipboard	O
items	O
compared	O
to	O
12	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-mail	O
messages	O
sent	O
from	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
support	O
an	O
optional	O
introductory	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
automatically	O
launches	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
program	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
HTML	B-Language
document	O
when	O
users	O
print	O
that	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
account	O
users	O
could	O
store	O
their	O
documents	O
in	O
private	O
or	O
public	O
locations	O
at	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
introduces	O
a	O
My	O
Data	O
Sources	O
directory	O
in	O
My	B-Application
Documents	I-Application
that	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
recently	O
opened	O
data	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Web	O
Options	O
dialog	O
box	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
documents	O
tailored	O
to	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
or	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	B-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
Excel	B-Application
2002	I-Application
support	O
exporting	O
and	O
importing	O
XML	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
save	O
Excel	B-Application
workbooks	O
as	O
XML	B-Protocol
spreadsheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
compatibility	O
pack	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
SP3	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
SP3	O
,	O
and	O
Office	B-General_Concept
2003	I-General_Concept
SP1	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
open	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Word	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
documents	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
in	O
Office	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compatibility	O
pack	O
requires	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
SP4	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
,	O
or	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
enables	O
compatibility	O
with	O
documents	O
created	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2010	I-Operating_System
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2016	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
introduces	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
in	O
all	O
Office	O
programs	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
write	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	O
or	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
instead	O
of	O
entering	O
text	O
by	O
typing	O
on	O
a	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
insert	O
handwritten	O
notes	O
into	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
add	O
handwritten	O
comments	O
to	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
presentations	O
,	O
send	O
handwritten	O
e-mail	O
messages	O
with	O
Outlook	O
,	O
or	O
write	O
directly	O
into	O
Word	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notes	O
written	O
with	O
a	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
can	O
be	O
converted	O
into	O
Word	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
handwritten	O
content	O
in	O
Word	O
documents	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
handwriting	O
functionality	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
and	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
5	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engines	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
,	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
Korean	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
Tablet	O
Pack	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
provided	O
an	O
extension	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Journal	I-Device
to	O
reuse	O
notes	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
items	O
and	O
to	O
import	O
meeting	O
information	O
from	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
into	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
technology	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
dictate	O
text	O
into	O
active	O
documents	O
,	O
to	O
change	O
document	O
formatting	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
interface	O
by	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
feature	O
encompasses	O
two	O
different	O
modes	O
:	O
Dictation	O
,	O
which	O
transcribes	O
spoken	O
words	O
into	O
text	O
;	O
and	O
Voice	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
which	O
invokes	O
interface	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
during	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
setup	O
or	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
Speech	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
Tools	O
menu	O
in	O
Word	B-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
installed	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Microphone	B-Application
command	O
on	O
the	O
Language	O
toolbar	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
upper-right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
(	O
lower-right	O
corner	O
in	O
East-Asian	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
tutorial	O
to	O
improve	O
recognition	O
accuracy	O
,	O
which	O
begins	O
by	O
providing	O
instructions	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
for	O
optimal	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
speech	O
profile	O
to	O
store	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
configure	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
settings	O
,	O
including	O
pronunciation	O
sensitivity	O
in	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
accuracy	O
and	O
recognition	O
response	O
time	O
in	O
dictation	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
settings	O
through	O
the	O
Speech	O
control	O
panel	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engines	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
recommended	O
its	O
SideWinder	O
Game	O
Voicechat	O
device	O
as	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
use	O
with	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
incorporated	O
several	O
features	O
to	O
address	O
reliability	O
issues	O
observed	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
Recovery	O
:	O
Users	O
can	O
safely	O
restart	O
or	O
terminate	O
unresponsive	O
Office	O
programs	O
—	O
and	O
save	O
open	O
documents	O
before	O
termination	O
—	O
from	O
a	O
utility	O
that	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Office	O
Tools	O
group	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automatic	O
Recovery	O
:	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
Publisher	O
,	O
and	O
Word	O
periodically	O
save	O
open	O
documents	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
so	O
the	O
latest	O
revision	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
if	O
an	O
error	O
occurs	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
configure	O
how	O
often	O
files	O
are	O
saved	O
,	O
discard	O
the	O
latest	O
revision	O
,	O
overwrite	O
a	O
file	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
save	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Document	O
Recovery	O
:	O
Access	O
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Word	O
present	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
immediately	O
save	O
open	O
files	O
when	O
an	O
error	O
occurs	O
before	O
a	O
program	O
is	O
closed	O
or	O
restarted	O
to	O
prevent	O
loss	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Error	O
Reporting	O
:	O
Users	O
can	O
optionally	O
submit	O
error	O
report	O
information	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
analysis	O
to	O
improve	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Error	O
reporting	O
was	O
instrumental	O
in	O
providing	O
solutions	O
included	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
service	O
packs	O
to	O
address	O
common	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Error	B-Operating_System
reports	I-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
be	O
submitted	O
to	O
corporate	O
departments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Repair	O
and	O
Extract	O
:	O
Excel	B-Application
and	O
Word	O
can	O
automatically	O
recognize	O
and	O
repair	O
corrupt	O
documents	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
manually	O
repair	O
documents	O
from	O
these	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safe	B-Operating_System
Mode	I-Operating_System
:	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
will	O
automatically	O
launch	O
in	O
Safe	B-Operating_System
Mode	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
diagnostic	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
that	O
allows	O
programs	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
a	O
problem	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
start	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Word	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
provide	O
password	O
encryption	O
options	O
based	O
on	O
CryptoAPI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
provide	O
options	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
digitally	O
sign	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
upgrading	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Office	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
retains	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
previous	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
directly	O
from	O
an	O
administrative	O
image	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
web	O
server	O
via	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
FTP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	O
Resource	O
Kit	O
includes	O
various	O
improvements	O
to	O
deployment	O
functionality	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Setup	O
INI	B-Protocol
Customization	O
Wizard	O
allows	O
administrators	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
INI	B-Protocol
configuration	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
prior	O
to	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
Custom	O
Maintenance	O
Wizard	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
provide	O
customization	O
options	O
to	O
configure	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
including	O
user	O
preferences	O
and	O
security	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Save	O
My	O
Settings	O
Wizard	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
optional	O
download	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	O
store	O
their	O
Office	O
settings	O
to	O
the	O
Office	O
Update	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
importing	O
and	O
exporting	O
backups	O
to	O
local	O
storage	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
network	B-General_Concept
share	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
curtail	O
software	O
piracy	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
incorporated	O
product	B-License
activation	I-License
technology	O
into	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
to	O
prohibit	O
users	O
from	O
installing	O
a	O
single	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
violates	O
the	O
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
(	O
EULA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
make	O
substantial	O
hardware	O
changes	O
to	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
device	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
reactivate	O
the	O
software	O
through	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
by	O
telephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	B-License
activation	I-License
does	O
not	O
require	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
an	O
optional	O
subscription-based	O
activation	B-License
model	O
that	O
allowed	O
consumers	O
to	O
annually	O
license	O
the	O
product	O
and	O
receive	O
incremental	O
updates	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
retail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
activation	B-License
model	O
to	O
United	O
States	O
customers	O
after	O
the	O
retail	O
availability	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
select	O
locations	O
"	O
instead	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
more	O
cautious	O
delivery	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
pilot	O
experiment	O
,	O
consumers	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
could	O
purchase	O
a	O
subscription	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
starting	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
;	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
activation	B-License
model	O
was	O
contingent	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
pilot	O
experiment	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
terminated	O
support	O
for	O
subscriptions	O
in	O
2002	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
and	O
research	O
that	O
demonstrated	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
well	O
understood	O
by	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
—	O
released	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
—	O
has	O
since	O
reintroduced	O
subscription-based	O
licenses	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
Ask	O
a	O
Question	O
"	O
feature	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
top-right	O
corner	O
of	O
all	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
programs	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
type	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
questions	O
and	O
receive	O
answers	O
without	O
opening	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
(	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
)	O
or	O
Office	O
Help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
is	O
now	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
only	O
appears	O
when	O
Help	O
is	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbind	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Small	O
Business	O
Edition	O
removes	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
Customer	O
Manager	O
during	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
removed	O
during	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
Professional	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
desire	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
Customer	O
Manager	O
must	O
apply	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
Tools	O
2000	O
patch	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
CD-ROM	B-Device
before	O
upgrading	O
to	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
Edition	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Excel	B-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
several	O
add-ins	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
,	O
are	O
integrated	O
into	O
Excel	B-Application
2002	I-Application
and	O
thus	O
made	O
redundant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Custom	O
Soundtracks	O
add-in	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
and	O
the	O
Routing	O
Recipient	O
option	O
on	O
the	O
Send	O
To	O
menu	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
editions	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
retail	O
packages	O
in	O
either	O
full	O
or	O
upgrade	O
versions	O
,	O
others	O
as	O
full	O
OEM	O
versions	O
for	O
inclusion	O
with	O
new	O
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
still	O
others	O
as	O
volume	O
license	O
versions	O
that	O
required	O
no	O
activation	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
editions	O
provided	O
the	O
core	O
components	O
of	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Outlook	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
editions	O
except	O
the	O
Small	O
Business	O
edition	O
provided	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
Special	O
Edition	O
upgrade-only	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
an	O
Office	O
XP-branded	O
IntelliMouse	B-Device
Explorer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
some	O
copies	O
included	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Media	O
Content	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
collaboration	O
and	O
data	O
recovery	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
offered	O
a	O
"	O
host	O
of	O
incremental	O
improvements	O
"	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
most	O
enhancements	O
and	O
additions	O
are	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
groups	O
than	O
individuals.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
also	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
productivity	O
suite	O
's	O
strict	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
requirement	O
and	O
its	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
CNET	O
awarded	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
a	O
4-star	O
editors	O
 '	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
4	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
user	O
control	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
customization	O
options	O
for	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Microsoft	O
upgrades	O
that	O
offers	O
almost	O
no	O
pains	O
with	O
its	O
significant	O
gains.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
stated	O
that	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
"	O
is	O
n't	O
so	O
much	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
improved	O
arrangement	O
of	O
old	O
ones	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
offered	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
collaboration	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
leap	O
"	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Thurrott	O
regarded	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
a	O
must-have	O
upgrade	O
for	O
writers	O
such	O
as	O
myself	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
he	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
new	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
feature	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
minor	O
upgrade	O
with	O
numerous	O
useful	O
,	O
but	O
small	O
,	O
changes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
assessments	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
were	O
positive	O
,	O
the	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
feature	O
was	O
frequently	O
criticized	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inaccuracy	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
advanced	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
features	O
were	O
not	O
"	O
reliable	O
enough	O
for	O
general	O
use.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
assessment	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
is	O
reasonably	O
accurate	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
commands	O
for	O
editing	O
and	O
correcting	O
text	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
ViaVoice	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Voice	O
Xpress	O
for	O
dictation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
speculated	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
confidence	O
in	O
the	O
feature	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
no	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
included	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
bad	O
for	O
a	O
freebie	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
would	O
rather	O
get	O
the	O
first	O
draft	O
down	O
quickly	O
and	O
clean	O
up	O
the	O
recognition	O
errors	O
later.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Thurrott	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
voice	O
recognition	O
is	O
so	O
bad	O
it	O
's	O
almost	O
not	O
even	O
worth	O
discussing	O
,	O
"	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
joke	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
mature	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
