<s>
The	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
intelligent	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
that	O
assisted	O
users	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
an	O
interactive	O
animated	O
character	O
which	O
interfaced	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Office	O
help	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
versions	O
97	O
to	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Publisher	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
(	O
versions	O
98	O
to	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
FrontPage	I-Operating_System
(	O
versions	O
2002	O
and	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
for	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
(	O
versions	O
98	O
to	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
assistant	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
named	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
(	O
commonly	O
nicknamed	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
,	O
despite	O
this	O
name	O
never	O
having	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
)	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clippit	B-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
default	O
and	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
Assistant	O
(	O
partly	O
because	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
the	O
setup	O
CD	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
other	O
assistants	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
called	O
simply	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Paperclip	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
from	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
was	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
turned	O
off	O
the	O
feature	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
,	O
acknowledging	O
its	O
unpopularity	O
in	O
an	O
ad	O
campaign	O
spoofing	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
altogether	O
in	O
Office	B-Application
2007	I-Application
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2008	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
draw	O
criticism	O
even	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
used	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
show	O
off	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
(	O
which	O
they	O
called	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
in	O
the	O
Tweet	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
it	O
received	O
20,000	O
likes	O
they	O
would	O
replace	O
the	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
emoji	B-Application
on	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
officially	O
updated	O
their	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
emoji	B-Application
( 📎	O
)	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
to	O
be	O
Clippit/	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Alan	O
Cooper	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Father	O
of	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
"	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
tragic	O
misunderstanding	O
"	O
of	O
research	O
conducted	O
at	O
Stanford	O
University	O
,	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
brain	O
in	O
use	O
while	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
emotional	O
reactions	O
while	O
interacting	O
with	O
other	O
human	O
beings	O
and	O
thus	O
is	O
the	O
reason	O
people	O
yell	O
at	O
their	O
computer	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
introduced	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
was	O
codenamed	O
TFC	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
presented	O
tips	O
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
,	O
other	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistants	I-General_Concept
were	O
also	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
cases	O
the	O
Office	O
installation	B-Application
CD	I-Application
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
activate	O
a	O
different	O
Office	B-General_Concept
assistant	I-General_Concept
character	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
default	O
character	O
,	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
,	O
remains	O
widely	O
known	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistants	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Hoverbot	O
,	O
Scribble	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
Pup	O
assistants	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
and	O
Office	O
Logo	O
assistants	O
were	O
also	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
Multilingual	O
Pack	O
had	O
two	O
more	O
assistants	O
,	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
secretary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	O
King	O
(	O
)	O
for	O
Asian	O
language	O
users	O
in	O
non-Asian	O
Office	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
language	O
versions	O
provided	O
additional	O
representations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kairu	O
the	O
dolphin	B-Application
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
image	O
of	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Office	O
2013	O
and	O
newer	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
Options	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
theme	O
(	O
or	O
Office	O
Background	O
)	O
to	O
"	O
School	O
Supplies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clippy	B-General_Concept
would	O
then	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
ribbon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
used	O
technology	O
initially	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Bob	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
,	O
offering	O
advice	O
based	O
on	O
Bayesian	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
onward	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
(	O
.acs	O
)	O
replaced	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Bob-descended	O
Actor	O
(	O
.act	O
)	O
format	O
as	O
the	O
technology	O
supporting	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
add	O
other	O
assistants	O
to	O
the	O
folder	O
where	O
Office	O
is	O
installed	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Office	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
install	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
folder	O
in	O
System32	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
could	O
use	O
the	O
Lernout	O
&	O
Hauspie	O
TruVoice	O
Text-to-Speech	O
Engine	O
to	O
provide	O
output	O
speech	O
capabilities	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
required	O
SAPI	O
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
Speech	O
Recognition	O
Engine	O
allowed	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
to	O
accept	O
speech	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
components	O
that	O
it	O
requires	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
later	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installation	B-Application
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
is	O
also	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
desktop	O
compositing	O
with	O
Aero	O
glass	O
is	O
enabled	O
on	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
or	O
7	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
or	O
newer	O
,	O
the	O
normally	O
transparent	O
space	O
around	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
becomes	O
the	O
assistant	O
's	O
transparency	O
color	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
solid-colored	O
pink	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
or	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rover	O
(	O
a	O
golden	O
retriever	O
,	O
also	O
featured	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Explorer	O
's	O
search	O
companion	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
12	O
assistants	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smithsonian	O
Magazine	O
called	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
software	O
design	O
blunders	O
in	O
the	O
annals	O
of	O
computing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
magazine	O
included	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
2010	O
article	O
listing	O
the	O
fifty	O
worst	O
inventions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
helpful	O
to	O
brand-new	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
introduced	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
relatively	O
few	O
people	O
had	O
extensive	O
experience	O
with	O
computers	O
,	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
interrupting	O
users	O
and	O
not	O
providing	O
advice	O
that	O
was	O
fully	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
comic	O
strip	O
User	B-General_Concept
Friendly	I-General_Concept
ran	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
panels	O
featuring	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
included	O
the	O
(	O
now	O
defunct	O
)	O
website	O
officeclippy.com,	O
which	O
highlighted	O
the	O
disabling	O
of	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
parodied	O
behaviors	O
of	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
assistant	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curiously	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
(	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
Faces	O
Facts	O
"	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
punchline	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
User	B-General_Concept
Friendly	I-General_Concept
comic	O
strips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
videos	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
website	O
as	O
self-contained	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
executables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latest	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
ends	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
office	O
as	O
a	O
floppy	O
disk	O
ejecting	O
pin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
Flash-based	O
parody	O
named	O
Windows	O
RG	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
internet	O
comedian	O
JamesWeb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
RG	O
is	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
that	O
parodied	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
’s	O
crashes	O
and	O
instabilities	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
humorous	O
and	O
satirical	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
parodies	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
starting	O
the	O
pseudo-application	O
,	O
the	O
Clippit-style	O
character	O
informs	O
the	O
user	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
writing	O
a	O
letter	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
assistant	O
likes	O
letters	O
and	O
they	O
should	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assistant	O
then	O
instructs	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Milk	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Sponge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
adds	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
an	O
enlarged	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
the	O
assistant	O
claims	O
that	O
it	O
’s	O
their	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pseudo-app	O
then	O
crashes	O
afterwards	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
dialog	O
box	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
paperclip.exe	O
"	O
had	O
performed	O
"	O
94,708	O
"	O
illegal	O
operations	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
assistant	O
will	O
then	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
lying	O
dead	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
with	O
blood	O
spewing	O
out	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
assistant	O
questions	O
itself	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
why	O
they	O
have	O
blood	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
a	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
dialog	O
box	O
appears	O
afterwards	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Word	O
has	O
performed	O
an	O
illegal	O
operation	O
(	O
"	O
killed	O
a	O
paperclip	B-Protocol
"	O
)	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
arrested	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
for	O
that	O
reason	O
actually	O
meant	O
closed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Flash-based	O
Windows	O
parody	O
,	O
Windows	O
FU	O
(	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
)	O
,	O
also	O
featured	O
parodies	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Windows	O
RG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
parody	O
in	O
the	O
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
which	O
is	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
Windows	O
Dancer	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	O
Center	O
Edition	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
wearing	O
a	O
ghost	O
outfit	O
,	O
roughly	O
having	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
's	O
body	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
wire	O
visible	O
underneath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clippit	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Bicycle	O
Card	O
Games	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Bicycle	O
Board	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigor	B-Language
is	O
a	O
Clippit-inspired	O
parody	O
software	O
—	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
vi	B-Application
text	O
editor	O
featuring	O
a	O
rough-sketched	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
marking	O
the	O
occasion	O
of	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
transitioning	O
to	O
semi-retirement	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
humorist	O
Adam	O
Felber	O
and	O
comedian	O
Paul	O
Provenza	O
ad-lib	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
which	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
being	O
driven	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
outside	O
of	O
Redmond	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
at	O
night	O
and	O
says	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
"	O
It	O
looks	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
digging	O
a	O
grave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
appeared	O
as	O
an	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
in	O
Office	O
Online	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
then-preview	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
if	O
she	O
likes	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
personal	O
assistant	O
Cortana	B-Application
would	O
answer	O
"	O
Definitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
avatar	O
occasionally	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
Metro-style	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
for	O
several	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
easter	O
egg	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
easter	O
egg	O
is	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
personal	O
assistant	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
less	O
flattering	O
,	O
saying	O
things	O
like	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
?	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
"	O
The	O
less	O
said	O
about	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
the	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
when	O
asked	O
if	O
she	O
trusts	O
,	O
knows	O
,	O
likes	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
,	O
she	O
responds	O
with	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
?	O
</s>
<s>
Clippy	B-General_Concept
is	O
legendary	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
smiling	O
emoji	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
when	O
asked	O
why	O
,	O
she	O
simply	O
has	O
no	O
idea	O
why	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
is	O
legendary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
when	O
asked	O
if	O
she	O
knows	O
who	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
is	O
,	O
she	O
states	O
she	O
remembers	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
told	O
her	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
answer	O
"	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
office.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
built-in	O
linting	O
tool	O
of	O
the	O
Rust	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
is	O
named	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Tumblr	B-Application
created	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
,	O
Coppy	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coppy	O
is	O
an	O
anthropomorphized	O
photocopier	O
that	O
behaved	O
in	O
similar	O
ways	O
to	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
,	O
asking	O
the	O
user	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Tumblr	B-Application
created	O
a	O
YouTooz	O
collectible	O
of	O
Coppy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clippit	B-General_Concept
is	O
often	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
humorous	O
parody	O
and	O
reference	O
,	O
including	O
internet	O
memes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clippit	B-General_Concept
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
romantic	O
interest	O
in	O
"	O
Conquered	O
by	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
a	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
erotic	O
story	O
by	O
Leonard	O
Delaney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
directed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Bristow	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Delta	O
Heavy	O
's	O
song	O
Ghost	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
discovering	O
Shania	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
voice-activated	O
digital	O
assistant	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Clippit	B-General_Concept
becomes	O
angry	O
upon	O
discovering	O
the	O
modern	O
landscape	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
