<s>
Smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
are	O
an	O
early	O
selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
feature	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
by	O
which	O
the	O
application	O
recognizes	O
certain	O
words	O
or	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
converts	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
hyperlink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
other	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
programs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Visual	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Developer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
invoke	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
from	O
any	O
other	O
page	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
initially	O
intended	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
into	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
but	O
changed	O
its	O
plans	O
due	O
to	O
public	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
are	O
integrated	O
in	O
instances	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
might	O
benefit	O
from	O
an	O
added	O
formatting	O
assistance	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
control	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
work	O
through	O
actions	O
and	O
recognizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
checks	O
whether	O
the	O
information	O
entered	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
terms	O
and	O
the	O
action	O
associated	O
with	O
it	O
is	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
dedicated	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
enabled	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
attempts	O
to	O
recognize	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
document	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
dates	O
or	O
names	O
)	O
and	O
automatically	O
makes	O
such	O
text	O
a	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
,	O
visually	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
purple	O
dotted	O
underline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clicking	O
on	O
a	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
is	O
the	O
selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
command	O
to	O
bring	O
up	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
possible	O
actions	O
for	O
that	O
data	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
the	O
words	O
"	O
John	O
Smith	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
personal	O
name	O
and	O
smart	O
tagged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Word	O
version	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
auto-recognition	O
and	O
Person	O
Name	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
features	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
technology	O
passes	O
its	O
way	O
through	O
a	O
web	O
page	O
,	O
underlines	O
the	O
words	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
pre-programmed	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
inserts	O
its	O
own	O
hyperlinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selecting	O
a	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
,	O
like	O
many	O
selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
commands	O
,	O
involved	O
a	O
hover	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
mouse	O
click	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
click	O
takes	O
you	O
to	O
a	O
destination	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
smart	B-Application
tag	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
knowledge	O
or	O
permission	O
of	O
the	O
web	O
site	O
proprietor	O
(	O
in	O
early	O
tests	O
almost	O
all	O
the	O
links	O
offered	O
were	O
to	O
sites	O
or	O
products	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
or	O
its	O
affiliates	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
generated	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
might	O
contract	O
a	O
technology	O
firm	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
and	O
actions	O
for	O
their	O
specific	O
products	O
or	O
services	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
product	O
names	O
are	O
automatically	O
recognized	O
and	O
linked	O
to	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
check	O
quantity	O
in	O
stock	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
check	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
security	O
vendors	O
feared	O
that	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
propagating	O
viruses	O
,	O
user	O
tracking	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
data	O
collection	O
purposes	O
that	O
might	O
violate	O
user	O
's	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
the	O
technology	O
from	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
in	O
IE	O
and	O
in	O
Office	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
revisited	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
which	O
implemented	O
a	O
selection-based	B-Application
search	I-Application
feature	O
called	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
Accelerators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
tags	I-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
email	O
and	O
SMS	O
text	O
messages	O
on	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
.	O
</s>
