What's New in Microsoft Office XP?

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Office XP. The toolbars and menus have a new look, for example. But the features that are new and improved in this version of Office go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won't be apparent to you until you start using the programs.

The following table lists the new and improved features that you might be interested in, the programs that utilize the new features, and the lessons and topics in which those features are covered.

New/Improved Feature	Covered in Lesson/Topic
All Programs
Ask A Question box	Creating a Word Document/Getting Started with Word
	Getting to Know Excel/Introducing Excel
Task Pane	Creating a Word Document/Getting Started with Word
	Getting to Know Excel/Introducing Excel
	Creating a PowerPoint Presentation/Getting Started with PowerPoint
Office Clipboard Task Pane	Creating a Word Document/Editing a Document
Word
Select Nonadjacent Text	Creating a Word Document/Editing a Document
Reveal Formatting	Changing the Look of a Document/Changing the Appearance of Text
Selection Handle	Presenting Information in Tables and Columns/Presenting Text in a Table
Symbol dialog box	Proofreading and Printing a Document/Translating Text in Another Language
Translate Text	Proofreading and Printing a Document/Translating Text in Another Language
Excel
Paste options	Getting to Know Excel/Zeroing In on Data in a List
Auto Fill options	Getting to Know Excel/Creating a Workbook and Entering a Series
Find Format	Getting to Know Excel/Checking and Correcting Data
Insert options	Making Changes to Your Workbook/Making Workbooks Easier to Work With
Borders	Making Changes to Your Workbook/Changing the Appearance of Data
Error options	Performing Calculations on Data/Finding and Correcting Errors in Calculations
PowerPoint
Outline/Slides Pane	Creating a PowerPoint Presentation/Viewing a Presentation
AutoCorrect options	Adding and Modifying Slide Text/Correcting and Reformatting Text While Typing
AutoFit options	Adding and Modifying Slide Text/Correcting and Reformatting Text While Typing
Page Setup	Printing a Presentation/Choosing Print Settings
Outlook
Enhance Preview Pane	Working with E-Mail in Outlook/Reading and Responding to Messages
Word As Default Editor	Working with E-Mail in Outlook/Reading and Responding to Messages
Automatic Address Completion	Working with E-Mail in Outlook/Creating and Sending Messages
Display As box	Working with E-Mail in Outlook/Using the Address Book
Find and Advanced Find	Managing E-Mail Messages/Finding Messages
Global AutoArchive Settings	Managing E-Mail Messages/Storing and Archiving Messages
Calendar Coloring	Managing Your Calendar/Changing the Way the Calendar Looks
Propose New Time	Scheduling and Managing Meetings/Responding to Meeting Requests