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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 README FILE
June 1999
(c) 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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This document provides late breaking or other information
that is relevant to Office 2000, and is current as of the
date above. After that date, you may find more current
information and resources on the Office Update Web site,
available from the Help menu by clicking Office On The
Web. Additional information, including network and
administration issues, can be found on the Office
Resource Kit Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

For further technical information on Office, search

Product Support Services' collection of technical
information, available on the Support Online Web site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/

For late breaking information specific to an individual

Office 2000 product, see the Readme file for that product.
For Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and FrontPage,
these files are located on CD 1 in PFFILES\MSOFFICE\OFFICE.
For Publisher and Small Business Tools, the file is located
at the root of CD2. For PhotoDraw, the file is located at
the root of CD3.

After installation, Readme files for Word, Excel, Outlook,

PowerPoint, Access, and FrontPage are stored in
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033.
For PhotoDraw, the path is:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Setup\PhotoDraw.

The file names are:

WdRead9.txt (Microsoft Word 2000)

XlRead9.txt (Microsoft Excel 2000)

OlRead9.txt (Microsoft Outlook 2000)

PpRead9.txt (Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, included in

Microsoft Office 2000 Standard, Professional, and
Premium)

AcRead9.txt (Microsoft Access 2000, included in

Microsoft Office 2000 Professional and Premium)

FpRead9.txt and Fpsread9.txt (Microsoft FrontPage 2000,

included in Microsoft Office 2000 Premium)

Readme.hlp (Microsoft Publisher 2000 and Microsoft

Small Business Tools, both included in Microsoft
Office 2000 Small Business, Professional, and
Premium)

Readme.wri (Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000, included in

Microsoft Office 2000 Premium)

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How to Use This Document
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To view the Readme file on-screen in Windows Notepad,

maximize the Notepad window. On the Edit menu, click Word
Wrap. To print the Readme file, open it in Notepad or
another word processor, and then use the Print command on
the File menu.

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CONTENTS
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INSTALLING MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000

* Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Office 2000
* Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup
* Using Punctuation Characters in Folder Names During
Setup May Cause Problems
* Installing Office 2000 on a Network
* Prompt for CD Key When Setting Up Office 2000 from
Administrative Installation
* Unexpected Message During Installation
* Installing Office 2000 Without Removing the Beta 2
Build
* Office 2000 Shortcuts on the Programs Menu Vary
According to Your Operating System

WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000

* Colors May Not Display Correctly on 256-Color
Monitors

WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE WEB COMPONENTS

* Editing a Formula in a Cell That Contains a Hyperlink
* ASC Worksheet Function Not Supported by the Spreadsheet
Component

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 HELP ISSUES

* Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000 Proofing Tools

ISSUES FOR RIGHT-TO-LEFT LANGUAGE FEATURES

* Printing Right-to-Left Languages

ISSUES FOR ASIAN LANGUAGE FEATURES

* Possible Display Problems When Using Multiple Asian
Fonts

ISSUES FOR MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS

* Assistant Object
* Add Method (CommandBars Collection)
* AddOfficeServerSubscription Method (Office Web Server)
* FindControls Method
* Context Property (CommandBar Object)
* Chart Workspace Object Model (Office Web Components)
* SelectionChange Event (Office Web Components)
* GetValue Method (Office Web Components)
* HTMLData Property (Office Web Components)
* KeyChar Property (Office Web Components)
* RecordsetLabel Property (Office Web Components)
* Value Property (Office Web Components)
* Default Language for Visual Basic Editor and Microsoft
Script Editor
* New Properties (VBA)
* Use F3 to Find Next Text Occurrence in the Code Window

SCRIPTING, HTML, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING ISSUES

* System Event Notification System
* HTML Reference Documentation
* Internet Explorer Versions and Editing HTML
* "Topic Not Found" Topic (Microsoft Script Editor)

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INSTALLING MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000

Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Office 2000

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For information about Microsoft Office 2000 installation
requirements see the Office Resource Kit Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup

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Some virus protection programs, such as VSafe.com and
Norton AntiVirus AutoProtect, can interfere with the
Microsoft Office 2000 Setup program. If you use a virus
protection program on your computer, disable it before
running Setup. (Don't forget to re-enable the virus
protection program after Setup is complete.)

Using Punctuation Characters in Folder Names During Setup

May Cause Problems
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Do not use a comma (,), single quotation mark ('), or
exclamation point (!) in the name of the folder where you
install Microsoft Office 2000. It is recommended that you
use the default folder or use only letters and numbers in
folder names.

Installing Office 2000 on a Network

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>>>To create an administrative installation point
for Office 2000:

1. Create a share on a network server for the

administrative installation point. The network share
must have at least 550 megabytes (MB) of available
disk space.
2. On a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or 98 or
Microsoft Windows NT and that has write access to the
share, connect to the server share.

3. On the Start menu, click Run, and then click Browse.

4. On Office Disc 1 in the CD-ROM drive, select Setup.exe

and click Open.

5. On the command line following Setup.exe, type

/A DATA1.MSI

and click OK.

For example:

e:\setup.exe /A DATA1.MSI

6. When prompted by Setup, enter the organization name

that you want to define for all users who install
Office from this location.

7. When prompted for the installation location, enter

the server and share you created.

For additional information about network and

administration issues, see the Office Resource Kit Web
site at:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

Prompt for CD Key When Setting Up Office 2000 from

Administrative Installation
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When you set up Office 2000 on your computer from an
administrative installation on a server, you might be
prompted for a CD Key. This will occur if the system
administrator who created the administrative installation
did not enter the CD Key.

To solve this problem, ask the system administrator to

create a new administrative installation and enter the
CD Key in the first dialog box. Once this is done, you
will not be prompted for the CD Key when you run Setup
from this new administrative installation.

Unexpected Message During Installation

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If you get an unexpected message during Office setup, and
you get the same message when you try setup again, you
can create a log file that will be useful to Microsoft
Product Support Services in troubleshooting the problem.
Once you create the file, you will need to call Microsoft
Product Support Services.
>>>To create the log file:

1. Click the Start button on the taskbar, and then click

Run.
2. In the Open box, type:

<PATH>\SETUP.EXE /L*V C:\VERBOSELOG.TXT

where <PATH> is the location of Setup.exe. For

example, if you are installing from a CD-ROM drive, the
text you would type might look like:

D:\SETUP.EXE /L*V C:\VERBOSELOG.TXT

3. Click OK.

Setup will start again and a log file called

Verboselog.txt will be created at the root of your C:
drive.

Installing Office 2000 Without Removing the Beta 2 Build

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When starting any of the Office 2000 programs, you might
receive the following message:

Required registry information is missing and this

application cannot run. Please rerun Setup to correct
this problem.

Or, after a few seconds, the program might quit.

You might experience either of the above if you installed

Office 2000 without removing the Beta 2 build (2221b) of
Office 2000.

>>>To remove the Beta 2 build:

1. Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to

Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. In the list of installed programs, click Microsoft
Office 2000 Premium Edition. (This is the Beta 2
version of Office 2000.)
In the list, there will also be Microsoft Office 2000
Premium. (This is the released version of Office 2000.)
4. Click Add/Remove.
5. Click Remove Office.
6. Click Yes to the prompt confirming that you want to
remove.

Office 2000 Shortcuts on the Programs Menu Vary According

to Your Operating System
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The Office 2000 shortcuts on the Programs menu might have
the following problems:
1. They do not self-repair the programs.

This problem occurs because your operating system does

not support Windows Installer shortcuts. Only the
following versions of Microsoft Windows support these
shortcuts:

* Windows 98
* Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.01, Service Pack 1,
and Active Desktop installed
* Microsoft Windows NT version 4 with Internet Explorer
4.01, Service Pack 1, and Active Desktop installed

Note: If you install Internet Explorer 5 on a computer

that has either Windows 95 or Windows NT version 4 and
that has Internet Explorer 4.01, Service Pack 1, and
Active Desktop installed, it will still support Windows
Installer shortcuts.

2. They do not install the programs on first use.

This problem occurs because Installed On First Use is not

an option for the Office programs in the Selecting
Features dialog box during setup. Installed On First Use
is not an option because your operating system does not
support Windows Installer shortcuts. The operating systems
listed under 1. support Windows Installer shortcuts.

3. They do not display a path on the Shortcut tab of the

Properties dialog box for the shortcut.

This indicates that the shortcut is a Windows Installer

shortcut. Windows Installer shortcuts do not directly
reference the path of the shortcut target. Instead, they
contain a token that the Windows Installer resolves to
the path of the shortcut target. The operating systems
listed under 1. support Windows Installer shortcuts.

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WORKING WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000

Colors May Not Display Correctly on 256-Color Monitors

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After you view pop-up windows in Help topics, colors for
some elements may no longer display correctly on
256-color monitors. For example, the following elements
may appear differently on the screen after you view
pop-up windows:

* Bitmaps
* Pictures embedded in files
* Office Assistant
* Hyperlinks

To fix the display problem, change the color palette for

your monitor.
>>>To change the color palette:

1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, point to Settings,

and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Display icon.

3. On the Settings tab, select an option other than 256

colors. Microsoft recommends that you choose more
than 256 colors, if such an option is available.

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MICROSOFT OFFICE WEB COMPONENTS

ASC Worksheet Function Not Supported by the Spreadsheet

Component
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The Help topic "Microsoft Excel worksheet functions not
available in Web spreadsheet" does not list the ASC
worksheet function, but this function is not available in
spreadsheets published on the Web. If you publish a
worksheet that contains the ASC function, the function is
replaced with its resultant value.

Editing a Formula in a Cell That Contains a Hyperlink

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The Help topic "Change a formula in a spreadsheet"
incorrectly states that if a cell you want to edit
contains a hyperlink, you should click a cell next to
that cell, use an arrow key to select the cell you want
to edit, and then click the cell once. Clicking the cell
once will take you to the page that the hyperlink links
to. Instead, once you have used an arrow key to select
the cell, press F2 to begin editing.

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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 HELP ISSUES

Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000 Proofing Tools

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Microsoft Office 2000 Proofing Tools is an add-in package
for Office 2000 that contains all the language tools
Microsoft makes for more than 30 languages. It can be
obtained from a licensed reseller. The part and SKU
numbers listed in Help are incorrect. For more
information on obtaining Office 2000 Proofing Tools, see
http://www.microsoft.com/office/

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ISSUES FOR RIGHT-TO-LEFT LANGUAGE FEATURES

Printing Right-to-Left Languages

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Certain printers will require updated printer drivers.
Please contact your printer manufacturer if you encounter
problems printing.

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ISSUES FOR ASIAN LANGUAGE FEATURES

Possible Display Problems When Using Multiple Asian Fonts

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If you install multiple Asian fonts on non-Asian versions
of the Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 operating system,
you might experience display problems, such as very large
text, blank text, or very large blank areas occurring in
Outlook or in Windows NT. This is a known problem in
Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 4 that will be fixed
in an upcoming Service Pack release for Windows NT
version 4.0.

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ISSUES FOR MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS

Assistant Object
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The default Assistant is Clippit, not Rocky as stated in
the documentation.

Add Method (CommandBars Collection)

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The Temporary argument is ignored in Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Outlook. You must manually remove any temporary
items added to the CommandBars collection before quitting
the application.

AddOfficeServerSubscription Method (Office Web Server)

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The MailTo argument of the AddOfficeServerSubscription
method is required, not optional as stated in the
documentation.

FindControls Method
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In the syntax for this method, the keyword should be
FindControls, not FindControl as stated in the
documentation.

Context Property (CommandBar Object)

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In Microsoft Word, the property is read-only and returns
the full name (and disk path) of the template associated
with the document containing the CommandBar object. In
all other Microsoft Office programs, the property returns
an empty string and is otherwise unsupported.
Chart Workspace Object Model (Office Web Components)
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The diagram for the Chart Workspace object model is
incorrect. The WCPlotArea, WCScaling, and
WCSeriesCollection objects and all their associated
objects should appear under the WCCharts object, not the
ChartSpace object as shown in the documentation. Also,
the WCCharts object should also contain a WCTitle object.

SelectionChange Event (Office Web Components)

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In the SelectionChange event handler for the Spreadsheet
component, all properties of the SpreadsheetEventInfo
object are invalid for this event with the exception of
the Range property.

GetValue Method (Office Web Components)

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The Dimension argument can also be either
chErrorBarPlusValues or chErrorBarMinusValues for
returning values for custom WCErrorBars objects.

HTMLData Property (Office Web Components)

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This property is read/write for Spreadsheet objects and
read-only for Range objects.

KeyChar Property (Office Web Components)

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The KeyChar property returns an empty string for the
KeyDown and KeyUp events.

RecordsetLabel Property (Office Web Components)

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The RecordsetLabel property of the
RecordNavigationControl object is parsed for specific
information to use when displaying the label. For
example, the tags |0, |1, and |2 are replaced with record
numbers when displayed. If the RecordsetLabel property
equals the string "Categories |0 of |2;Categories |0-|1
of |2", a label for a banded page might read "Categories
1-5 of 8", and a label for an unbanded page might read
"Categories 1 of 8".

Value Property (Office Web Components)

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The Remarks section for the Value property states that if
the specified range contains more than one cell, this
property returns an array containing the values for all
the cells. This is incorrect: The property only returns
the value of the active cell in the range.

Default Language for Visual Basic Editor and Microsoft

Script Editor
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The Visual Basic Editor and Microsoft Script Editor
default to English if the current system code page does
not support the user interface language.

New Properties (VBA)

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The following are new properties that apply to class
modules in standalone projects:

* Instancing Property

Sets a value that specifies whether you can create

instances of a public class outside a project, and if
so, how they will behave. Not available at run time.

Settings

The Instancing property has these settings:

Setting Description
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1 Private (default). Other applications are not

allowed access to type library information
about the class and cannot create instances of
it. Private objects are only for use within
your component. The Instancing property default
varies depending on the project type. Private is
the default only for class modules in standalone
projects.

2 PublicNotCreatable. Other applications can use

objects of this class only if your component
creates the objects first. Other applications
cannot use the CreateObject function or the New
operator to create objects from the class.

* Name Property

Returns the name used in code to identify a class.

Read-only at run time.

Syntax

object.Name

The object placeholder represents an object expression

that evaluates to a class.

Remarks
 An object's Name property must start with a letter and
can be a maximum of 40 characters long. It can include
numbers and underline (_) characters but can't include
punctuation or spaces. Although the Name property setting
can be a keyword, property name, or the name of another
object, this can create conflicts in your code.

Use F3 to Find Next Text Occurrence in the Code Window

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Press F3 to find the next occurrence of previously
specified search text in the code window, not SHIFT+F4 as
stated in the documentation.

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SCRIPTING, HTML, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING ISSUES

System Event Notification System

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For programmers writing to the System Event Notification
System (SENS) and the IEventSubscription and IEventSystem
interfaces, please see the documentation for these
interfaces at MSDN Online (http://msdn.microsoft.com/) or
a version of the Platform SDK later than that which
shipped with the April MSDN.

HTML Reference Documentation

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The latest HTML, DHTML, and CSS documentation is
available online from MSDN Online at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/

Internet Explorer Versions and Editing HTML

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Selection works differently in Microsoft Script Editor
for sited elements depending on what version of Internet
Explorer you have installed. A sited element is any
element that has a height or width, such as BUTTON.

With Internet Explorer 4.01, selection for sited elements

works as follows:

* The first click on an element allows you to edit the

text within the element.
* The second click on an element selects the element.
* Double-clicking an element selects the text block
within the element.

With Internet Explorer 5.0, selection for sited elements

works as follows:

* The first click on an element selects the element.

* The second click on an element allows you to edit the
text within the element.
* Double-clicking the element brings up the source code
for the element.

Note: Selection for tables in Internet Explorer 5.0 is

the same as it was in Internet Explorer 4.01.

Also, Internet Explorer 5.0 preserves white space better

than Internet Explorer 4.01 when switching between views
in the editor.

"Topic Not Found" Topic (Microsoft Script Editor)

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You do not need the MSDN Library or MSDN Library CD to
view Help topics for Microsoft Script Editor. If you
encounter the "Topic not found" topic, try one of the
following:

* Reinstall Microsoft Script Editor from the Microsoft

Office setup.
* Insert the Microsoft Office CD into the CD-ROM drive.