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Office XP SP3 is now available
Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office XP. SP3 contains significant security enhancements in addition to stability and performance improvements. This service pack applies to any level of Office XP. It contains all updates included in Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and updates released after SP2.
Security Patches for Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Word 97, Word 98 Japanese, Word 2000, and Word 2002 released November 11, 2003
Click the link above to have the Office Update site automatically recommend the patches to be installed on your machine. You can also refer to the Downloads & Updates section of this page for more information about the individual updates available for these products.

Mortgage Refinance Calculator
Use theMortgage Refinance Template available from Office Online.
Create a Checkbook Register
Use the Checkbook Register template available from Office Online.
How to Calculate a Mortgage Loan
Use the Mortgage Amortization Schedule available from Office Online Templates.
How to Work with Times and Dates in Excel
This article discusses the various formulas you can create in Excel to determine the difference between two dates or times using various criteria.

Office XP Service Pack 3: March 9, 2004
This service pack contains Office XP Service Pack 1, Office XP Service Pack 2, and all updates released between Office XP SP2 and March 9, 2004.
Office XP Service Pack 2: August 20, 2002
This Service Pack contains all Updates released between SP-1 and August 20, 2002. SP-2 requires that Office XP SP-1 is installed.
Office XP Service Pack 1: December 13, 2001
This Service Pack contains all Updates released prior to December 13, 2001 as well as other fixes.
Office Update
Get the latest updates and downloads for Microsoft Office. Office Update scans the computer and gives you a selection of updates customized just for you. Browse the downloads for the latest templates, add-ins, viewers, and more.