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Fonts that are installed with Office
Describes the fonts that are installed with each version of Microsoft Office.
OFF2000: Products That Qualify for the Microsoft Office Upgrade
Microsoft Office is available in two versions, a non-upgrade version that you can install on any compatible computer, and an upgrade version that requires that a qualifying product be installed on your computer or that disk 1 from the qualifying...
ACC2000: Access 2000 Setup Does Not Create Workgroup Admin Icon
The Setup programs for the products listed at the beginning of this article do not create a menu shortcut for the Workgroup Administrator program. The Workgroup Administrator program provides a simple user interface for creating or joining a new...

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How to download and install the Office 2000 Speller Update
Describes how to download and apply the Office 2000 Speller Update that includes approximately 13,000 additional words. You cannot remove the update after you install it.
OFF2000: C++ Runtime Error When You Use Portuguese/Brazilian Proofing Tools
Shortly after you open a file that contains Portuguese-Brazilian text, you receive the following error message: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Error! Program:...RQUIVOS DE PROGRAMAS\MICROSOFT OFFICE\WINWORD.EXE abnormal program termination This...
OL2000: Outlook Quits with an Access Violation When You Click 'Exit' or 'Exit and Log Off'
Outlook 2000 may quit with an access violation when you click Exit or Exit and Log Off on the File menu if the following circumstances are true: You started Outlook 2000 by using the Windows 32-bit application programming interface (API) ShellExecute()...

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"Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: MS Access Database" error message when you run the Setup program for Office 2000
Explains that you receive an "Error 1919" error message when you run the Setup program for Office 2000. This issue occurs when some ODBC registry keys are missing. You can download and install the latest version of MDAC and update the ODBC jet...
Cannot insert an organizational chart when you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000
When you try to insert an organization chart into Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, you may receive the following error message:
Xl97: BIFF Records Documentation Error in MS Excel 97 Developer's Kit
In the "BIFF Records: Record Number Order" table on pages 275-280 of the "Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Kit," the record type number designations for several record types are not correct. In addition, other records are missing, and the last entries...

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