Word 2003 Solution Center

Performance

How to optimize Word 2003, Word 2002, and Word 2000
Explains many ways to improve performance in Word 2003, Word 2002, and Word 2000. Includes procedures that optimize memory use, font use, monitor and printer settings, and several Word program features.
How to use addresses from an Excel worksheet to create labels in Word
Describes how to use addresses from an Excel worksheet to create labels in Word.
How to troubleshoot speech recognition problems in Word 2003
Provides a step-by-step guide to resolve the problem that speech recognition does not work correctly in Word 2003. Also, describes the minimum system requirements for speech recognition.

Description of the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 31, 2005
Describes the Microsoft Office Word 2003 issues that are fixed in the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated January 31, 2005.
MS08-009: Description of the security update for Office Word 2003: February 12, 2008
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Word 2003 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Document Scanning (Mdivwctl.msp): October 28, 2008
Describes the issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Document Scanning that is dated October 28, 2008.

Your computer responds slowly when you work with XML documents in Word 2003
Discusses a performance problem where your computer responds slowly when you work with XML documents in Word 2003. This problem may be caused by running the Check grammar option. To work around this problem, you can turn the Check grammar option off.
Word 2003 or PowerPoint 2003 files that have certain WMF and EMF metafiles open slowly
Discusses a problem where Word 2003 or PowerPoint 2003 files that contain certain WMF and EMF metafiles may open extremely slowly. Explains the types of metafiles that can cause this problem.
Description of the Microsoft Office Word 2003 hotfix package (Winword.msp): August 26, 2008
Discusses the issue that is fixed in the Word 2003 hotfix package that is dated August 26, 2008.