Word 2002 Solution Center

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.
A Beginner's Guide to Troubleshooting Problems in Word 2002

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.

Support Web Cast: Creating and Using Templates
In this Support WebCast, you will learn about the different types of templates in Microsoft Office XP that can help make your day-to-day work life easier. The WebCast will show you how to create and customize your own templates, work with installed Office XP templates, and find more template resources on the Microsoft Web site.
Support Web Cast: How to use Speech and Handwriting with Word 2002
This web casts discusses how to use speech and handwriting recognition with Microsoft Word 2002. This session will cover what speech recognition is, how to configure it, what its limitations are, what the architecture looks like, and tips for troubleshooting.
Support Web Cast: Using Mail Merge in Word 2002
In this WebCast, we will discuss how to use the mail merge features in Word 2002. We will talk about the different types of merge documents that you can create, the different types of data that you can use, and some of the most common difficulties that you may encounter when you use the mail merge features of Word 2002.

Who are the Office Community Most Valuable Professionals?
Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are subject matter experts who are awarded yearly for their high level of involvement and willingness to share in the peer to peer online community. Ranging in age from teen to senior citizen, some MVPs are technical professionals while others work in such diverse occupations as teaching, the arts, public service, medicine, etc.
Word Most Valuable Professional (MVP) FAQ Site