   Microsoft Office 97 Intranet Product Enhancement Guide: New
                      Features in Word 97

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Overview of New Features in Microsoft Word 97

  | Feature  | Description

New  | Online layout view  | A new view optimized for on-screen
reading makes it easier to read documents online.

New  | Document Map  | A split screen displays a hyperlink
outline of the document in the left pane, and the text of the
document in the right pane. This allows users to navigate and
organize documents more easily.

Improved  | Web page authoring  | Users can automatically
convert Word documents to HTML for easy posting to the Web or an
intranet. Word 97 supports true WYSIWYG editing of HTML features
such as backgrounds and marquee text, which allows users to
preview their documents without switching to the browser.

New  | Animated text  | Text comes alive with effects that
blink, march, shimmer, or sparkle

New  | Background picture rendering  | Users experience optimal
online browsing with pictures rendered in the background. This
allows users to browse through text without waiting for the
entire document to be downloaded.

New  | Compressed graphics  | All pictures and graphics inserted
into documents are compressed automatically, making file sizes
smaller.

New  | Web Page Wizard  | Using the Web Page Wizard, users
select the type and style of Web page they want and create the
Web page more quickly.

New  | Online content  | The Microsoft site on the Web makes
more clip art and templates available to users.

New  | Support for HTML tags  | Word 97 supports more than 80
HTML tags.


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