Office 97 Professional provides interactive advice help and tips to help you learn as you work and it's completely customizable so you can choose the Office Assistant and the options that best suit the way you work. Office 97 brings the power of the Internet to your desktop with revolutionary new tools for finding information publishing rich documents and working with others.

Features:

• Microsoft Word 97 is the world's leading word processor. Word simplifies common word-processing tasks with built-in intelligence. By recognizing what you want to do, Word quickly produces the results you need, so you get more done with less time and effort.
• Microsoft Excel 97 brings core spreadsheet functionality to the surface to make it more accessible to all users. Basic operations, formula creation, printing and formatting, and charting have all been simplified to remove the barriers between the user and power of the spreadsheet.
• Microsoft Access 97 for the Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems provides relational database power to give you the information you need to make better decisions. It integrates data from spreadsheets and other databases and is the easy way to find answers, share information over intranets and the Internet, and build faster business solutions. Corporate Web pages. Sales figures and invoices. Customer names and addresses. Today, data is everywhereùon your PC, on local networks, and on the Internet. But how do you make sense of it all? The Microsoft Access 97 relational database management system structures your data so you can find answers easily, share timely information, and build faster solutions that help you make better business decisions.
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 can easily organize, powerfully illustrate, and professionally deliver your ideas. Whether conducting an informal meeting, presenting to an audience, or delivering your message over the Internet, you'll have the tools you need to communicate with impact.
• Microsoft Outlook 97 manages e-mail, calendars, contacts, tasks and to-do lists, and documents or files on the hard drive. Outlook helps users communicate through e-mail, phone support and group scheduling capabilities. Outlook also helps users share information by means of public folders, forms and Internet connectivity.