Guest Author - Chris Curtis

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Microsoft offers six program bundles in its Office XP product. Choose from:
· Small Business
· Professional Special Edition
· Professional
· Standard
· Standard for Students and Teachers
· Developer

At the core of each of the Office Suite bundles are MS’s flagship programs Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Professional Special Edition
This package is the most comprehensive package available. In addition to the core programs, you will get Access, FrontPage, SharePoint Team Services, Publisher, and IntelliMouse Explorer.

Office XP Professional
This package is a powerful set of integrated tools to manage your personal information. In addition to the core programs, you will get Access.

Office XP Standard
Standard is exactly that. You get the core programs when you by this package. These are the core desktop productivity tools.

Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers
This is the core Standard package with full functionality. It is available to Students and Educators at a substantial discount.

Office XP Developer
This package is for the Professional Office Developer. It includes tools and documentation for building, managing, and deploying Office-based solutions.
In addition to the core programs, you get Access, FrontPage, SharePoint Team Services, Developer Tools, and Documentation.

Office XP Small Business
This is not a full packaged product you can purchase on the market. It is available only on a preinstalled basis. It includes Word, Excel, Outlook, and Publisher. You can also buy a computer with preinstalled Office XP Professional with Publisher. This alternative includes PowerPoint and Access.

MS Office also offers a productivity suite designed specifically for the Macintosh. It includes Word, Excel, Entourage, PowerPoint, and Office Resource Kit.

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