From time to time Microsoft releases updates to their Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and FrontPage).

Note: Updates are only available for applications from:

• Office 2000
• Office 2002 (aka Office XP)
• Office 2003

Even if you only have Microsoft Word this is still one of the applications in the Office suite so do scan for Office Updates at least once per month (once per week is best) by following these instructions:

Office 2000/2002/2003

1. Sign on to the Internet.
2. Go to http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/.
3. Click on Check For Updates and wait.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
5. You maybe asked to insert the original CD disk so have that handy.
6. After installing updates you may be prompted to restart your computer.  If you are using AOL sign off of AOL first, then click Yes to restart your computer.

Tip: When you go to the above link save it in your Favorites. Then you won't have to come back to this page each time you want to run Office Update.