Microsoft KB Archive/159778

= OFF97: What Is Included in the Product Box? =

Article ID: 159778

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Home Essentials 97
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q159778



For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 290531.

For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 210399.



SUMMARY
This article contains an overview of the material and software that is included in the North American product boxes for Microsoft Office 97 and the stand-alone versions of programs in Microsoft Office programs, such as Microsoft Excel 97.



MORE INFORMATION
The overview is separated into the following three sections:

- Product Information (products contained in the product box) - Supplemental Offers (extra offers designed to enhance your programs) - ValuPack Content (content contained in the ValuPack)

PRODUCT INFORMATION ---

Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

 Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content is not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with the Microsoft Office Standard software and ValuPack content "Getting Results with Microsoft Office" book Supplemental coupon (see below for contents) $40.00 rebate coupon MSN CD - includes 1 month free Internet time through MSN

Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition

 Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content and Microsoft Bookshelf Basics are not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Office Professional software and Microsoft Bookshelf Basics software. Also includes ValuPack content. "Getting Results with Microsoft Office" book Supplemental coupon (see below for contents) $40.00 rebate coupon MSN CD - includes 1 month free Internet time through MSN

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows --  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will NOT be available.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager software. Also includes ValuPack content. CD-ROM with Microsoft AutoMap Streets Plus software Supplemental coupon (see below for contents) $40.00 rebate coupon MSN CD - includes 1 month free Internet time through MSN

Books  : "Getting Results with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft           Outlook, and Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager" "Microsoft Publisher Companion Guide," "Small Business Getting          Started" book, "Microsoft AutoMap Streets Plus Handbook"

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, Version 2.0 ---  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will NOT be available.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Outlook 97*, Microsoft Publisher 98, Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 98, Microsoft Expedia Streets 98, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 software. Also includes ValuPack content plus additional ValuPack content that is unique to Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0 (see below). *Outlook 98 will be available upon release to licensed users of Microsoft Office Small Business Edition (all versions). To get your copy, send in the in-box coupon. Outlook 98 is not available on 3.5" disk.  Books  : "Getting Results with Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition"

Microsoft Word 97 -  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content and 3,000 extra clip art images are not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Word software. Also includes ValuPack content and 3,000 extra clip-art images. "Getting Results with Microsoft Word" book Supplemental coupon (see below for contents)

Microsoft Excel 97 --  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content is not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Excel software. Also includes ValuPack content. "Getting Results with Microsoft Excel" book "Get More out of Microsoft Excel" flyer 3.5-inch disk coupon

Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 97 -  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager (SBFM) software "Getting Results with Microsoft Small Business Financial          Manager" book 3.5-inch disk coupon $20 rebate coupon for SBFM upgraders Microsoft PowerPoint 97 ---  Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content and 3,000 extra clip art images are not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft PowerPoint software. Also includes ValuPack content and 3,000 extra clip-art images. "Getting Results with Microsoft PowerPoint" book "Getting more out of Microsoft PowerPoint" flyer 3.5-inch disk coupon

Microsoft Access 97 --- <pre class="fixed_text"> Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content is not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Access software. Also includes ValuPack content "Getting Results with Microsoft Access" book "Building Applications with Microsoft Access" book Supplemental coupon (see below for contents)

Microsoft Outlook 97

<pre class="fixed_text"> Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will be available free of          charge through the supplemental coupon. ValuPack content is not included on 3.5-inch disks.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Outlook software. Also includes ValuPack content "Getting Results with Microsoft Outlook" book Supplemental coupon (see below for contents)

Microsoft Home Essentials 97

<pre class="fixed_text"> Media  : Offered on CD only. 3.5-inch disks will NOT be available.

Contents: CD with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Arcade, Link to Zone. Also includes ValuPack content, MSN (includes 2          months free Internet time through MSN) and 3,000 extra clip art images. CD with Microsoft Greetings Workshop software CD with Microsoft Encarta software Supplemental coupon (see below for contents)

Books  : "Getting Results with Microsoft Word and Works"

SUPPLEMENTAL OFFERS ---

Microsoft Word:

- Word 97 Viewer for Windows 95 - freely downloadable or order for shipping and handling charge - Word Viewer for Windows 3.1 - freely downloadable or order for shipping and handling charge - Word Legal Resource Kit for Office 97 - freely downloadable or order for shipping and handling charge - Word for Windows 95 and 6.0 Converter Kit - freely downloadable or  order for shipping and handling charge - Word 6.0 for Macintosh Converter Kit - freely downloadable or order for shipping and handling charge - 3.5-inch Disk Set - free of charge

Microsoft Home Essentials:

- The same offers that apply to Microsoft Word also apply to Microsoft Home Essentials.

Microsoft Access:

- Microsoft Access Upsizing Tools - Microsoft Access Partial Replica Wizard - 3.5-inch Disk Set - free of charge

Microsoft Outlook:

- Cross-sell for Back Office and Exchange Server - DataViz third-party offer - Timex DataLink Watch third-party offer - 3.5-inch Disk Set - free of charge

Microsoft Office Standard Edition:

- All offers that apply to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook also apply to Microsoft Office Standard Edition. - "In & Out of the Classroom with Microsoft Office 97" training guide - text version is freely downloadable or order for $14.95 + shipping and handling - 3.5-inch Disk Set - Free of charge - Information on additional Microsoft products (Microsoft Publisher,  Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Team Manager, Microsoft IntelliMouse,   Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Project for Windows 95,   Microsoft BackOffice and Microsoft Office Compatible)

Microsoft Office Professional Edition:

- All offers that apply to Microsoft Office Standard Edition also apply to Microsoft Office Professional Edition. - "Building Applications with Microsoft Access" book - shipping and handling charge - 3.5-inch Disk Set - Free of charge - Information on additional Microsoft products (Microsoft Publisher,  Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Team Manager, Microsoft IntelliMouse,   Developer Edition, Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Project for   Windows 95) - Bookshelf Upsell Offer

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition:

- All offers that apply to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook also apply to Microsoft Office Standard Edition. - Microsoft Trip Planner and Microsoft Bookshelf cross-promotional offers

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, version 2.0:

- All offers that apply to Microsoft Word. - Microsoft Bookshelf 98 special offer. - Microsoft Expedia Streets 98 Deluxe special offer. - Microsoft Expedia Trip Planner 98 special offer.

VALUPACK CONTENT

The following additional features are included in the ValuPack:

- Additional Help files - Animated cursors - Animated Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files - Avery Wizard - Building Applications with Microsoft Access 97 - Data Access Pack - Internet Help for Microsoft Access - Lotus cc:Mail information service - Microsoft ActiveMovie - Microsoft Camcorder - Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 - Microsoft Office 97 sounds - Microsoft Office 97 Upgrade Wizard - Microsoft Office Binder templates - Microsoft Office Far East support - Microsoft Office templates, forms, and wizards - Microsoft Outlook import and export converters - Microsoft PowerPoint Custom Soundtrack - Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer - Microsoft Publish to ActiveMovie Stream Format - Microsoft Publisher trial version - Microsoft TrueType fonts - Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard - Microsoft Word 97 converter - Microsoft Word Viewer - Presentation and World Wide Web page textures - Software patches (Microsoft Plus! Themes patch, Microsoft Works 4.0a  patch, Microsoft Outlook Inbox Icon patch) - Timex Data Link Watch Wizard

Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition for Windows, version 2.0 ValuPack includes the features listed above plus the following additional features:

- Direct Mail Manager - Getting Results with Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition - Kodak FlashPix/Microsoft Picture It! 1.0 graphic import filter - Microsoft Draw 98 - Microsoft Excel Viewer - Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 - Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Outlook Rules Wizard - Microsoft Picture It 2.0 Trial - Microsoft PowerPoint Translator - Office Assistant Gallery - Office Shortcut Bar - Peachtree Accounting Trial - Printovation 2.01 - Snapshot Viewer - Symantec WinFax PRO Trial - Updated ODBC 3.0 Driver Manager

For more information on specific features included in the ValuPack, double- click the Valupk8.hlp file, which is located in the ValuPack folder on your CD, and then click the >> button next to the particular feature.

Additional query words: OFF97 XL97 WORD97 ACC97 PPT97 SBFM97 SBE

Keywords: kbfaq kbualink97 KB159778

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