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Excel
•Create a timeline
•Display fractions
•Easy data sets
•Make charts and graphs
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PowerPoint
•Animate chart elements
•Create movie-style crawling credits
•Develop mini lessons
•Showcase your photos
•More
Publisher
•Create a menu
•Design a CD case label
•Host an online science fair
•Postcards in time
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Word
•Apply special effects
•Create a monthly calendar
•Design a bookmark
•Using hidden text
•More
Office System products
•Access: Create a picture database
•FrontPage: Develop a student art gallery
•MapPoint: Track family migration
•OneNote: Create study guides
•More
Windows accessories
•Movie Maker: Introduce your classroom
•Movie Maker: Open house movie
•Paint: Build a house with shapes
•Sound Recorder: Practice speech skills
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