Traditional mouse and keyboard execution can be performed with voice commands. And users can dictate text, make direct formatting changes, and navigate menus using speech and voice commands. The ability to setup email accounts and settings in MS Outlook is now improved and made easier. Also, both Hotmail and MSN email can be set up within Outlook, though I'm not sure why you would want to do that. All I get in those accounts is junk mail.
Users can load and save generic, well-formed, and spreadsheet XML directly into Excel.
Furthermore users can query XML spreadsheets from the Web. MS-Access 2002 users can easily import or export XML schema and data documents into and out of Access. Despite the new features, the key message delivered by Office XP is it is highly Web friendly. It easily allows you to import and export to and from the Web throughout the entire suite - especially when using SharePoint Team Services. This upgrade from Office 2000's Server Extensions lets corporate users post and share documents on the Web.