Office Assistants

The **Office Assistant** was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. It was included in Microsoft Office for Windows (versions 97 to 2003), in Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Project (versions 98 to 2003), Microsoft FrontPage (versions 2002 and 2003) and Microsoft Office for Mac (versions 98 to 2004).

## Physical description

### Eye color

Black

Though nothing more than a thin metal wire, Clippit will help find what you need and keep it all together.

"Hey, there. Want quick answers to your questions about Office? Just click me.

**Clippy** is the paperclip office assistant character created by Microsoft for Microsoft Office (97 and 2003). Like all office assistant characters, Clippy can help office users in many ways (such as writing a text document in Microsoft Word and creating presentations in Microsoft Office PowerPoint).

Like other assistants, Clippy is implied by many users that he was annoying because he kept asking certain questions. For example, if the user writes "Dear" and then a name, Clippy will prompt the user and say, "It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?" Therefore all office assistant characters were removed in Microsoft Office 2007.

## Synchronization

While Clippy does not support text-to-speech software, he can be synchronized by using recorded speech. He does not move his lips at all while the recorded speech is playing. This applies to all muted characters. The video can be watched here.

## Overview

According to Alan Cooper, the "Father of Visual Basic," the concept of Clippit was based on a "tragic misunderstanding" of research conducted at Stanford University, showing that the same part of the brain in use while using a mouse or keyboard was also responsible for emotional reactions while interacting with other human beings and thus is the reason people yell at their computer monitors. Microsoft concluded that if humans reacted to computers the same way they react to other humans, it would be beneficial to include a human-like face in their software. As people already related to computers directly as they do with humans, the added human-like face emerged as an annoying interloper distracting the user from the primary conversation.

First introduced in Microsoft Office 97, the Office Assistant was codenamed TFC during development. It appeared when the program determined the user could be assisted with using Office wizards, searching help, or advising users on using Office features more effectively. It also presented tips and keyboard shortcuts. For example, typing an address followed by "Dear" would cause the Assistant to appear with the message, "*It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?*".

## Physical description

### Eye color

Black

Need a guide on the electronic frontier? Able to transform into any shape, the Dot will always point you in the right direction.

"I'm here to help, so give me a click if you need anything."

**Dot** - An office assistant that was in Office 97. In Microsoft Bob he was replacing Rover. He is a red dot that everyone loves and knows.

## **F1**

F1 is the first of the 300/M series, built to serve. This robot is fully optimized for Office use.

"PROGRAMMED TO SERVE... USER\_COMMAND= ?"

F1 - A Robot that have no legs only arms, He is brother of Robby.

### Fact

F1 first appeared in Office 97 as a downloadable assistant.

## **Genius**

The mind of the Genius works at the speed of light. Harness his power of thought to yourself time and energy.

"Hello. Getting help in Office is relatively simple. Just give me a click."

Genius is literally albert einstein. A **genius** is a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creative productivity, universality in genres or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new advances in a domain of knowledge. Despite the presence of scholars in many subjects throughout history, many geniuses have shown high achievements in only a single kind of activity. The mind of the

Genius works at speed of light. Harness his power of thought to save yourself time and energy.

## **Office Logo**

The Office Logo gives you help accompanied by a simple spin of its colored pieces.

"Click the Office Logo if you need help."

### Fact

There exists an silent version for Office 97.

## **Mother Nature**

Transforming into images from nature, such as the dove, the volcano, and the flower, Mother Nature provides gentle help and guidance.

"Welcome. If you desire help on any aspect of this progam, click me."

**Mother Nature** (sometimes known as **Mother Earth** or the **Earth Mother**) is a Greco-Roman personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature

by embodying it, in the form of the mother.

## **Links**

If you're on the prowl for answers in Office, Links can chase them down for you.

"Did I see a mouse move?"

## **Rocky**

If you fall into a ravine, call Lassie. If you need help in Office, call Rocky.

"Problem? Relax, I'm on it."

## Forgetten Agents

There are some forgetten Agents that was in Office 97. But they're are in Microsoft Actor technology instead of Microsoft Agent. But Earl the Cat can be in MSAgent and in MSActor

## Gallery Of Forgetten Agents

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