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File converters

Supplemental file converters on Microsoft's site
HTML 2 filter (HTML without XML)
Lets you save Word 2000 documents in html format without xml, thus getting the resulting file sizes down drastically
  

Templates and Addins

Microsoft Office download center
Complete list of Word downloads, categorised by Word version; including some useful templates and addins

Template Gallery
Large selection of mostly third party, mostly Word boilerplates for every conceivable situation

The tech-tav template
An addin with a bunch of features designed to replace Master Documents (which don't work).

VBA Code Cleaner
Cleans your projects of "template bloat".  Other templates and addins are available for free download at the same site

Listprops.dot
Used in conjunction with the ActiveX control dsofile.dll , the Listprops addin can be used to list all the Office documents in a folder, including whichever of the built-in document properties you want to have

DataPrompter.dot
The DataPrompter addin prompts you for data and inserts it into your document automatically.

An Addin that makes Word 2000 behave like Word 97
Lets you prevent each document from behaving as if it were a separate instance of Word; by adding a menu item that lets you toggle SDI behaviour off and on

Add-ins that allow you to customise the Places Baron the left hand side of the Office 2000 File Open and Save dialogs:

  

Off2000: File Open Places Bar Customizer by Romke Soldaat (available in .zip format from the Save File link).

  

WOPR PlaceBar Customizer”.   

  

Office 2000 COM Add-In (from Microsoft)

A "Shortcut Organizer" to copy keyboard shortcuts between Word documents
By Chris Woodman.

www.chriswoodman.co.uk/Downloads.htm
Chris also has some other useful tools at the above address

Chris Devrell's free Downloads page
A collection of free utilities plus a sample template

Macros8.dot

Macros9.dot

Autocorrect.dot
A replacement (written by Dave Rado with Microsoft's agreement) for the Autocorrect macros supplied with Macros8.dot and Macros9.dot; fixes the bugs contained in the MS-supplied macros.

An add-in that makes sure the Task Pane can appear when Word 2002 starts up, even when other add-ins are present (or not, depending on your settings)

  

ActiveX controls

dsofile.dll
Lets you get access to the Document Properties of a Word file without opening the document

MVPS Common Controls Replacement Project
Lots of useful free ActiveX controls (Browse for Folder, Timer objects, File dialog, Progress Bar, Status Bar etc.) Designed for VB, but they work with VBA

  

On-line books

Microsoft Office 2000/Visual Basic Programmer's Guide
  

Service Releases and Miscellaneous

Download Center
List of all Word downloads, including Service Releases, and some useful templates and addins and other stuff

MSDN library home page
Which has all sorts of useful stuff, including Visual Basic documentation, Office Developer documentation, Office 2000 documentation, Win32 API SDK documentation, Windows Resource Kits, technical articles, books and more

ERASER97
An Office 97 utility which completely remove any remaining Office 97 files and registry entries

Vbc.exe 
Fixes VB 5.0 control installation problem

Word 95 WordBasic Help file on-line

Microsoft Font properties extension
Allows you to get access to all the available properties of your installed fonts, such as the Unicode support, a description, and much more. If you're interested in typography, this is a must-have.