What are the Research options in MS Office?

Research options are the specific reference books and research sites that the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs include or exclude when providing Research services. For example, the Research Option services to choose from include dictionaries, thesauruses, and various Internet research Web sites in several languages. The languages available in the Research Options services depend on the language of the services that are installed.

Find the Research feature

The Research feature is found in different locations in different programs.

MS Excel

1. On the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click Research
2. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

MS OneNote

1. On the Tools menu, click Research.
2. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

MS Outlook

1. Open or create an email message.
2. Right-click anywhere in the message body, and then click Look up on the shortcut menu.
3. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

MS PowerPoint

1. On the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click Research
2. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

MS Publisher

1. On the Tools menu, click Research.
2. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

Note : If the Research command is unavailable, open or create a publication, and then try again.

MS Visio

1. On the Tools menu, click Research.
2. In the Research task pane, near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

MS Word

1. On the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click Research
2. In the Research pane near the bottom of the pane, click Research options

Add more Research options

If the languages that you need are not listed, you may be able to add that language. The languages that are available depend on the language of your 2007 Microsoft Office system, whether that language contains Translation Dictionaries, and if that language includes any companion languages.

For a list of Language Pack languages and which languages include Translation Dictionaries, see Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 feature comparison. For a list of Language Pack versions and the companion languages included, see 2007 Office suites localized versions.

1. In the Research pane near the bottom of the pane, click Research options
2. In the Research Options dialog box, click the check boxes for the services that you want, and then click Update/Remove.
3. In the Update or Remove Services dialog box, select the service category that you want installed, for example, Translation (Installed Dictionaries), click Update, follow the installation instructions, click Close, and then click OK.
4. Select the reference materials that you want to use, for example, Thesaurus: Russia, type the word that you want to research into the Search for text box , and then click Start .

This is all about new and very helpful feature of MS Office 2007.