Here's a snippet from the Preface of Office 97 Annoyances:
There is an enormous group of users who are either running Office 97 or will be installing it in the near future. Immediately after installation, the user will notice two dozen shortcuts scattered on the Start menu in no apparent beneficial order. In the same fashion, the Shortcut Bar is filled with an overwhelming number of applications. There are even many hidden gems tucked away in various places on the Office 97 CD that are worth hundreds of dollars if the user knows where to look for them and how to set them up. Office 97 Annoyances illustrates step-by-step how to get control over the chaotic settings of Office 97 and shows the user how to implement and utilize this new Office suite in the most efficient way.

In addition, this book covers the top features that are frequently used in Office 97 programs, and how to implement them most effectively. These programs and their features include:

• Access: Hyperlinks, Importing/Exporting to HTML pages, ActiveX Support, Performance Analyzer, Filter for Input, etc.
• Excel: Multiple Undo, Formula Palette, Range Finder, Data Validation, Hyperlinks, etc. (Look at Excel 97 Annoyances for more indepth coverage.)
• Outlook: E-mail, Appointments, Contacts, Tasks, Notes, Tips for Navigating, etc.
• PowerPoint: Autocontent Wizard, OfficeArt, Design Templates, Slide Finder, Multimedia features, etc.
• Word: Hyperlinks, Map Document, etc. (Look at Word 97 Annoyances for more indepth coverage.)

The book also covers topics that apply to the entire Office 97 suite, such as: Binders, Office Assistant, IntelliSense, Command Bars, Office Viewers, and Shared Files. They not only give examples of these features, but they point out where they're located and how to implement them. You will also find a section on developing web pages, which covers each applications feature for creating Web content, such as Word Web Page Gallery, PowerPoint Animation Player, etc. There is also a section that introduces Visual Basic for Applications 5.0, which discusses some of the interaction between VBA and Office 97. Finally, there is a chapter devoted to tips that will enhance Office 97 and allow the user to customize the suite to their liking.

Office 97 users will benefit greatly from the use of this book. By implementing the selection of tips and customizations, the user will turn the vast array of applications in the suite into a simplified list of customized tools that will be ready to execute whatever task they've been designed for. Rather than just diving in to the programs in Office 97 and learning by trial-and-error, the user can save an enormous amount of time and frustration by simply reading Office 97 Annoyances and following the advice and tips that the authors have laid out in an orderly and humourous fashion