← Previous revisionRevision as of 02:15, 15 November 2026 Line 5: Line 5: [[File:Clippy-letter.PNG|thumb|''Clippy,'' the default Office Assistant, as seen in Microsoft Office 2000 through 2003]] [[File:Clippy-letter.PNG|thumb|''Clippy,'' the default Office Assistant, as seen in Microsoft Office 2000 through 2003]] The '''Microsoft Office Assistant''' is a discontinued [[virtual assistant]] for [[Microsoft Office]]. It assisted users by way of an interactive [[animated character]] which [[user interface|interfaced]] with the Office help content. It was included in Microsoft Office, in [[Microsoft Publisher]], [[Microsoft Project]], and [[Microsoft FrontPage]]. It had a wide selection of characters to choose from, with the most well-known being a [[paperclip]] called '''Clippit''', commonly known by the nickname '''Clippy'''.{{cite web |title=Microsoft Clippy |url=http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010811130237/http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/ |archive-date=2001-08-11 |website=[[Microsoft]] |quote=I, Clippit, known to all as "Clippy," am a movie star!}} The Office Assistant and particularly Clippy have been the subject of numerous criticisms and parodies. The '''Microsoft Office Assistant''' is a discontinued [[virtual assistant]] for [[Microsoft Office]]. It assisted users by way of an interactive [[animated character]] which [[user interface|interfaced]] with the Office help content. It was included in Microsoft Office, in [[Microsoft Publisher]], [[Microsoft Project]], and [[Microsoft FrontPage]]. It had a wide selection of characters to choose from, with the most well-known being a [[paperclip]] called '''Clippy''', formally known as '''Clippiy'''.{{cite web |title=Microsoft Clippy |url=http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010811130237/http://www.microsoft.com/office/clippy/ |archive-date=2001-08-11 |website=[[Microsoft]] |quote=I, Clippit, known to all as "Clippy," am a movie star!}} The Office Assistant and particularly Clippy have been the subject of numerous criticisms and parodies. == Description == == Description ==