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Microsoft Word 2002 is part of the Microsoft Office XP Suite, first released on 31st May 2001.
The Office clipboard (as opposed to the Windows clipboard) was enhanced in this version of Word so that it could store 24 items instead of the previous 12 items.
Task panes were also introduced as a method of carrying out common tasks like Find and Replace and were to become an increasingly large part of the program in future years.