 Did you know that Microsoft Word 1997 introduced the office assistant called by its nickname Clippy? This tool looked like a little paper clip that popped up when Clippy thought it could offer a tip about how to use Word. Far more people hated Clippy than loved him. In fact, Brody, the author of Word 1.0, compared his feelings for Clippy to a cat's feelings about taking a bath. Microsoft retired Clippy as it rolled out Word 2007's Ribbon and most users were glad to see him go. Burn to Learn has a lot of tutorials about Word. Subscribe today!