Learning More About Microsoft Agent

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Microsoft Corporation

Updated July 22, 1999

Visit the public newsgroup at microsoft.public.msagent for further useful information and discussions on programming Microsoft Agent. Note that this is a peer-to-peer support newsgroup and is not actively monitored by Microsoft.

The sites below present additional information about developing Microsoft Agent Web pages, applications, and characters. These sites supplement, expand on, and demonstrate the technical information about Microsoft Agent presented here. At these sites you can also find links to other sites that use Microsoft Agent in creative and useful ways. Please note that these links point to servers that are not under Microsoft's control. Please read Microsoft's official statement regarding other servers.

Costas Andriotis' Microsoft Agent Pages
The Expressions page provides previews of animation and speech output for Microsoft Agent's three characters. The Reminders page demonstrates how you can use Agent for friendly reminders, and the Agent in Word 97 page shows you how to use Microsoft Agent in Microsoft Word 97.

Nathan Dickerson's Microsoft Agent Development Online Book
One chapter demonstrates how to create an interactive character for Microsoft Agent, including choosing animations, creating bitmaps, inserting animations and setting transparency, and building character files. Be sure to see the demonstration characters, Orin, Demona, and ProfessorX, that have simple scripting code you can peruse. Additional attractions include examples for scripting Microsoft Agent, and an interview with one of Microsoft Agent's creators.

Microsoft Agent Web Ring
The Microsoft Agent Web Ring is a collection of independent Web sites that use Microsoft Agent technology. This link enables you to visit other sites that use and offer Agent-enabled support. However, note that Microsoft does not support or endorse this Web ring or any of the sites included in the Web ring.