[7] New features in Office 2000 include HTML document creation and publishing, Internet collaboration features such as integration with NetMeeting, roaming user profile support, COM add-in support; an updated version of the Office Assistant that utilizes Microsoft Agent, improved compliance with the year 2000, and interface improvements including personalized menus and toolbars that omit infrequently used commands from view.

Office 2000 introduces PhotoDraw, a raster and vector imaging program, as well as Web Components.

[9] Microsoft released five main editions of Office 2000 globally: Standard, Small Business, Professional, Premium, and Developer.

[13] Microsoft extended this requirement to retail editions sold in Canada and the United States with the availability of Office 2000 Service Release 1.

MapPoint, Project, Visio and Vizact also used the Microsoft Office 2000 brand, but they were only available as standalone programs.