Ever heard of eggs? Well an egg is the name given to the parts of programs where the programmers indulge themselves and have a bit of fun, and here is a small collection of the best ones. For a loads more visit http://www.eeggs.com.

Pinball in Word 97

1. Open a new document
2. Type "Blue"
3. Select the word
4. Got to Format > Font
5. Choose Font Style Bold, Color Blue
6. Type " " (space) after the word "Blue"
7. Go to Help > About
8. Ctrl-Shift-Left click on the word icon/banner
9. Use Z for left flipper and M for right flipper. Escape exits.

Also in Word type "zzzz" in a document and see what the spell checker comes up with when you click right mouse button on it (Not Word 97).

Excel 97 Flight Sim

1. On a new Worksheet, press F5
2. Type X97:L97 and press enter
3. Press the tab key
4. Hold Down Ctrl-Shift
5. Click on the Chart Wizard toolbar button
6. Use mouse to fly around - Right button forward, Left button reverse

In Excel 2000 if you do the above procedure, but swap "X97:L97" with "X2000:L2000" a list of the developers and testers scrolls down the screen. Not nearly as fun as the flight sim, but never mind.

Access 97 Magic Eight Ball

1. Load Access
2. Create a blank Database
3. Go To "Macros"
4. Click on "New"
5. Press Space
6. Close the dialog box
7. Click "Yes"
8. Save as "Magic Eight Ball"
9. Go to View > Toolbars > Customize and check off macro design
10. Drag the macro to the second toolbar.

Win95 Production Team

1. Right Click on the Desktop
2. Select New... then Folder
3. Name the folder "and now, the moment you've all been waiting for"
4. Now rename it "we proudly present for your viewing pleasure"
5. Rename it again to "The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!"
6. Open the folder and see what happens (This folder, once created will work when ever you open the folder)

Freecell Instant Win

1. Start a new game
2. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F10
3. Follow the instructions
4. Double click on any card

3D Text Screensaver

1. Go to the Control Panel
2. Select Desktop and go to the screensaver
3. Select Open GL 3D text
4. Click options and change the text that is displayed to "Volcano"
5. Now test the screensaver and see what happens.

Also try "BEER", "Music", "Not Evil", "I love NT" and "Rock" as the text to be displayed (Some of these only work in NT).

Internet Explorer Credits

1. Click Help
2. Click About
3. Hold Control and drag the "E" over the world
4. Continue to drag, and ran the "E" into the text that reads "Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0"
5. Click "Unlock"
6. Hold down Control again, and drag the "E" over the world and let go

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