Easter Eggs are hidden little goodies inside software that the programmers and developers added when they made it. Who knows? Maybe they were just bored. Even a geek has to have fun sometimes.
Most of Microsoft’s software has hidden Easter Eggs in it but some are easier to find than others and some work better than others.
An easy one to do is the VBA credits movie in Word 2000 that also includes music, so make sure your sounds are turned on before you try it.
Here’s the steps to get it to work:
- Start Word 2000.
- Press Alt + F11 to start Microsoft Visual Basic.
- RIGHT-click on the toolbar at the top and select Customize from the menu.
- With the Customize box open, click on the Help menu up on the toolbar. The Help menu menu will drop down.
- RIGHT-click on “About Microsoft Visual Basic”. You will now see a floating menu with the option “Name: &About Microsoft Visual Basic”
- Change the phrase “&About Microsoft Visual Basic” to “Show VB Credits” (without the quotes).
- Close the Customize box (using the Close button).
- Select Help > Show VB Credits and enjoy the show and the music.
