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Microsoft Bob includes a collection of colorful and black-and-white clip art and "room decorations" to brighten up the "Bob Home" and documents created with Bob Letter Writer.

Many of the clip art pictures are reused in several categories. You will notice this in the pictures below.

Because there are dozens of clip art and "decoration" pictures, and Microsoft Bob only shows up to four pictures at a time, it would take hundreds of screen shots to show every individual display. The pictures have been grouped together according to their categories and are displayed below.

Microsoft Bob's "Decorative Objects"
This is a screen shot showing how "decorative objects" and clip art are selected in Microsoft Bob.

Microsoft Bob's Gateway "Decorative Objects"
This is a screen shot showing the "Gateway" category of "decorative objects" in Microsoft Bob 1.0a Gateway 2000 Edition.

Note the extra "Gateway" style (left column in the screen shot "prompt" above) that is not present in the style list in the first screen shot of the "standard" version of Microsoft Bob 1.0a. The style list in the Gateway version of Microsoft Bob is one less in length than the style list in the "standard" version of Microsoft Bob.

Microsoft Bob's Shared Holiday Decorative Objects
These holiday decorative object pictures are shared in the various categories of Microsoft Bob's clip art.

Microsoft Bob's Shared Photo Decorative Objects
These photo decorative object pictures are shared in the various categories of Microsoft Bob's clip art. They act as the background behind "Bob Home" windows and form the backdrop for "outdoor" scenes.

Microsoft Bob's Abstract Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "abstract rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects provide an alternate perspective.

Microsoft Bob's Castle Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "castle rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects take you back to a time reminiscent of the Dark Ages.

Microsoft Bob's Contemporary Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "contemporary rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects reflect a slightly more modern day -- that of the early 1990's.

Microsoft Bob's "Haunted" Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "haunted rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects invoke images of "trick or treating" and scary movies.

Microsoft Bob's Pastoral Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the pastoral settings outside the "Bob Home," these decorative objects give a "down on the farm" look, complete with picnic settings. There are also enough "plants" to make an Eden-sized garden, a forest, or even a jungle.

Microsoft Bob's Postmodern Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "postmodern rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects take you back to a time when names like "Archie Bunker," and "Mr. Kotter" traveled the TV airwaves. "Those were the daaaaaaays..."

Microsoft Bob's Retro Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "retro rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects take you back to the "good old days" of George and Gracie, The Lucy Show, etc. "Sunday, Monday, happy days..."

Microsoft Bob's Sketch Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "sketch rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects outline the bare essentials of what it takes to decorate a "Bob" room.

Microsoft Bob's Space Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the "space rooms" of the "Bob Home," these decorative objects can make a room boldly look like no room has ever looked before.

Decorative objects - Gateway 2000 Edition

Microsoft Bob's Gateway 2000 Edition Decorative Objects
Meant for use in the extra "Gateway rooms" of the "Bob Home" that come with the Gateway 2000 Edition of Microsoft Bob 1.0a, these decorative objects spark memories of a simpler life, and serve as advertisements for Gateway as well.

Bob Letter Writer Clip Art
Bob Letter Writer, Microsoft Bob's word processor/greeting card/poster application program, can access another clip art collection of images included in Microsoft Bob.

Featured below are the pictures, grouped into their categories, of the clip art used by Bob Letter Writer.

Bob Letter Writer Clip Art 1
The categories shown in the picture above include clip art for anniversaries, child birth/adoption occassions, birthdays, Canada Day, and Christmas. Many of these pictures are also used as "Bob Home" room decorations.

Note that the third clip art picture for Canada Day, the "firecracker," is actually in USA red, white, and blue "stars and stripes!"

Bob Letter Writer Clip Art 2
The categories shown in this picture include Easter, gifts, "Nice Time/Hospitality," friendship, get well, graduation, and Halloween.

Many of the Halloween clip art pictures are the same as the "Holiday" clip art used as "Bob Home" room decorations.

Bob Letter Writer Clip Art 3
The categories shown in this picture include Hanukkah, July 4th, "miscellaneous," and New Year's Day.

The "miscellaneous" category borrows heavily from the "Postmodern" category of "Bob Home" room decorations. The "firecracker" in July 4th is the same clip art image as the one used in "Canada Day."

Bob Letter Writer Clip Art 4
The categories shown in this picture include retirement, sports, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and wedding/ engagement.

Again, the "Thanksgiving" clip art collection borrows several images from the Holiday "Bob Home" room decorations category.

Microsoft Bob features a lot of clip art graphics to brighten up the "Bob Home," your "outdoor" scenes, and projects created in Bob Letter Writer.

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