Microsoft and Creative Commons (the non-profit organization) has collaborated and released and updated the Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office. This add-in is presented in a two-step wizard interface that takes the guesswork out of choosing the right type of license, and includes the choice of releasing the work into the public domain. Once finished, it inserts a boilerplate stating the type of license along with a Creative Commons logo. In addition, license information is embedded in the document’s properties.
This add-in requires Office XP or 2003 being present on your computer to install. Although after installation the add-in appears to work fine in Office 2007 (for example, after upgrading from Office 2003 to 2007). You can download this free add-in at the Microsoft website.
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