Microsoft recently released a set of new software that helps scholars write, edit, and publish academic articles. The tools, which are add-ons to popular programs such as Word, also seek to help readers conduct searches in electronic databases more efficiently by making it easy for authors to electronically embed research details. The Article Authoring Add-in for Word 2007 enables authors to structure and annotate their documents according to formats that publishers and digital archives require. Another product allows you to embed information about copyrights and licenses in your documents. And the best part is Microsoft is offering the new software free to licensed users of Word and other Microsoft products. Details and downloads for these new Microsoft tools are available here: Microsoft Scholarly Communication.