Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Type	Office suite
Developer	Microsoft
Announced	August 1, 1988
Released	June 19, 1989 (Macintosh) October 1, 1990 (Windows)
Latest release version	Office 2021 October 5, 2021
Available in...	102 languages
Licensing	Trialware, volume licensing or SaaS
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Platform	x86 and x64
Successor	Microsoft 365
Website	www.office.com

Microsoft Office is a family of productivity applications from Microsoft, announced on August 1, 1988 at COMDEX in Las Vegas by Bill Gates, and officially launched for Microsoft Windows on October 1, 1990. It was also made available for Windows Phone, macOS, iOS, and Android. A web browser-based version, Office Online, is also available.

Since Office 2013, Microsoft has promoted Microsoft 365 as the primary means of obtaining Microsoft Office.

In October 2022, Microsoft announced that all instances of the Office name would be replaced with Microsoft 365, starting with Office Online in November that year, and the individual desktop and mobile apps of the Office suite in January 2023. However, Microsoft reversed this stance with the release of an Office 2024 preview build in November 2023.

Programs

Core apps and services

• Microsoft Word – word processor
• Microsoft Excel – spreadsheet editor
• Microsoft PowerPoint – presentation program
• Microsoft OneNote – note-taking program
• Microsoft Outlook – personal information manager
• OneDrive – file hosting and cloud storage service
• Microsoft Teams – business communication platform

Windows-only apps

• Microsoft Publisher – desktop publishing
• Microsoft Access – database management system
• Microsoft Project – project management app
• Microsoft Visio – diagram and flow-charting app

Mobile-only apps

• Microsoft Lens – image scanner
• Office Mobile – unified Office mobile app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single app
• Office Remote – remote control app for desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Server applications

• Microsoft SharePoint – a web-based collaborative platform that integrates with Microsoft Office.
• Skype for Business Server – communications platform with instant messaging and video-conferencing capabilities
• Microsoft Exchange Server – mail and calendaring server

Web services

• Microsoft Sway – presentation web app
• Delve – allows Microsoft 365 users to manage and search their emails, meetings, contacts, social networks, and documents stored on OneDrive or Sites in Office 365
• Microsoft Forms – online survey creator
• Microsoft To-Do – task management service
• Outlook.com – free webmail
• Microsoft Planner – planning application
• Microsoft Stream – corporate video sharing service for enterprise users
• Microsoft Bookings – appointment booking application

Gallery

Microsoft Office 1.0 for Macintosh

Microsoft Multiplan, Word, and Excel for Macintosh

Back side of the 3 products

Logo timeline

1995-2001 as Microsoft Office 95-XP

2001-2003 as Microsoft Office XP-2003

2003-2006 as Microsoft Office 2003-2007

2006-2009 as Microsoft Office 2007-2010

2012-2019 as Microsoft Office 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365

2019-present as Microsoft Office 2019 and 365

External links

• Office is becoming Microsoft 365 at Microsoft
• Microsoft Office at Logopedia
• Microsoft Office at Wikipedia