Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
	From top-left: Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Teams, and Viva Engage
Original author(s)	Microsoft
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	1983 (as Microsoft Office 8x)
Stable release	Microsoft Office 2024 / October 1, 2024; 2 years ago
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	Over 35 languages
Type	Office suite
License	Proprietary
Website	Microsoft 365

Microsoft Office (MSO) or Microsoft Office System is a collection of computer programs made by Microsoft. MSO is a software suite of office-related applications. Each application serves a unique purpose and offers a specific service to its users. The programs are created for all users. There are different versions of the software for home users and for business users. Some versions may offer more programs, and some versions cost less than others, but none are for free. The current version is Office 2024, which was released on October 1, 2024.

Products

The versions available are made up of some or all or more of the following programs:

Microsoft Word is a word processor that lets a user type text into the document and add images, and different font or design choices. The main file formats are .doc and .docx. It also helps to check the spelling and find the meaning of words.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet and mathematics program that can make calculations and graphs based on data the user enters. The main file formats are .xls and .xlsx.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a program that creates presentations and slideshows. They can have text, drawing, pictures and media. They can also be set up to show on a projector. The main file formats are .ppt and .pptx.
Microsoft Outlook is an email Client
Microsoft Access is a database program where people can store data over many tables. The main file formats are .mdb and .accdb.
Microsoft Publisher is a program that lets people make layouts for newsletters and presentations to print. The main file format is .pub.
Microsoft InfoPath is a program for designing, distributing, filling and submitting electronic forms containing structured data. Based on XML.
Microsoft Visio is a shaping program not included in Microsoft Office Suites but can be bought in volume editions. Originally included in Microsoft Office.
Microsoft FrontPage is a HTML-WYSIWYG program included in the Office 2003 Suite. It has been replaced by Microsoft Expression Web in the Expression Series.

Other Products

Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visact
Microsoft Office Document Imaging
Microsoft Office Document Scanning
Other products also included

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 was introduced in 2010 as a way of sharing Microsoft Office documents with other people or between computers, syncing to the cloud. In order to sync to the cloud, you need a Microsoft account. The service was renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot in 2025 Components include:

Personal
Home
Business Essentials
Enterprise E1
Business Premium
Entreprise E3
Enterprise E4

You can get a free trial of Office for 30 days.

References

↑ Warren, Tom (September 16, 2021). "Microsoft Office 2021 will launch on October 5th". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

Other websites

Official website
Microsoft 365 website Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[Office2021Rel-1] Warren, Tom (September 16, 2021). "Microsoft Office 2021 will launch on October 5th". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2021.