The first version of Word, released in the autumn of 1983, was for the MS-DOS operating system and introduced the computer mouse to more users.
This new version will only be supported for five years and will be released in the 2nd half of 2021. ===Mac versions=== Prior to packaging its various office-type Mac OS software applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions of Word 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh computer; Excel 1.0 in 1985; and PowerPoint 1.0 in 1987.
Word for Mac was released in 1985.
This new version will only be supported for five years and will be released in the 2nd half of 2021. ===Mac versions=== Prior to packaging its various office-type Mac OS software applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions of Word 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh computer; Excel 1.0 in 1985; and PowerPoint 1.0 in 1987.
This new version will only be supported for five years and will be released in the 2nd half of 2021. ===Mac versions=== Prior to packaging its various office-type Mac OS software applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions of Word 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh computer; Excel 1.0 in 1985; and PowerPoint 1.0 in 1987.
It was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas.
This issue, which had existed since the first release in 1989, was addressed in the 2016 version. === Privacy === On November 13, 2018, a report initiated by the Government of the Netherlands concluded that Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365 do not comply with GDPR, the European law which regulates data protection and privacy for all citizens in and outside the EU and EFTA region.
However, Microsoft Office for Mac has been long criticized for its lack of support of Unicode and for its lack of support for right-to-left languages, notably Arabic, Hebrew and Persian. ====Early Office for Mac releases (1989–1994)==== Microsoft Office for Mac was introduced for Mac OS in 1989, before Office was released for Windows.
On the Mac OS, Microsoft offered several versions of Outlook in the late 1990s, but only for use with Microsoft Exchange Server.
With the release of Office on CD-ROM later that year, Microsoft became the first major Mac publisher to put its applications on CD-ROM. Microsoft Office 1.5 for Mac was released in 1991 and included the updated Excel 3.0, the first application to support Apple's System 7 operating system. Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac was released in 1992 and included Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0 and Mail Client.
With the release of Office on CD-ROM later that year, Microsoft became the first major Mac publisher to put its applications on CD-ROM. Microsoft Office 1.5 for Mac was released in 1991 and included the updated Excel 3.0, the first application to support Apple's System 7 operating system. Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac was released in 1992 and included Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0 and Mail Client.
In 1993, Microsoft Office Professional was released, which added Microsoft Access 1.1. ====Microsoft Office 4.x==== Microsoft Office 4.0 was released containing Word 6.0, Excel 4.0a, PowerPoint 3.0 and Mail in 1993.
Excel 4.0 was the first application to support new AppleScript. Microsoft Office 4.2 for Mac was released in 1994.
There was also Office RT, a touch-optimized version of the standard desktop Office suite, pre-installed on Windows RT. ====Early Office Mobile releases==== Originally called Office Mobile which was shipped initially as "Pocket Office", was released by Microsoft with the Windows CE 1.0 operating system in 1996.
It was branded as part of the Microsoft Office suite from 1997 to 2003.
The final release for Mac 68K was Office 4.2.1, which updated Word to version 6.0.1, somewhat improving performance. ====Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition==== Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition was unveiled at MacWorld Expo/San Francisco in 1998.
Office had non-cumulative service releases, which were discontinued after Office 2000 Service Release 1. Past versions of Office often contained Easter eggs.
Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for Mac OS X.
Word WLLs and Excel XLLs) Office 2000 onwards (COM add-ins) Office XP onwards (COM/OLE Automation add-ins) Office 2003 onwards (Managed code add-ins – VSTO solutions) ==Password protection== Microsoft Office has a security feature that allows users to encrypt Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Skype Business) documents with a user-provided password.
Discontinued Office 2010. Office Picture Manager was a basic photo management software (similar to Google's Picasa or Adobe's Photoshop Elements), that replaced Microsoft Photo Editor. PhotoDraw was a graphics program that was first released as part of the Office 2000 Premium Edition.
A later version for Windows XP compatibility was released, known as PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2.
It was supplemented by Microsoft PhotoDraw in Office 2000 Premium edition. Schedule Plus (also shown as Schedule+) was released with Office 95.
Ecma International has published the Office Open XML specification free of copyrights and Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for the Mac.
If the professional version was purchased in CD-ROM form, it also included Bookshelf. The logo used in Office 95 returns in Office 97, 2000 and XP.
Exchange Server, a mail server and calendaring server developed by Microsoft, is the server for Outlook after discontinuing Exchange Client. ====Microsoft Office 2000==== Microsoft Office 2000 (Office 9.0) introduced adaptive menus, where little-used options were hidden from the user.
The Microsoft Script Editor, an optional tool that can edit script code, was also introduced in Office 2000.
Office 2000 automatically trusts macros (written in VBA 6) that were digitally signed from authors who have been previously designated as trusted.
Office 2000 also introduces PhotoDraw, a raster and vector imaging program, as well as Web Components, Visio, and Vizact. The Registration Wizard, a precursor to Microsoft Product Activation, remained in Brazil and was also extended to Australia and New Zealand, though not for volume-licensed editions.
Academic software in the United States and Canada also featured the Registration Wizard. ==== Microsoft Office XP ==== Microsoft Office XP (Office 10.0 or Office 2002) was released in conjunction with Windows XP, and was a major upgrade with numerous enhancements and changes over Office 2000.
X==== Microsoft Office 2001 was launched in 2000 as the last Office suite for the classic Mac OS.
In Office 2001, it introduced an alternative application with a slightly different feature set called Microsoft Entourage.
Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and usage varies substantially among organizations.
Microsoft discontinued the program in 2001. Photo Editor was photo-editing or raster-graphics software in older Office versions up to Office XP.
Microsoft does not include its Access database application in Office for Mac. Microsoft has noted that some features are added to Office for Mac before they appear in Windows versions, such as Office for Mac 2001's Office Project Gallery and PowerPoint Movie feature, which allows users to save presentations as QuickTime movies.
It also was the first version to support QuickTime movies. ====Microsoft Office 2001 and v.
X==== Microsoft Office 2001 was launched in 2000 as the last Office suite for the classic Mac OS.
X was released in 2001 and was the first version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS X.
Academic software in the United States and Canada also featured the Registration Wizard. ==== Microsoft Office XP ==== Microsoft Office XP (Office 10.0 or Office 2002) was released in conjunction with Windows XP, and was a major upgrade with numerous enhancements and changes over Office 2000.
OneNote was initially introduced as a standalone app that was not included in any Microsoft Office 2003 edition.
This is most apparent in Microsoft Office XP and 2003, where the standard menus were replaced with a colored, flat-looking, shadowed menu style.
Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for Mac OS X.
Metadata removal was first available in 2004, when Microsoft released a tool called Remove Hidden Data Add-in for Office 2003/XP for this purpose.
Word WLLs and Excel XLLs) Office 2000 onwards (COM add-ins) Office XP onwards (COM/OLE Automation add-ins) Office 2003 onwards (Managed code add-ins – VSTO solutions) ==Password protection== Microsoft Office has a security feature that allows users to encrypt Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Skype Business) documents with a user-provided password.
It was branded as part of the Microsoft Office suite from 1997 to 2003.
The latest versions that include the Office Assistant were Office 2003 (Windows) and Office 2004 (Mac). Office Document Image Writer was a virtual printer that takes documents from Microsoft Office or any other application and prints them, or stores them in an image file as TIFF or Microsoft Document Imaging Format format.
Ecma International has published the Office Open XML specification free of copyrights and Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for the Mac.
Product Activation remained absent from Office for Mac releases until it was introduced in Office 2011 for Mac. ==== Microsoft Office 2003 ==== Microsoft Office 2003 (Office 11.0) was released in 2003.
Two new applications made their debut in Office 2003: Microsoft InfoPath and OneNote.
Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for Mac OS X.
Metadata removal was first available in 2004, when Microsoft released a tool called Remove Hidden Data Add-in for Office 2003/XP for this purpose.
The latest versions that include the Office Assistant were Office 2003 (Windows) and Office 2004 (Mac). Office Document Image Writer was a virtual printer that takes documents from Microsoft Office or any other application and prints them, or stores them in an image file as TIFF or Microsoft Document Imaging Format format.
Unbind can be installed from the Office XP CD-ROM. Virtual PC was included with Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2004 for Mac.
Ecma International has published the Office Open XML specification free of copyrights and Microsoft has granted patent rights to the formats technology under the Open Specification Promise and has made available free downloadable converters for previous versions of Microsoft Office including Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 2004 for the Mac.
X ended on January 9, 2007 after the release of the final update, 10.1.9 Office v.X includes Word X, Excel X, PowerPoint X, Entourage X, MSN Messenger for Mac and Windows Media Player 9 for Mac; it was the last version of Office for Mac to include Internet Explorer for Mac. ====Office 2004==== Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac was released on May 11, 2004.
This led Microsoft to extend support for Office 2004 from October 13, 2009 to January 10, 2012.
Microsoft had previously attempted to unify its online services suite (including Microsoft Passport, Hotmail, MSN Messenger, and later SkyDrive) under a brand known as Windows Live, first launched in 2005.
FrontPage was discontinued in December 2006 and replaced by Microsoft SharePoint Designer and Microsoft Expression Web. InfoPath was a Windows application for designing and distributing rich XML-based forms.
Microsoft discontinued support for Virtual PC on the Mac in 2006 owing to new Macs possessing the same Intel architecture as Windows PCs.
Word 2007, however, deprecated this format in favor of Office Open XML, which was later standardized by Ecma International as an open format.
Support for Portable Document Format (PDF) and OpenDocument (ODF) was first introduced in Word for Windows with Service Pack 2 for Word 2007. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet editor that originally competed with the dominant Lotus 1-2-3 and eventually outsold it.
For example, the toolbar, colored buttons and the gray-colored 3D look of Office 4.3 were added to Windows 95, and the ribbon, introduced in Office 2007, has been incorporated into several programs bundled with Windows 7 and later.
For example, Excel 97 contained a reasonably functional flight-simulator. ==File formats and metadata== Microsoft Office prior to Office 2007 used proprietary file formats based on the OLE Compound File Binary Format.
Previously, Microsoft had supplied such documentation freely but only on request. Starting with Office 2007, the default file format has been a version of Office Open XML, though different from the one standardized and published by Ecma International and by ISO/IEC.
In addition, Office 2010, Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, and Office 2016 for Mac supports the OpenDocument Format (ODF) for opening and saving documents – only the old ODF 1.0 (2006 ISO/IEC standard) is supported, not the 1.2 version (2015 ISO/IEC standard). Microsoft provides the ability to remove metadata from Office documents.
It was directly integrated into Office 2007 in a feature called the Document Inspector. ==Extensibility== A major feature of the Office suite is the ability for users and third-party companies to write add-ins (plug-ins) that extend the capabilities of an application by adding custom commands and specialized features.
Microsoft Office 2010 featured a new logo, which resembled the 2007 logo, except in gold, and with a modification in shape.
X ended on January 9, 2007 after the release of the final update, 10.1.9 Office v.X includes Word X, Excel X, PowerPoint X, Entourage X, MSN Messenger for Mac and Windows Media Player 9 for Mac; it was the last version of Office for Mac to include Internet Explorer for Mac. ====Office 2004==== Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac was released on May 11, 2004.
New features include native Office Open XML file format support, which debuted in Office 2007 for Windows, and stronger Microsoft Office password protection employing AES-128 and SHA-1.
Accompanying the release of Microsoft OneNote 2007, a new optional addition to the Office Mobile line of programs was released as OneNote Mobile.
A popular workaround is to create a new blank document in a desktop version of Office, synchronize it to the device, and then edit and save on the Windows Mobile device. In June 2007, Microsoft announced a new version of the office suite, Office Mobile 2007.
It became available as "Office Mobile 6.1" on September 26, 2007 as a free upgrade download to current Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 users.
In 2008, Microsoft made the entire documentation for the binary Office formats freely available for download and granted any possible patents rights for use or implementations of those binary format for free under the Open Specification Promise.
Visual Basic for Applications support was dropped in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, then reintroduced in Office for Mac 2011. Microsoft tried in the mid-1990s to port Office to RISC processors such as NEC/MIPS and IBM/PowerPC, but they met problems such as memory access being hampered by data structure alignment requirements.
However, on February 15, 2008, Microsoft made the entire documentation for the binary Office formats freely available under the Open Specification Promise.
It was notable for supporting Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which is unavailable in Office 2008.
VBA functionality was reintroduced in Office 2011, which is only compatible with Intel processors. ====Office 2008==== Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was released on January 15, 2008.
Benchmarks suggested that compared to its predecessor, Office 2008 ran at similar speeds on Intel machines and slower speeds on PowerPC machines.
Office 2008 also lacked Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) support, leaving it with only 15 months of additional mainstream support compared to its predecessor.
Nevertheless, five months after it was released, Microsoft said that Office 2008 was "selling faster than any previous version of Office for Mac in the past 19 years" and affirmed "its commitment to future products for the Mac." ====Office 2011==== Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 was released on October 26, 2010,.
This app combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single app and introduces new capabilities as making quick notes, signing PDFs, scanning QR codes, and transferring files. ===Online versions=== Office Web Apps was first revealed in October 2008 at PDC 2008 in Los Angeles.
Office Web Apps was announced to be powered by AJAX as well as Silverlight; however, the latter is optional and its availability will only "enhance the user experience, resulting in sharper images and improved rendering." Microsoft's Business Division President Stephen Elop stated during PDC 2008 that "a technology preview of Office Web Apps would become available later in 2008".
This led Microsoft to extend support for Office 2004 from October 13, 2009 to January 10, 2012.
Office Mobile 6.1 is compatible with the Office Open XML specification like its desktop counterpart. On August 12, 2009, it was announced that Office Mobile would also be released for the Symbian platform as a joint agreement between Microsoft and Nokia.
However, the Technical Preview of Office Web Apps was not released until 2009. On July 13, 2009, Microsoft announced at its Worldwide Partners Conference 2009 in New Orleans that Microsoft Office 2010 reached its "Technical Preview" development milestone and features of Office Web Apps were demonstrated to the public for the first time.
Office 2010 beta testers were not given access to Office Web Apps at this date, and it was announced that it would be available for testers during August 2009.
However, in August 2009, a Microsoft spokesperson stated that there had been a delay in the release of Office Web Apps Technical Preview and it would not be available by the end of August. Microsoft officially released the Technical Preview of Office Web Apps on September 17, 2009.
In addition, Office 2010, Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, and Office 2016 for Mac supports the OpenDocument Format (ODF) for opening and saving documents – only the old ODF 1.0 (2006 ISO/IEC standard) is supported, not the 1.2 version (2015 ISO/IEC standard). Microsoft provides the ability to remove metadata from Office documents.
allowing users at participating organizations to buy low-cost licenses for use on their personal devices as part of their employer's volume license agreement). In 2010, Microsoft introduced a software as a service platform known as Office 365, to provide cloud-hosted versions of Office's server software, including Exchange e-mail and SharePoint, on a subscription basis (competing in particular with Google Apps).
This marks the first time Microsoft does not offer physical or permanent software at academic pricing, in contrast to the University versions of Office 2010 and Office 2011.
It was discontinued with Office 2010. Office Document Imaging was an application that supports editing scanned documents.
Discontinued Office 2010. Office Document Scanning was a scanning and OCR application.
Discontinued Office 2010. Office Picture Manager was a basic photo management software (similar to Google's Picasa or Adobe's Photoshop Elements), that replaced Microsoft Photo Editor. PhotoDraw was a graphics program that was first released as part of the Office 2000 Premium Edition.
Smart tag is a technology introduced with Office XP in Word and Excel and discontinued in Office 2010. Office XP also introduces new components including Document Imaging, Document Scanning, Clip Organizer, MapPoint, and Data Analyzer.
The main features of Office 2010 include the backstage file menu, new collaboration tools, a customizable ribbon, protected view and a navigation panel.
Office Communicator, an instant messaging and videotelephony application, was renamed into Lync 2010. This is the first version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit variants.
Microsoft Office 2010 featured a new logo, which resembled the 2007 logo, except in gold, and with a modification in shape.
Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 on June 28, 2011 and Service Pack 2 on July 16, 2013.
Nevertheless, five months after it was released, Microsoft said that Office 2008 was "selling faster than any previous version of Office for Mac in the past 19 years" and affirmed "its commitment to future products for the Mac." ====Office 2011==== Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 was released on October 26, 2010,.
In February 2012, Microsoft released OneNote, Lync 2010, Document Connection and PowerPoint Broadcast for Symbian.
In April, Word Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile and Excel Mobile joined the Office Suite. On October 21, 2010, Microsoft debuted Office Mobile 2010 with the release of Windows Phone 7.
However, the Technical Preview of Office Web Apps was not released until 2009. On July 13, 2009, Microsoft announced at its Worldwide Partners Conference 2009 in New Orleans that Microsoft Office 2010 reached its "Technical Preview" development milestone and features of Office Web Apps were demonstrated to the public for the first time.
Office 2010 beta testers were not given access to Office Web Apps at this date, and it was announced that it would be available for testers during August 2009.
Visual Basic for Applications support was dropped in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, then reintroduced in Office for Mac 2011. Microsoft tried in the mid-1990s to port Office to RISC processors such as NEC/MIPS and IBM/PowerPC, but they met problems such as memory access being hampered by data structure alignment requirements.
This marks the first time Microsoft does not offer physical or permanent software at academic pricing, in contrast to the University versions of Office 2010 and Office 2011.
Product Activation remained absent from Office for Mac releases until it was introduced in Office 2011 for Mac. ==== Microsoft Office 2003 ==== Microsoft Office 2003 (Office 11.0) was released in 2003.
Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 on June 28, 2011 and Service Pack 2 on July 16, 2013.
PowerPoint includes more templates and transition effects, and OneNote includes a new splash screen. On May 16, 2011, new images of Office 15 were revealed, showing Excel with a tool for filtering data in a timeline, the ability to convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals, and the integration of advanced trigonometric functions.
VBA functionality was reintroduced in Office 2011, which is only compatible with Intel processors. ====Office 2008==== Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was released on January 15, 2008.
Nevertheless, five months after it was released, Microsoft said that Office 2008 was "selling faster than any previous version of Office for Mac in the past 19 years" and affirmed "its commitment to future products for the Mac." ====Office 2011==== Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 was released on October 26, 2010,.
Office 2011 includes a Mac-based Ribbon similar to Office for Windows. ====OneNote and Outlook release (2014)==== Microsoft OneNote for Mac was released on March 17, 2014.
It requires a paid Office 365 subscription, meaning that traditional Office 2011 retail or volume licenses cannot activate this version of Outlook.
On July 10, 2012, Softpedia reported that Office was being used by over a billion people worldwide. Office is produced in several versions targeted towards different end-users and computing environments.
In 2012, Office 2013 replicated the flat, box-like design of Windows 8. Users of Microsoft Office may access external data via connection-specifications saved in Office Data Connection (.odc) files. Both Windows and Office use service packs to update software.
Office Online was first released online along with SkyDrive, an online storing service. ====Microsoft Office 2013==== A technical preview of Microsoft Office 2013 (Build 15.0.3612.1010) was released on January 30, 2012, and a Customer Preview version was made available to consumers on July 16, 2012.
This version can read and write ODF 1.2 (Windows only). On October 24, 2012, Office 2013 Professional Plus was released to manufacturing and was made available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers for download.
On November 15, 2012, the 60-day trial version was released for public download.
This led Microsoft to extend support for Office 2004 from October 13, 2009 to January 10, 2012.
In February 2012, Microsoft released OneNote, Lync 2010, Document Connection and PowerPoint Broadcast for Symbian.
Lync is not included, but can be downloaded as standalone app from the Windows Phone Store free of charge. In October 2012, Microsoft released a new version of Microsoft Office Mobile for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8. ====Office for Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile==== Office Mobile was released for iPhone on June 14, 2013, and for Android phones on July 31, 2013. In March 2014, Microsoft released Office Lens, a scanner app that enhances photos.
However, OneNote eventually became a core component of Microsoft Office; with the release of Microsoft Office 2013, OneNote was included in all Microsoft Office offerings.
Starting in July 2013, Word can render PDF documents or convert them to Microsoft Word documents, although the formatting of the document may deviate from the original.
Since November 2013, the apps have supported real-time co-authoring and autosaving files. Office on the web lacks a number of the advanced features present in the full desktop versions of Office, including lacking the programs Access and Publisher entirely.
In February 2013, the ability to view and edit files on SkyDrive without signing in was added.
In 2012, Office 2013 replicated the flat, box-like design of Windows 8. Users of Microsoft Office may access external data via connection-specifications saved in Office Data Connection (.odc) files. Both Windows and Office use service packs to update software.
Following the release of Office 2013, Microsoft began to offer Office 365 plans for the consumer market, with access to Microsoft Office software on multiple devices with free feature updates over the life of the subscription, as well as other services such as OneDrive storage. Microsoft has since promoted Office 365 as the primary means of purchasing Microsoft Office.
The last version was included in Office 2013. InterConnect was a business-relationship database available only in Japan. Internet Explorer was a graphical web browser and one of the main participants of the first browser war.
Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 on June 28, 2011 and Service Pack 2 on July 16, 2013.
Office Online was first released online along with SkyDrive, an online storing service. ====Microsoft Office 2013==== A technical preview of Microsoft Office 2013 (Build 15.0.3612.1010) was released on January 30, 2012, and a Customer Preview version was made available to consumers on July 16, 2012.
This version can read and write ODF 1.2 (Windows only). On October 24, 2012, Office 2013 Professional Plus was released to manufacturing and was made available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers for download.
Office 2013 was released to general availability on January 29, 2013.
Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 was released on February 25, 2014.
A non–Office 365 edition of Office 2016 was made available as a one-time purchase option on September 22, 2015. ====Office 2019==== ===Mobile versions=== Office Mobile for iPhone was released on June 14, 2013 in the United States.
Office Mobile was released for Android phones on July 31, 2013 in the United States.
Lync is not included, but can be downloaded as standalone app from the Windows Phone Store free of charge. In October 2012, Microsoft released a new version of Microsoft Office Mobile for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8. ====Office for Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile==== Office Mobile was released for iPhone on June 14, 2013, and for Android phones on July 31, 2013. In March 2014, Microsoft released Office Lens, a scanner app that enhances photos.
Service Pack 1 for Office 2013 was released on February 25, 2014.
Office 2011 includes a Mac-based Ribbon similar to Office for Windows. ====OneNote and Outlook release (2014)==== Microsoft OneNote for Mac was released on March 17, 2014.
It is available as a free download to all users of the Mac App Store in OS X Mavericks. Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac debuted on October 31, 2014.
Lync is not included, but can be downloaded as standalone app from the Windows Phone Store free of charge. In October 2012, Microsoft released a new version of Microsoft Office Mobile for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8. ====Office for Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile==== Office Mobile was released for iPhone on June 14, 2013, and for Android phones on July 31, 2013. In March 2014, Microsoft released Office Lens, a scanner app that enhances photos.
Office Lens is an app in the Windows Phone store, as well as built into the camera functionality in the OneNote apps for iOS and Windows 8. On March 27, 2014, Microsoft launched Office for iPad, the first dedicated version of Office for tablet computers.
On November 6, 2014, Office was subsequently made free for personal use on the iPad in addition to phones.
Some applications were completely removed from the entire suite including SharePoint Workspace, Clip Organizer, and Office Picture Manager. ==== Microsoft Office 2016 ==== On January 22, 2015, the Microsoft Office blog announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2016, was in development.
On May 4, 2015, a public preview of Microsoft Office 2016 was released.
Office 2016 was released for Mac OS X on July 9, 2015 and for Windows on September 22, 2015. Users who had the Professional Plus 2016 subscription have the new Skype for Business app.
On that day, Microsoft confirmed that it would release the next version of Office for Mac in late 2015. Despite dropping support for older versions of OS X and only keeping support for 64-bit-only versions of OS X, these versions of OneNote and Outlook are 32-bit applications like their predecessors. ====Office 2016==== The first Preview version of Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was released on March 5, 2015.
On July 9, 2015, Microsoft released the final version of Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.
A non–Office 365 edition of Office 2016 was made available as a one-time purchase option on September 22, 2015. ====Office 2019==== ===Mobile versions=== Office Mobile for iPhone was released on June 14, 2013 in the United States.
As part of this announcement, Microsoft also split up its single "Office suite" app on iPhones into separate, standalone apps for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, released a revamped version of Office Mobile for iPhone, added direct integration with Dropbox, and previewed future versions of Office for other platforms. Office for Android tablets was released on January 29, 2015, following a successful two-month preview period.
Tablets with screen sizes larger than 10.1 inches are also supported, but, as was originally the case with the iPad version, are restricted to viewing documents only unless a valid Office 365 subscription is used to enable editing and document creation. On January 21, 2015, during the "Windows 10: The Next Chapter" press event, Microsoft unveiled Office for Windows 10, Windows Runtime ports of the Android and iOS versions of the Office Mobile suite.
Smaller tablets and phones will have most editing features for free. On June 24, 2015, Microsoft released Word, Excel and PowerPoint as standalone apps on Google Play for Android phones, following a one-month preview.
In addition, Office 2010, Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, and Office 2016 for Mac supports the OpenDocument Format (ODF) for opening and saving documents – only the old ODF 1.0 (2006 ISO/IEC standard) is supported, not the 1.2 version (2015 ISO/IEC standard). Microsoft provides the ability to remove metadata from Office documents.
This issue, which had existed since the first release in 1989, was addressed in the 2016 version. === Privacy === On November 13, 2018, a report initiated by the Government of the Netherlands concluded that Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365 do not comply with GDPR, the European law which regulates data protection and privacy for all citizens in and outside the EU and EFTA region.
Some applications were completely removed from the entire suite including SharePoint Workspace, Clip Organizer, and Office Picture Manager. ==== Microsoft Office 2016 ==== On January 22, 2015, the Microsoft Office blog announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2016, was in development.
On May 4, 2015, a public preview of Microsoft Office 2016 was released.
Office 2016 was released for Mac OS X on July 9, 2015 and for Windows on September 22, 2015. Users who had the Professional Plus 2016 subscription have the new Skype for Business app.
It is available as a free download to all users of the Mac App Store in OS X Mavericks. Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac debuted on October 31, 2014.
On that day, Microsoft confirmed that it would release the next version of Office for Mac in late 2015. Despite dropping support for older versions of OS X and only keeping support for 64-bit-only versions of OS X, these versions of OneNote and Outlook are 32-bit applications like their predecessors. ====Office 2016==== The first Preview version of Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was released on March 5, 2015.
On July 9, 2015, Microsoft released the final version of Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.
A non–Office 365 edition of Office 2016 was made available as a one-time purchase option on September 22, 2015. ====Office 2019==== ===Mobile versions=== Office Mobile for iPhone was released on June 14, 2013 in the United States.
In 2017, revenue from Office 365 overtook conventional license sales.
Office 365 revenue overtook traditional license sales for Office in 2017. === Editions === Microsoft Office is available in several editions, which regroup a given number of applications for a specific price.
Microsoft Teams, a team collaboration program meant to rival Slack, was released as a separate product for business and enterprise users. ==== Microsoft Office 2019 ==== On September 26, 2017, Microsoft announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2019, was in development.
Microsoft also rebranded most of their standard Office 365 editions into Microsoft 365 to emphasize their current inclusion of products and services. The current on-premises, desktop version of Office is Office 2019, released on September 24, 2018. ==Components== ===Core apps and services=== Microsoft Word is a word processor included in Microsoft Office and some editions of the now-discontinued Microsoft Works.
This issue, which had existed since the first release in 1989, was addressed in the 2016 version. === Privacy === On November 13, 2018, a report initiated by the Government of the Netherlands concluded that Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365 do not comply with GDPR, the European law which regulates data protection and privacy for all citizens in and outside the EU and EFTA region.
On April 27, 2018, Microsoft released Office 2019 Commercial Preview for Windows 10.
It was released to general availability for Windows 10 and for macOS on September 24, 2018. ==== Microsoft Office 2021 ==== On February 18, 2021, Microsoft announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2021, was in development.
Microsoft also rebranded most of their standard Office 365 editions into Microsoft 365 to emphasize their current inclusion of products and services. The current on-premises, desktop version of Office is Office 2019, released on September 24, 2018. ==Components== ===Core apps and services=== Microsoft Word is a word processor included in Microsoft Office and some editions of the now-discontinued Microsoft Works.
Due to lack of document encryption, though, these passwords can be removed using a third-party cracking software. ==Support policies== === Approach === All versions of Microsoft Office products before Microsoft Office 2019 are eligible for ten years of support following their release, during which Microsoft releases security updates for the product version and provides paid technical support.
Office 2019 only receives 5 years of mainstream and 2 years of extended support. === Timelines of support === == Platforms == Microsoft supports Office for the Windows and macOS platforms, as well as mobile versions for Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms.
Microsoft Teams, a team collaboration program meant to rival Slack, was released as a separate product for business and enterprise users. ==== Microsoft Office 2019 ==== On September 26, 2017, Microsoft announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2019, was in development.
On April 27, 2018, Microsoft released Office 2019 Commercial Preview for Windows 10.
A non–Office 365 edition of Office 2016 was made available as a one-time purchase option on September 22, 2015. ====Office 2019==== ===Mobile versions=== Office Mobile for iPhone was released on June 14, 2013 in the United States.
At the same time, Windows Live Hotmail was re-launched as Outlook.com (sharing its name with the Microsoft Outlook personal information manager). In July 2019, Microsoft announced that they were retiring the "Online" branding for Office Online.
The Android version is also supported on certain Chrome OS machines. On February 19, 2020, Microsoft announced a new unified Office mobile app for Android and iOS.
It was released to general availability for Windows 10 and for macOS on September 24, 2018. ==== Microsoft Office 2021 ==== On February 18, 2021, Microsoft announced that the next version of the suite for Windows desktop, Office 2021, was in development.
This new version will only be supported for five years and will be released in the 2nd half of 2021. ===Mac versions=== Prior to packaging its various office-type Mac OS software applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions of Word 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh computer; Excel 1.0 in 1985; and PowerPoint 1.0 in 1987.
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