History of Microsoft Office

History of Microsoft Office

This article describes the history of Microsoft Office and its versions.

Mac versions
Office for Mac software history
Software 1 Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Entourage Internet Explorer Mail ? 1 1 2 3 4.2 Office version 98 2001 v. X 2004 2008 2011

Windows versions
Timeline
Release date November 19, 1990 March 4, 1991 Title/version Contents Notes

Office 1.0

Word 1.1, Excel 2.0, PowerPoint 2.0

Office 1.5

Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0

July 8, 1991 Office 1.6

Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1 CD-ROM version: Word 2.0c, Excel Later rebranded as Office 92 4.0a, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0. Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2 and in the Pro version, Access 2.0. Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 (both 32-bit, i386, MIPS, PowerPC, and Alpha), PowerPoint 4.0 (16-bit), "Microsoft Office Manager". Word 7 for Windows 95, etc. Coincided with the Windows 95 operating system release. Works only on Windows 95, NT 3.51 or higher. This is the first Office version to have the same version number (7.0, inherited from Word 6.0) for all major component products (Word, Excel and so on). This is the last 16-bit version. This is also the last version to support Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.1 and Windows NT 3.5 (Windows NT 3.51 was supported up to and including Office 97).

August 30, 1992 January 17, 1994 June 2, 1994

Office 3.0

Office 4.0

Office 4.3

July 3, 1994 Office for NT 4.2

August 30, 1995

Office 95 (7.0)

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Word 97, etc. Was published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45 3-inch floppy disks), became Y2K safe with Service Release 2. Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 on i386 and Alpha. Was released only in Japanese and Korean editions. First version to contain Outlook 98 in all editions and Publisher 98 in the Small Business Edition. And also the first version of Office 97 to support Windows 98. Last version to support Windows 95. Office 2000 is also the last version which does not include Product Activation and is not covered by Office Genuine Advantage, although on individual installs, the Office Update website still required the presence of original install media for updates to install. Last version to support Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0. Improved support for working in restricted accounts under Windows 2000/XP. First version to introduce Windows XP style icons. Last version to support Windows 2000. Broadly released alongside Windows Vista.

November 19, 1996

Office 97 (8.0)

June 20, 1998

Office 97 The only way to get Word 98. Powered by Word 98 (8.5) Office 2000 (9.0) Word 2000, etc.

June 7, 1999

May 31, 2001 November 17, 2003 January 30, 2007 June 15, 2010 October 11, 2012

Office XP (10.0)

Word 2002, etc.

Office 2003 (11.0) Office 2007 (12.0) Office 2010 (14.0) Office 2013 (15.0)

Word 2003, etc.

Word 2007, etc.

Word 2010, etc.

This is the first version to ship in 32- and 64-bit. Last version to support [1] Windows XP and Windows Vista

Word 2013, etc.

Editions
Office 4.x
Standard Word Excel PowerPoint Mail Professional Word Excel PowerPoint Mail Access

Office 95
Standard Word 95 (7.0) Excel 95 (7.0) Professional Word 95 (7.0) Excel 95 (7.0)

PowerPoint 95 (7.0) PowerPoint 95 (7.0) Schedule+ 95 (7.0) Schedule+ 95 (7.0) Access 95 (7.0)

History of Microsoft Office Office 97

Standard Word 97 (8.0) Excel 97 (8.0) Outlook 97 (8.0) Professional Word 97 (8.0) Excel 97 (8.0) Outlook 97 (8.0) Small Business Word 97 (8.0) Excel 97 (8.0) Outlook 98 (8.5) Photo Editor 3.0 Publisher 98 (8.5) Small Business Financial Manager 98 (3.0) Developer Word 97 (8.0) Excel 97 (8.0) Outlook 9? (?.?) PowerPoint 97 (8.0) Access 97 (8.0) ? ? ? Developer Tools and SDK

PowerPoint 97 (8.0) PowerPoint 97 (8.0) Photo Editor 3.0 Access 97 (8.0) Photo Editor 3.0 -

Office 2000
Standard Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Small Business * Word Excel Outlook Professional Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Access Premium Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Access FrontPage PhotoDraw Small Business Tools Developer Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Publisher Access FrontPage PhotoDraw Developer Tools and SDK

Office XP (Version 2002)

Standard Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Small Business Professional Professional with FrontPage * Professional Special Edition Word Excel Outlook Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Access FrontPage Publisher Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Access FrontPage Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Access FrontPage Publisher SharePoint Team Services Developer Tools and SDK Developer Word Excel Outlook

History of Microsoft Office Office 2003

Basic* Student and Teacher Edition Word Excel Outlook Standard Small Business Professional Edition Enterprise Edition**

Word Excel Outlook

Word Excel Outlook

Word Excel

Word Excel

Word Excel

Outlook with Business Contact Outlook with Business Contact Outlook with Business Contact Manager Manager Manager PowerPoint Publisher PowerPoint Publisher PowerPoint Publisher

PowerPoint

PowerPoint

OneNote 2003is included in any of the Office 2003 editions. FrontPage 2003, Visio 2003 and Project 2003 were also sold separately. Office 2007
Home Basic* Word Excel Home and Student Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Standard Small Business Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Ultimate

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook + Business Contact Manager Accounting Express Publisher

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook + Business Contact Manager

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook

Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook + Business Contact Manager

Accounting Express Publisher Access Publisher Access InfoPath Publisher Access InfoPath Groove

Accounting Express

Publisher Access InfoPath Groove OneNote Communicator Enterprise Content Manager Electronic Forms Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities

OneNote Communicator Enterprise Content Manager Electronic Forms Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities

OneNote Communicator Enterprise Content Manager Electronic Forms Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities

History of Microsoft Office Office 2010/2013

Starter* Word Starter Edition Excel Starter Edition Powerpoint Viewer Office Online Word Basic Excel Basic Powerpoint Basic Onenote Basic Home and Student Home and Business Word Excel Powerpoint Onenote Word Excel Powerpoint Onenote Outlook Standard Word Excel Powerpoint Onenote Outlook Publisher Professional Word Excel Powerpoint Onenote Outlook Publisher Access Professional Plus Word Excel Powerpoint Onenote Outlook Publisher Access InfoPath Lync SharePoint Workspace

Project 2010 and Visio 2010 are available only as a single/individual product. Office Customization Tool (OCT) is available only on volume edition of Standard 2010 and Professional Plus 2010. Notes: * Available only in OEM installs (typically in new computers) ** Indicates availability only through volume licensing.

References
[1] Microsoft to skip "unlucky" Office 13 (http:/ / apcmag. com/ 5753/ microsoft_gets_to_work_on_office_2009)

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