MS-WORD
Microsoft office is a proprietary word processor designed by Microsoft that can be used to create various types of documents from letters and memos to calendars and lists. Documents can be created, saved, and edited at the desire of the creator from a blank document or via one of the many Wizards included with Word.
Microsoft Word was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS, the Apple Macintosh, the AT&T Unix PC, Atari ST, SCO UNIX, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows.
It is a component of the Microsoft Office software system; it is also sold as a standalone product and included in Microsoft Works Suite. The current versions are Microsoft Office Word 2010 for Windows and Microsoft Office Word 2011 for Mac.
Version Of Ms Word:
Microsoft Word is 29 years old. It was first released upon an unsuspecting public on 25 October 1983.
MS Word reached up to version 14 but not that there have been 14 versions. There were early numbering inconsistencies (versions 1, 2 and then 6 in the 1980s and 1990s). More recently, it seems that Microsoft is a superstitious: it skipped from 12 (Word 2007) to 14 (Word 2010).
Word versions come in pairs. Word 97 represented a big change. Word 2000 consolidated on that change and Word 2000 was reliable, solid and widely used. Word 2002 represented a big change. Word 2003 fixed many of those problems and again became a much-used, reliable version. Word 2007 gave us the biggest change in the user interface since the invention of the toolbar and the mouse. It’s a big jump from Word 2003. Word 2010 builds on Word 2007, fixes a lot of bugs, and introduces a few new features. Word 2010 makes lots of tiny refinements to the user interface. For my money, it’s a generally more pleasant experience than Word 2007. [Source: Sauna Kelly]
MS Word interface as well as features are greatly improved over these different versions. Click here to see how the screen of MS Word used to look like. Similarly, you can find the collection of splash screens and icons of MS Word over the years on that page.
| Year Released |
Name
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Version
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| 1989 | Word for Windows 1.0 | ||
| 1990 | Word for Windows 1.1 | 1.1 | Code-named Bill the Cat |
| 1990 | Word for Windows 1.1a | 1.1a | For Windows 3.1 |
| 1991 | Word for Windows 2.0 | 2.0 | Code-named Spaceman Spiff |
| 1993 | Word for Windows 6.0 | 6.0 | Code-named T3 (renumbered 6 to bring Windows version numbering in line with that of DOS version, Macintosh version and also WordPerfect, the main competing word processor at the time; also a 32-bit version for Windows NT only) |
| 1995 | Word 95 | 7.0 | Included in Office 95 |
| 1997 | Word 97 | 8.0 | Included in Office 97 |
| 1998 | Word 98 | 8.5 | Only sold as part of Office 97 Powered By Word 98, which was only available in Japan and Korea. |
| 1999 | Word 2000 | 9.0 | Included in Office 2000 |
| 2001 | Word 2002 | 10.0 | Included in Office XP |
| 2003 | Office Word 2003 | 11.0 | Included in Office 2003 |
| 2006 | Office Word 2007 | 12.0 | Included in Office 2007; released to businesses on November 30, 2006, released worldwide to consumers on January 30, 2007 |
| 2010 | Word 2010 | 14.0 | Included in Office 2010 |
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