Microsoft Office

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 It has been replaced by Microsoft Expression Web in the Expression Series.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 


 Other websites 
 Official website
 Microsoft 365 website 


Category:Word processors