Definition of Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a popular and commonly used word processing program. It is one of the most popular word processing programs, if not the most popular. Microsoft Word is often used in businesses, schools and universities. Below, you can learn more about Microsoft Word, how it can be beneficial to you and how you can obtain your own Microsoft Word software.

• Microsoft Word is a word processing program that allows users to create professional documents such as resumes, letters, fax cover sheets, reports, legal documents, brochures, manuals and more. It is an efficient tool for students, business owners and even working individuals to have on their computers.

Microsoft Word Tools

• Microsoft Word has tools to format fonts, add clipart, add page numbers, and create tables and headers. There is even an “office assistant” cartoon that can sit in the background to guide you through the creation of your document or answer any questions that you might have.

Word

Main article: Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor and was previously considered the main program in Office. Its proprietary DOC format is considered a de facto standard, although Word 2007 can also use a new XML-based, Microsoft Office-optimized format called .DOCX, which has been standardized by Ecma International as Office Open XML and its SP2 update supports PDF and a limited ODF.[6] Word is also available in some editions of Microsoft WorksFollowing the precedents of LisaWrite and MacWrite, Word for Macintosh attempted to add closer WYSIWYG features into its package. Word for Mac was released in 1985. Word for Mac was the first graphical version of Microsoft Word. Despite its bugginess, it became one of the most popular Mac applications.

Excel

Main article: Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that originally competed with the dominant Lotus 1-2-3, but eventually outsold it. It is available for the Windows and Mac platforms. Microsoft released the first version of Excel for the Mac in 1985, and the first Windows version (numbered 2.05 to line up with the Mac and bundled with a standalone Windows run-time environment) in November 1987.

[edit]Outlook/Entourage

Main articles: Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Entourage
Microsoft Outlook (not to be confused with Outlook Express) is a personal information manager and e-mail communication software. The replacement for Windows Messaging, Microsoft Mail, and Schedule+ starting in Office 97, it includes an e-mail client, calendar, task manager and address book.

On the Mac, Microsoft offered several versions of Outlook in the late 1990s, but only for use with Microsoft Exchange Server. In Office 2001, it introduced an alternative application with a slightly different feature set called Microsoft Entourage. It reintroduced Outlook in Office 2011, replacing Entourage.[7]

Main article: Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular presentation program for Windows and Mac. It is used to create slideshows, composed of text, graphics, movies and other objects, which can be displayed on-screen and navigated through by the presenter or printed out ontransparencies or slides.

Other desktop applications

Microsoft Access — database manager
Microsoft InfoPath — an application to design rich XML-based forms Microsoft
OneNote — note-taking software for use with both tablet and conventional PCs Microsoft Project — project management software to keep track of events and to create network charts and Gantt charts (not bundled in any Office suite) Microsoft Publisher — desktop publishing software mostly used for designing brochures, labels, calendars, greeting cards, business cards, newsletters, and postcards. Microsoft SharePoint Workspace (formerly known as Groove) — a proprietary peer-to-peer collaboration software leveled at businesses Microsoft Visio — diagram and flowcharting software (not bundled in any Office suite) Microsoft Office InterConnect — business-relationship database available only in Japan Microsoft Office Picture Manager — basic photo management software (similar to Google’s Picasa or Adobe’s Photoshop Elements), replaced Microsoft Photo Editor The following applications are no longer branded as part of Microsoft Office:

Microsoft SharePoint Designer — a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web design program for customizing SharePoint applications, it replaces Microsoft FrontPage (not bundled in any Office suite) Microsoft Lync — Integrated communications client for conferences and meetings in real time (known as Microsoft Office Communicator in Office 2007, bundled with Professional Plus and Enterprise editions[8]) Microsoft SharePoint — collaboration server

Microsoft Lync Server (formerly Office Communications Server and Live Communications Server) — real time communications server Microsoft Office Forms Server — lets users use any browser to access and fill InfoPath forms. Office Forms Server is a standalone server installation of InfoPath Forms Services. Microsoft Office Groove Server — centrally managing all deployments of Microsoft Office Groove in the enterprise Microsoft Office Project Server — project management server Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server — allows creation of a project portfolio, including workflows, hosted centrally Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server — allows customers to monitor, analyze, and plan their business Office Web Apps — Web-based companions to Microsoft Office applications to view, create, and edit documents. Office Live Small Business — Web hosting services and online collaboration tools for small businesses. Office Live Workspace — Online storage and collaboration service for documents, superseded by Office Web Apps and SkyDrive Live Meeting — Web conferencing service.

Microsoft Office product web site — Provides support for all Microsoft Office products. Microsoft Update — Web site. Patch detection and installation service for Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office 365 — Subscription based software services that can include a subscription to desktop applications in addition to cloud-based services.