Microsoft Office 20288 226017370 2008-07-16T13:36:15Z Patiwat 413413 /* PowerPoint */ {{Prose|date=March 2008}} {{Refimprove|date=May 2008}} {{Infobox Software | name = Microsoft Office | logo = [[Image:Office2007Logo.png|225px|The Microsoft Office logo]] | screenshot = [[Image:Microsoft Office.png|220px|The Microsoft Office Core Applications]] | caption = Clockwise: [[Microsoft Excel|Microsoft Office Excel]], [[Microsoft Word|Word]], [[Microsoft Office OneNote|OneNote]] and [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] on [[Windows Vista]]. | author = [[Microsoft]] | developer = [[Microsoft]] | released = 1990 | latest release version = [[Microsoft Office 2007|2007]] SP1 (12.0.6215.1000) | latest release date = {{release date and age|2007|12|11}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | programming language = C++/MFC, C#/.NET | operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]] | platform = [[Cross-platform]] | language = [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA102113701033.aspx over 35 languages] | genre = [[Office suite]] | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] | website = [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx Microsoft Office for Windows] }} {{Infobox Software | name = Microsoft Office:mac | logo = [[Image:White ms ofiice mac 2008-logo.png|225px|The Microsoft Office for Mac logo]] | screenshot = [[Image:Office 2008.png|220px|The Microsoft Office Core Applications]] | caption = Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage; plus Word Publishing Layout and Word Notebook Layout views) running on [[Mac OS X v10.5]] | author = [[Microsoft]] | developer = [[Microsoft]] | released = 1989 | latest release version = [[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac|2008]] (12.1) | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | programming language = C++, Carbon | operating system = [[Mac OS X]] | platform = [[Cross-platform]] | language = | genre = [[Office suite]] | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] | website = [http://www.macoffice2008.com Microsoft Office for Mac] }} '''Microsoft Office''' is a set of interrelated desktop applications, servers and services, collectively referred to as an [[office suite]], for the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]] operating systems. Office was introduced by Microsoft in 1989 on [[Mac OS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company_part2.htm|title=Microsoft Company|publisher=The History of Computing Project|date=[[2006-10-26]]|accessdate=2006-11-09}}</ref> with a version for Windows in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/compsoft/soft1990.htm|title=Chronology of Personal Computer Software|accessdate=2007-04-05}} </ref> Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of Office contained [[Microsoft Word]], [[Microsoft Excel]], and [[Microsoft PowerPoint]]. Additionally, a "Pro" version of Office included [[Microsoft Access]] and [[Microsoft Schedule Plus|Schedule Plus]]. Over the years, Office applications have grown substantially closer with shared features such as a common spell checker, [[Object Linking and Embedding|OLE]] data integration and Microsoft [[Visual Basic for Applications]] scripting language. Microsoft also positions Office as a development platform for line-of-business software under the [[Office Business Applications]] (OBA) brand. The current versions are [[Microsoft Office 2007|Office 2007]] for Windows, launched on [[January 30]], [[2007]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/office_2007_to_be_launched_on_january_30_2007_too.html|title=Office 2007 To Be Launched on January 30, 2007, Too}}</ref> and [[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac|Office 2008]] for Mac OS X, released [[January 15]], [[2008]]. Office 2007/Office 2008 features a new user interface and a new [[Office Open XML|OOXML]]-based primary file format (docx, xlsx, pptx). Microsoft has made available a free add-on known as the "Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack" that lets Office 2000-2003 editions open, edit, and save documents created under the new Office 2007 formats. ==History== {{main|History of Microsoft Office}} The very first version of Microsoft Office was released in 1989, not for Windows, but for the [[Apple Macintosh]]. Microsoft Office has long been the dominant player when it comes to software that offer word-processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools.<ref>[http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2878210,00.html Microsoft Office still a barrier to Linux adoption- ZDNet, Aug. 22, 2002]</ref><ref>[http://www.itpro.co.uk/195648/free-software-battles-microsoft-office-for-market-share Free software battles Microsoft Office for market share - IT Pro, May 9, 2008]</ref> ===History of Microsoft Office for Microsoft Windows=== * '''Microsoft Office 3.0''' was the first version of Office to be released for the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system. * '''Microsoft Office 4.0''' was released in 1994, containing Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail, and Access. Word was called Word 6.0 at this point despite the fact the previous version number was 2.0. The purpose was to use common version numbering with the [[Mac OS]] version. * '''Microsoft Office 4.3''' was the last 16-bit version, and 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). * '''Microsoft Office 95''' was done as a fully [[32-bit]] version to match [[Windows 95]]. Office 95 was available in two versions, Office 95 Standard and Office 95 Professional. The standard version consists of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and [[Schedule+]]. The professional edition contains all of the items in the standard version plus Access. If the professional version is purchased in [[CD-ROM]] form, it also includes [[Microsoft Bookshelf|Bookshelf]]. * '''Microsoft Office 97''', a major [[milestone]] release which included hundreds of new features and improvements, introduced "Command Bars", a paradigm in which menus and toolbars were made more similar in capability and visual design. Office 97 also featured natural language systems and sophisticated grammar checking. * '''Microsoft Office 2000''' introduced [[adaptive]] menus, where little-used options were hidden from the user. It also introduced a new security feature, built around [[digital signature]]s, to diminish the threat of macro viruses. Office 2000 automatically trusts [[macros]] (written in VBA6) that were digitally signed from authors who have been previously designated as trusted. * '''[[Microsoft Office XP]]''', released in conjunction with [[Windows XP]], is a major upgrade with numerous enhancements and changes. Office XP introduced the [[Safe Mode]] feature. It allows applications such as Outlook to boot when it might otherwise fail. Safe Mode enables Office to detect and either repair or bypass the source of the problem, such as a corrupted [[Windows registry|registry]] or a misbehaving add-in. [[Smart tag (Microsoft)|Smart tag]] is a technology delivered with Office XP. Some smart tags operate based on user activity, such as helping with typing errors. These smart tags are supplied with the products, and are not programmable. For developers, though, there is the ability to create custom smart tags. In Office XP, custom smart tags could work only in Word and Excel. Microsoft Office XP includes integrated voice command and text dictation capabilities, as well as [[handwriting recognition]]. Another feature introduced with Office XP is [[Product Activation]], which is also implemented in [[Windows XP]] (and later versions of Windows and Office). Office XP is the oldest Office reported to work well with [[Windows Vista|Vista]], and is also the last version to support [[Windows 98]]/[[Windows ME|ME]]/[[Windows NT 4.0|NT 4.0]]. * '''Microsoft Office 2003''' was released in 2003. Two new applications made their debut in Office 2003: [[Microsoft InfoPath]] and [[Microsoft OneNote|OneNote]]. It is the first version to use Windows XP style icons. Outlook 2003 provides improved functionality in many areas, including [[Kerberos]] authentication, [[RPC]] over HTTP, and Cached Exchange Mode. The key benefit of Outlook 2003 is the improved junk mail filter. * '''[[Microsoft Office 2007]]''' was released in 2007. On [[May 21]] [[2008]] Microsoft announced that [[Microsoft Office 2007]] Service Pack 2 will add native support for the [[OpenDocument]] Format.<ref>[http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=32228 Office 2007 won't support ISO's OOXML] (David Worthington, ''SDTimes'', 21 May 2008)</ref> [[EU]] announced it is going to investigate Microsoft Office OpenDocument Format support.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL2257119220080522 EU says to study Microsoft's open-source step]</ref> ===History of Microsoft Office for Macintosh=== [[Image:MS_Office_Boxshot.jpg|thumb|200px|Box cover shot of an early Macintosh version of Office.]] Prior to packaging its various office-type Macintosh software applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions of [[Microsoft Word|Word]] 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh computer; [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]] 1.0 in 1985; and [[Microsoft PowerPoint|PowerPoint]] 1.0 in 1987.<ref name=history>[http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/E/0/4E01F3E7-53CF-4744-9BBB-876F69FA1683/MacBUHistoryFS.doc History of the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit - Word document]</ref> Microsoft does not include its [[Microsoft Access|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. <ref name=macfirst>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/04-26macoffice.mspx Office Macintosh Edition: A History of "Mac-First" Technology - Microsoft]</ref><ref name=morefirsts>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Oct00/Office2001PR.mspx Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Available Nationwide - Microsoft]</ref> * '''Microsoft Office for Mac''' was introduced for Macintosh in 1989, before Office was released for Windows.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_02/b4066000498753.htm?chan=technology_tech+maven+page+-+new_this+week's+column Microsoft and Mac, Happy Together - Business Week]</ref> It included Word 4.0, Excel 2.20 and PowerPoint 2.01.<ref name=history/> * '''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]].<ref name=history/> * '''Microsoft Office 2.9 for Mac''' was released in 1992. Excel 4.0 was the first application to support the new [[AppleScript]].<ref name=history/> * '''Microsoft Office 4.0 for Mac''' was released in 1993. It was the first Office suite for the [[Power Macintosh]].<ref name=history/> However, Microsoft later acknowledged that "(m)any customers commented that Office 4.2 wasn't enough like the Macintosh."<ref name=macfirst/> * '''Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition''' was unveiled at [[Macworld Conference & Expo|MacWorld Expo/San Francisco]] on Jan. 6, 1998. It introduced the [[Internet Explorer]] 4.0 [[browser]] and [[Outlook Express]], an Internet [[e-mail]] [[Client (computing)|client]] and [[usenet newsgroup]] reader.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1998/jan98/applepr.mspx Microsoft Unveils Office 98 Macintosh Edition... - Microsoft ]</ref> Office 98 was re-engineered by Microsoft's [[Macintosh Business Unit]] to satisfy customers' desire for software they felt was more Mac-like.<ref name=macfirst/> It included [[drag–and-drop]] installation, self-repairing applications and Quick [[Thesaurus]] before such features were available in a version of Office for Windows. It also was the first version to support [[QuickTime]] movie.<ref name=macfirst/> * '''Microsoft Office 2001,''' launched in 2000, was the last Office suite for pre-[[OS X]], or [[Macintosh Classic|Classic]], operating system; it required OS System 8, although System 8.5 or later was recommended. Office 2001 introduced [[Microsoft Entourage|Entourage]], an e-mail client that included information management tools such as a calendar, an address book, task lists and notes.<ref name=morefirsts/> * '''Microsoft Office v. X''' was released in 2001 for the new Macintosh OS X platform.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/nov01/11-19retailpr.mspx Microsoft Office v. X for Mac Hits U.S. Retail Stores - Microsoft]</ref> * '''[[Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac]]''' was released in 2004.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Jan04/01-06Office2004IntentPR.mspx Work Just Got Better: Introducing Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac - Microsoft]</ref> * '''[[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac]]''' was released in 2008. It is the first Office for Mac suite that is a [[universal binary]] -- meaning it runs runs natively on both [[Apple-Intel architecture|Intel]]- and [[Power PC]]-based Macs — and uses [[XML]] file formats.<ref name=history/> Microsoft announced on May 13, 2008, 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."<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-13MacBU2008PR.mspx Microsoft Mac BU Delivers Strongest Launch in History of Office for Mac - Microsoft]</ref> ==Components== {{Unreferenced-section|date=June 2008}} ===Desktop applications=== ==== Word ==== {{Main|Microsoft Word}} [[Microsoft Word]] is a [[word processor]] and was long considered to be the main program in Office, although with the rise of electronic communication that distinction has now passed to [[Microsoft Outlook|Outlook]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}} Word possesses a [[Market dominance|dominant market share]] in the word processor market.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} Its proprietary [[DOC (computing)|DOC]] format is considered a ''[[de facto]]'' standard, although its most recent version, Word 2007 can also use a new XML-based, Microsoft Office-optimized format called .DOCX which has been standardized by [[Ecma International|ECMA]] as [[Office Open XML]]. Word is also available in some editions of [[Microsoft Works]]. It is available for the Windows and Mac platforms. The first version of Word, released in the fall of 1983, was for the DOS operating system and had the distinction of introducing the mouse to a broad population. Word 1.0 could be purchased with a bundled mouse, though one was not required. The following spring Apple introduced the Mac, and Microsoft released Word for the Mac, which became the most popular Mac application and which, like all Mac apps, required the use of a mouse. ==== Excel ==== {{Main|Microsoft Excel}} [[Microsoft Excel]] is a [[spreadsheet]] program. Like Word, it possesses a [[Market dominance|dominant market share]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} It was originally a competitor to the dominant [[Lotus 1-2-3]], but it eventually outsold it and became the ''de facto'' standard. It is available for the Windows and Mac platforms. The current Mac version (Office 2008) has removed Visual Basic functionality so macros cannot be used and those generated in previous iterations of Office no longer work. ==== Outlook/Entourage ==== {{Main|Microsoft Outlook|Microsoft Entourage}} [[Microsoft Outlook]], not to be confused with [[Microsoft Outlook Express|Outlook Express]], is a [[personal information manager]] and [[e-mail]] communication software. The replacement for [[Windows Messaging]], [[Microsoft Mail]] and [[Schedule+]] (Plus) starting in Office 97, it includes an e-mail client, calendar, task manager and address book. Although historically it has been offered for the Mac, the closest to an equivalent for Mac OS X is [[Microsoft Entourage]], which offers a slightly different feature set. ==== PowerPoint ==== {{Main|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 on [[Transparency (projection)|transparencies]] or [[slides]]. This is convenient for [[school]] or work presentations.[[Office Mobile]] for [[Windows Mobile]] 5.0 and later features a version of PowerPoint called PowerPoint Mobile. It also possesses a dominant market share.{{cn}} Movies, videos, sounds and music, as well as wordart and autoshapes can be added to slideshows. ==== Other desktop applications (Windows version only) ==== *[[Microsoft Access]] &ndash; [[Database]] manager. *[[Microsoft Publisher]] &ndash; software for creating newsletters, business cards, flyers, greeting cards or postcards. *[[Microsoft InfoPath]] &ndash; an application to design rich [[XML]]-based forms. *[[Microsoft OneNote]] &ndash; Note-taking software for use with tablet PCs or regular PCs. *[[Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer]] &ndash; a [[WYSIWYG]] [[HTML editor]] and web design program for customizing [[SharePoint]] applications, it replaces [[Microsoft Office FrontPage]] (''it is not bundled in any Office 2007 suite''). *[[Microsoft Project]] &ndash; [[Project management]] software to keep track of events and to create network charts and [[Gantt chart]]s (''it is not bundled in any Office 2007 suite''). *[[Microsoft Visio]] &ndash; Diagram and flowcharting software (''it is not bundled in any Office 2007 suite''). *[[Microsoft Office Accounting]] &ndash; a tool for managing business finances (''it is not bundled in any Office 2007 suite, except for the Express edition''). *[[Microsoft Office Communicator]] &ndash; Integrated communications client for conferences and meetings in real time (''Is bundled with Office 2007 Professional Plus and Enterprise 2007.<ref>[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101635841033.aspx 2007 Office system suits]</ref>''). *[[Microsoft Office Document Imaging]] &ndash; an application that supports editing scanned documents. *[[Microsoft Office Document Scanning]] &ndash; a [[Image scanning|scanning]] and [[Optical character recognition|OCR]] application. *[[Microsoft Office Groove]] &ndash; a proprietary [[peer-to-peer]] software package aimed at businesses. *[[Microsoft Office InterConnect]] &ndash; Business-relationship database available only in Japan. *[[Microsoft Office Picture Manager]] &ndash; Basic photo management software (similar to [[Google]]'s [[Picasa]] or [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]]'s [[Photoshop Elements]]). Replaced [[Microsoft Photo Editor]]. === Server applications === *[[Microsoft Office SharePoint Server]] - collaboration server **[[Excel Services]] **[[InfoPath Forms Services]] *[[Microsoft Office Communications Server]] (formerly Live Communications Server) - real time communications server *[[Microsoft Office Forms Server]] - allows InfoPath forms to be accessed and filled out using any browser. 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 ==== Web services ==== *[[Microsoft Office Live|Microsoft Office Live Small Business]] (formerly known simply as Office Live) &ndash; [[Web hosting]] services and online collaboration tools for small businesses. *[[Office Live Workspace|Microsoft Office Live Workspace]] &ndash; Online storage and collaboration service for documents. *[[Microsoft Office Live Meeting|Live Meeting]] &ndash; Web conferencing service. *[[Microsoft Office Online]] &ndash; Web site. Provides support for all Microsoft Office products. *[[Microsoft Update]] &ndash; Web site. Patch detection and installation service for Microsoft Office. == Common features == Most versions of Microsoft Office (including Office 97 and later, and possibly 4.3) use their own [[Widget toolkit|widget]] set and do not exactly match the native operating system. This is more apparent in the 2002 or XP release of Microsoft Office where the standard menus were replaced with a colored flat looking, shadowed menu style. Visual elements of Office packages' widget systems have been included in next versions of Windows systems and have offered some cues into what user interface (UI) elements a major Windows incarnation would employ in the future: The toolbar, colour buttons and the usually gray-coloured '3D' look of Office 4.3 were added to Windows 95; The gradient title bar and flat buttons in Windows 9x/2000.<!--Didn't know what to add about Office XP & 2003.--> Similarly, Microsoft Office 2007 introduces a whole new widget system, dubbed "Ribbon", but now known as the "Fluent user interface". <ref>[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101679411033.aspx Office Fluent user interface overview]</ref> The same [[Widget toolkit|widget]] used in Microsoft Office is also used in the [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio]] product line, though the "Fluent UI" was not announced to be included in future versions of Visual Studio. Later versions of Windows thus inherit the concepts of task-based user activities and easy discoverability of program functions. Both Windows and Office use "Service Packs" to update software, Office used to release non-cumulative "Service Releases", which were discontinued after Office 2000 Service Release 1. Programs in past versions of Office [[Easter eggs in Microsoft products|often contained]] substantial [[easter egg (media)|Easter egg]]s. For example, Excel 97 contained a reasonably functional flight-simulator. Versions '''starting with''' Office 2000 have not contained any easter eggs in the name of [[Trustworthy Computing]]. ==Extensibility== A major feature of the Office suite is the ability for users and third party companies to write add-ins that extend the capabilities of an application by adding custom commands and specialized features. The type of add-ins supported differ by Office versions: * Office 97 onwards (standard Windows [[Dynamic link library|DLLs]] i.e. Word WLLs and Excel XLLs) * Office 2000 onwards ([[Component Object Model|COM]] add-ins) <ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238228/en-us/ How to build an Office 2000 COM add-in in Visual Basic]</ref> * Office XP onwards ([[OLE Automation|COM/OLE Automation]] add-ins) <ref> [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285337/ How To Create a Visual Basic Automation Add-in for Excel Worksheet Functions] </ref> * Office 2003 onwards (Managed code add-ins)<ref> [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840585/en-us/ Information about designing Office add-ins by using the .NET Framework]</ref> == Cross-platform == Microsoft develops Office for Windows and Mac platforms. Beginning with Mac Office 4.2, the Mac and Windows versions of Office share the same file format. Consequently, any Mac with Office 4.2 or later can read documents created with Windows Office 4.2 or later, and vice-versa. Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac drops [[Visual Basic for Applications|VBA]] support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/08/07/msuniversal/index.php|date=[[2006-08-07]]|publisher=[http://www.macworld.com Macworld]|title=WWDC: Microsoft updates Universal status of Mac apps|accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref> Microsoft has replaced VBA with support for [[AppleScript]]. As a result, macros created with Office for Windows will not run on Office for the Mac, and vice versa. However the version after Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 will bring back VBA support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-13MacBU2008PR.mspx|date=[[2008-05-13]]|publisher=[http://www.microsoft.com Microsoft]|title=Microsoft Mac BU Delivers Strongest Launch in History of Office for Mac}}</ref> In addition, Microsoft has also ceased development on [[Microsoft Virtual PC]]. [http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/08/07/ms.kills.virtualpc/]. There were efforts in the mid 1990s to port Office to RISC processors such as [[NEC]] / [[MIPS architecture|MIPS]] and [[IBM]] / [[PowerPC]], but they met problems such as memory access being hampered by [[data structure alignment]] requirements. Difficulties in porting Office may have been a factor in discontinuing [[Windows NT]] on non-Intel platforms.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} == Support lifecycle == ===Version Compatibility=== Beginning in 2002, Microsoft instituted a new support lifecycle policy. <ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;lifeOffice Office Family Product Support Lifecycle FAQ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Versions earlier than Office 97 (including Outlook 97) are no longer supported. For current and future versions of Office mainstream support will end five years after release, or two years after the next release, whichever time is later, and extended support will end five years after that. Last Office versions available for Windows: {|class="wikitable" !Windows operating system version !Last version !Mainstream Support End-date !Extended Support End-date |- | [[Windows NT 3.51]] | Office 97 | August 31, 2001 | February 28, 2002 |- | [[Windows 95]] | Office 2000 | June 30, 2004 | July 14, 2009 |- | [[Windows NT 4.0]]/[[Windows 98|98]]/[[Windows Me|Me]] | Office XP | July 11, 2006 | July 12, 2011 |- | [[Windows 2000]] | Office 2003 | April 14, 2009 | April 8, 2014 |- | [[Windows XP]]/[[Windows Server 2003|Server 2003]]/[[Windows Vista|Vista]]/[[Windows Server 2008|Server 2008]] | [[Microsoft Office 2007|Office 2007]] | April 10, 2012 | April 11, 2017 |- |} Last Office versions available for Macintosh: {|class="wikitable" !Macintosh Operating system !Last version |- | Mac OS 7.5-8.0 | Office 98 |- | Mac OS 8.1-9 | Office 2001 |- | Mac OS X 10.1 | Office v. X |- | Mac OS X 10.2-10.3 | Office 2004 |- | Mac OS X 10.4-10.5 | [[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac|Office 2008]] |- |} === Discontinued applications and features=== {{Unreferenced-section|date=June 2008}} {{see also|Category:Discontinued Microsoft software}} *[[Microsoft Binder]]: Incorporates several documents into one file and was originally designed as a container system for storing related documents in a single file. The complexity of use and learning curve led to little usage and was removed from releases after Office 2000. *[[Microsoft FrontPage]]: Web design software (also requires its own server program for some functionality). Offered only as a stand-alone program for the 2003 version. In 2006, Microsoft announced that this was to be discontinued and to be replaced by two different software packages: [[Microsoft SharePoint Designer]] and [[Microsoft Expression Web]]. *[[Microsoft Mail]]: Mail client (in old versions of Office, later replaced by Microsoft Schedule Plus and subsequently Microsoft Outlook). *[[Microsoft PhotoDraw]]: 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. Microsoft discontinued the program in 2001. *[[Microsoft Photo Editor]]: Photo-editing/raster-graphics software in older Office versions up to Office XP. It was supplemented by Microsoft PhotoDraw in Office 2000 Premium edition. *[[Microsoft Schedule Plus]]: Released with Office 95. It featured a planner, to-do list, and contact information. Its functions were incorporated into Microsoft Outlook. *[[Microsoft Virtual PC]]: Included with Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2004. Obsolete from 2006 onward due to new Macs possessing the same Intel architecture as Windows PCs. It emulated a standard PC and its hardware. *[[Microsoft Vizact 2000]]: A program that "activated" documents using HTML, adding effects such as animation. It allows users to create dynamic documents for the Web. Development has ended due to unpopularity. *Microsoft Data Analyzer 2002: A [[business intelligence]] program for graphical visualization of data and its analysis. *[[Office Assistant]], included since 1997 as a part of [[Microsoft Agent]] technology, is a system that uses [[animated]] characters to offer unrequested context-sensitive suggestions to users and access to relevant parts of the [[help system]]. The Assistant is often dubbed "[[Clippy]]" or "[[Clippit]]", due to its default to a [[paper clip]] character, coded as CLIPPIT.ACS. The Office Assistant was hidden by default in Office XP and following mixed public response, not installed by default in Office 2003. It has been removed entirely in Office 2007. == Criticisms == Microsoft Office has been criticized in the past for using proprietary file formats rather than [[open standard]]s, which forces users who share data into adopting the same software platform.<ref>[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html We Can Put an End to Word Attachments - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, on [[February 15]], [[2008]], Microsoft made the entire documentation for the binary Office formats freely available under the [[Microsoft Open Specification Promise|Open Specification Promise]]. <ref> [http://www.microsoft.com/interop/docs/OfficeBinaryFormats.mspx Microsoft Office Binary (doc, xls, ppt) File Formats documentation] </ref> Also, [[Office Open XML]], the document format for the latest versions of Office for Windows and Mac, has been standarized under both [[Ecma International]] and [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]. 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<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx Microsoft Open Specification Promise]</ref> 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 [[Macintosh|Mac]]. Third-party implementations of Office Open XML exist on the Mac platform (iWork 08) and [[Linux]] ([[OpenOffice.org]] 2.3 - Novell Edition only). Microsoft Office for Mac has for long been criticized for its lack of support of [[Unicode]] and [[Bi-directional text|BiDi]] languages, notably [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]]. This has not changed in the 2008 version.<ref>[http://www.heardworld.com/higgaion/?p=774 Higgaion » It's official: no RTL support in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac:]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo/archive/2007/09/25/velkommen-tervetuloa-velkommen-and-bienvenue-paris.aspx#5140378 Mac Mojo : “Velkommen, Tervetuloa, Velkommen” and “Bienvenue à Paris”]</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Microsoft}} *[[Microsoft Office 2007]] *[[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac]] *[[Visual Studio Tools for Office]] (VSTO) *[[List of office suites]] *[[Comparison of office suites]] *[[Open format]] *[[Microsoft Dynamics]] *[[Microsoft Office 2003 XML formats]] *[[Office Open XML]] *[[Information Rights Management]] *[[Office Mobile]] *[[Apache POI]] API for manipulating Microsoft Office format files with [[Java (programming language)|Java]] *[[OpenOffice.org]] *[[Lotus Symphony]] == References == {{Reflist|2}} == External links == *[http://www.microsoft.com/office/ Microsoft Office (for Windows)] *[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/Office2008/default.mspx Microsoft Office 2008 (for Mac OS X)] *[http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/ MSDN Office Developer Center] *[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101679411033.aspx Fluent interface of 2007 Office system] *[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/HA010449811033.aspx Microsoft Office Converters and Viewers] - Free programs to view Microsoft Office documents. *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter ODF Converter] - [[OpenDocument]] plugin for Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word 2003, and Microsoft Word 2002. *[http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=8&PartDetailId=ODF-WIN-G-F&TransactionId=noreg Sun ODF Plugin] - [[Sun Microsystems|Sun]] plugin to read, edit and save Microsoft Office documents in Open Document format. *[http://www.innovativecommunicationsalliance.com/ Innovative Communications Alliance (Nortel – Microsoft)] {{Microsoft Office|state=open}} {{Microsoft|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Office suites]] [[Category:Microsoft software|Office]] [[Category:Microsoft Office]] [[Category:Windows software]] [[Category:Mac OS software]] [[Category:Mac OS X software]] [[ar:مايكروسوفت أوفيس]] [[bs:Microsoft Office]] [[bg:Microsoft Office]] [[ca:Microsoft Office]] [[cs:Microsoft Office]] [[da:Microsoft Office]] [[de:Microsoft Office]] [[el:Microsoft Office]] [[es:Microsoft Office]] [[eo:Microsoft Office]] [[eu:Microsoft Office]] [[fa:مایکروسافت آفیس]] [[fr:Microsoft Office]] [[gl:Microsoft Office]] [[ko:마이크로소프트 오피스]] [[hi:माईक्रोसॉफ्ट ऑफिस]] [[hr:Microsoft Office]] [[id:Microsoft Office]] [[it:Microsoft Office]] [[he:Microsoft Office]] [[hu:Microsoft Office]] [[ml:മൈക്രോസോഫ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ്]] [[mr:मायक्रोसॉफ्ट ऑफिस]] [[ms:Microsoft Office]] [[nl:Microsoft Office]] [[ja:Microsoft Office]] [[no:Microsoft Office]] [[pl:Microsoft Office]] [[pt:Microsoft Office]] [[ro:Microsoft Office]] [[ru:Microsoft Office]] [[simple:Microsoft Office]] [[sk:Microsoft Office]] [[sl:Microsoft Office]] [[sr:Мајкрософт офис]] [[fi:Microsoft Office]] [[sv:Microsoft Office]] [[tl:Microsoft Office]] [[ta:மைக்ரோசாப்ட் ஆபிஸ்]] [[th:ไมโครซอฟท์ ออฟฟิศ]] [[tr:Microsoft Office]] [[uk:Microsoft Office]] [[zh-yue:Microsoft Office]] [[zh:Microsoft Office]]