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This document provides a brief history of Microsoft Office from its initial release in 1990 through Office 2010. It summarizes the key applications included in each version of Office and some of the major new features introduced over time, such as the transition to 32-bit applications in Office 95 and the introduction of the ribbon interface in Office 2007. The document concludes with suggestions for exploring Office alternatives like Google Docs through online resources.

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This document provides a brief history of Microsoft Office from its initial release in 1990 through Office 2010. It summarizes the key applications included in each version of Office and some of the major new features introduced over time, such as the transition to 32-bit applications in Office 95 and the introduction of the ribbon interface in Office 2007. The document concludes with suggestions for exploring Office alternatives like Google Docs through online resources.

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  was released containing Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0
and Mail. Word was called Word 6.0 as there were already Macintosh versions of Word 3, 4
and 5 (Excel and PowerPoint were already numbered the same as the Macintosh versions).


  was released as the last 16-bit version, containing Word 6.0, Excel 5.0,
PowerPoint 4.0. Office 4.3 is 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.


  was released in August 1995. Again, the version numbers were altered
to create parity across the suite ² every program was called version 7.0 meaning all but
Word missed out versions. It was designed 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 consisted of Word 7.0, Excel 7.0, PowerPoint 7.0, and Schedule+ 7.0. The
professional edition contained all of the items in the standard version plus Access 7.0. If the
professional version was purchased in CD-ROM form, it also included Bookshelf.

  (Office 8.0), 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 grammar checking. Office 97 was the first version of
Office to include the Office Assistant.


  (Office 9.0) introduced adaptive menus, where little-used options
were hidden from the user. It also introduced a new security feature, built around digital
signatures, to diminish the threat of macro viruses. Office 2000 automatically
trusts macros (written in VBA 6) that were digitally signed from authors who have been
previously designated as trusted. Office 2000 is the last version to supportWindows 95.


  (Office 10.0 or Office 2002) was released in conjunction with Windows
XP, and was a major upgrade with numerous enhancements and changes over Office 2000.
Office XP introduced the Safe Mode feature, which 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 corruptedregistry or a faulty add-in. Smart tag is
a technology introduced 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. Office XP is the last version to support Windows 98, ME and NT 4.0. It was the
first version to require Product Activation as an anti-piracy measure, which attracted
widespread controversy.


  (Office 11.0) was released in 2003. It featured a new logo. Two new
applications made their debut in Office 2003:Microsoft InfoPath and 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, Cached Exchange Mode,
and an improved junk mail filter. 2003 is the last Office version to support Windows 2000.


  (Office 12.0) was released in 2007. Office 2007's new features
include a new graphical user interface called the Fluent User Interface, replacing the menus
and toolbars that have been the cornerstone of Office since its inception with a tabbed
toolbar, known as the Ribbon; new XML-based file formats called Office Open XML; and the
inclusion of Groove, a collaborative software application.

  (Office 14.0) was finalized on April 16, 2010, and was made available
to consumers on June 15, 2010. Office 2010 was given the version number 14.0, to avoid the
version number 13.0 due to superstition relating to the number thirteen.The main features of
Office 2010 include the backstage file menu, new collaboration tools, a customizable ribbon,
protected view and a navigation pane. Microsoft Office 2010 also features a new logo, which
is similar to the 2007 logo, except in gold, and with a slightly modified shape.


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