Microsoft Office, also simply called "Office", is a suite of applications developed by Microsoft for Mac and Windows. Apple's own competitor to Microsoft Office is the iWork suite of applications, now available for free separately.
In October 2022 Microsoft announced that Office.com, the Office mobile apps for iOS and Android, and the Office app for Windows will be rebranded as "Microsoft 365", in line with its existing service, while the standalone version of Office 2021 will retain the "Office" branding.[1]
Description[]
Editions[]
As of 2021, the Office suite is available in the following editions:
- Each edition includes 60 days of support from Microsoft.
Included Mac applications[]
As of 2021, the Office suite for Mac contains the following software applications:
- Microsoft Access 2021 (Office Professional only)
- Microsoft Excel 2021
- Microsoft Outlook 2021 (Home & Business, and Office Professional only)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2021
- Microsoft Publisher 2021 (Office Professional only)
- Microsoft Word 2021
- Premium versions of the apps with OneDrive cloud storage require a Microsoft 365 subscription.[5]
Release history for Mac[]
- The Microsoft Office 1.0 (1989)
- Microsoft Office 1.5 (1991)
- Microsoft Office 2.0 (1992)
- Microsoft Office 3.0 (1993)
- Microsoft Office 4.2 for Macintosh (1994)
- Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition (1998)
- Microsoft Office 2001 (2000)
- Microsoft Office v. X (2001)
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (2004)
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (2008)
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (2010)
- Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac (2015)
- Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac (2018)
- Microsoft Office 2021 for Mac (2021)
References[]
- ↑ Microsoft Office to Become 'Microsoft 365' in Biggest Brand Overhaul in More Than 30 Years, by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors, 2022-10-13
- ↑ Office Home & Student 2021, Microsoft. Accessed 2021-10-25.
- ↑ Office Home & Business 2021, Microsoft. Accessed 2021-10-25.
- ↑ Office Professional 2021, Microsoft. Accessed 2021-10-25.
- ↑ Solutions for your busy life, confirmed, Microsoft. Accessed 2021-10-25.
External links[]
- Microsoft Office 2021 at Microsoft
- What's new in Office 2021 at Microsoft Support
- Release notes for Office for Mac at Microsoft Learn
- View previous versions of Office files
- Office 2019 for Mac (archived 2019-04-21)
- Office 2016 for Mac (archived 2016-01-12)
- Office for Mac 2011 (archived 2011-01-01)
- Office 2008 for Mac (archived 2008-02-13)
- Office 2004 for Mac (archived 2004-06-07)
- Office v. X for Mac (archived 2001-11-10)
- Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac (archived 2000-12-03)
- Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition (archived 1999-02-19)
- Microsoft Office for Mac FAQ by Daniel Knight at Low End Mac (2015-06-20)
- Microsoft Office for Mac at Logopedia
- Microsoft Office and History of Microsoft Office: Mac versions at Wikipedia
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Microsoft Word | Excel | PowerPoint | |
Classic Mac OS : The Microsoft Office 1.0 · 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 for Mac | 98 Mac Edition | 2001 Mac OS X (32-bit) : Microsoft Office v. X | 2004 for Mac | 2008 for Mac | Mac 2011 macOS (64-bit) : Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | 2019 for Mac | 2021 for Mac |