MS Office released 2 types of versions for users one is
called Mac Version and other is Windows Version
Mac Versions:
Office 1 is released on 1st August 1989 and it has
word 3 kinds of applications.
Office 2 released on 1992
Office 3 on 1993
Office 4.2 on 1994
Office 4.2.1 on 1994
Office 98 (8.0) on 15th March 1998
Office 2001 (9.0) on 11th October 2000
Office V.X (10.0) on 19th November 2001
Office 2004 (11.0) on 12th February 2004
Office 2008 (12.0) on 15th January 2008
Office 2011 (13.0) on 26th October 2011
Windows Versions
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Released
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version
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Contents
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Details
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11/19/1990
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Office 1.0
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Word 1.1, Excel 2.0, PowerPoint 2.0
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3/4/1991
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Office 1.5
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Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0
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7/8/1991
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Office 1.6
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Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1
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8/30/1992
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Office 3.0
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CD-ROM version: Word 2.0c, Excel 4.0a, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail
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Later rebranded as Office 92
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1/17/1994
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Office 4.0
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Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0.
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6/2/1994
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Office 4.3
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Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2 and in the Pro
version, Access 2.0.
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This is the last 16-bit version. This 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).
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7/3/1994
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Office for NT 4.2
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Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 (both 32-bit, i386, MIPS, PowerPC, and
Alpha), PowerPoint 4.0 (16-bit), "Microsoft Office Manager".
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8/30/1995
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Office 95(7.0)
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Word 7 for Windows 95, etc.
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Coincided with the Windows 95 operating system
release. Works only on Windows 95, NT 3.51 or higher. This is the first
Office version to have the same version number (7.0, inherited from Word 6.0)
for all major component products (Word, Excel and so on).
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12/30/1996
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Office 97(8.0)
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Word 97, etc.
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Was published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45
3½-inch floppy disks), became Y2K safe with Service Release 2.
Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 on i386 and Alpha.
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6/20/1998
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Office 97 Powered by Word 98 (8.5)
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The only way to get Word 98.
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Was released only in Japanese and Korean editions. First version
to contain Outlook 98 in all editions and Publisher 98 in the Small Business
Edition. And also the first version of Office 97 to support Windows 98.
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1/27/1999
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Office 2000(9.0)
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Word 2000, etc.
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Last version to support Windows 95. Office 2000 is also the
last version which does not include Product Activationand is not covered
by Office Genuine Advantage, although on individual installs, the Office
Update website still required the presence of original install media for updates
to install.
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5/31/2001
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Office XP(10.0)
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Word 2002, etc.
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Last version to support Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0. Improved
support for working in restricted accounts under Windows 2000/XP.
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11/17/2003
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Office 2003(11.0)
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Word 2003, etc.
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First version to introduce Windows XP style icons. Last version
to support Windows 2000.
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1/30/2007
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Office 2007(12.0)
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Word 2007, etc.
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Broadly released alongside Windows Vista.
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6/15/2010
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Office 2010(14.0)
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There will be no Microsoft Office 13 due to superstition.
This is the first version to ship in 32- and 64-bits.
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