Windows versions
Timeline
Release date
Title/version
Contents
Notes
August 30, 1992
Office 3.0
CD-ROM version: Word 2.0c, Excel 4.0a, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail
Repackaged as Office 92
January 17, 1994
Office 4.0
Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0.
June 2, 1994
Office 4.3
Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2 and in the Pro version, Access 2.0.
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).
July 3, 1994
Office for NT 4.2
Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 (both 32-bit, i386, MIPS, PowerPC, and Alpha), PowerPoint 4.0 (16-bit), “Microsoft Office Manager”.
August 30, 1995
Office 95 (7.0)
Word 7 for Windows 95, etc.
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).
December 30, 1996
Office 97 (8.0)
Word 97, etc.
Was published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45 3-inch floppy disks), became Y2K safe with Service Release 2. Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 on i386 and Alpha.
June 20, 1998
Office 97 Powered by Word 98 (8.5)
The only way to get Word 98.
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.
January 27, 1999
Office 2000 (9.0)
Word 2000, etc.
Last version to support Windows 95. Office 2000 is also the last version which does not include Product Activation and 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.
May 31, 2001
Office XP (10.0)
Word 2002, etc.
Last version to support Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0. Improved support for working in restricted accounts under Windows 2000/XP.
November 17, 2003
Office 2003 (11.0)
Word 2003, etc.
First version to introduce Windows XP style icons. Last version to support Windows 2000.
January 30, 2007
Office 2007 (12.0)
Word 2007, etc.
Broadly released alongside Windows Vista.
2010
Office 2010 (14.0)
There will be no Microsoft Office 13 due to superstition. This is the first version to ship in 32- and 64-bits.
Editions
Office 4.x
Standard
Professional
Word
Word
Excel
Excel
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Mail
Mail
Access
Office 95
Standard
Professional
Word 95 (7.0)
Word 95 (7.0)
Excel 95 (7.0)
Excel 95 (7.0)
PowerPoint 95 (7.0)
PowerPoint 95 (7.0)
Schedule+ 95 (7.0)
Schedule+ 95 (7.0)
Access 95 (7.0)
Office 97
Standard
Professional
Small Business
Developer
Word 97 (8.0)
Word 97 (8.0)
Word 97 (8.0)
Word 97 (8.0)
Excel 97 (8.0)
Excel 97 (8.0)
Excel 97 (8.0)
Excel 97 (8.0)
Outlook 97 (8.0)
Outlook 97 (8.0)
Outlook 98 (8.5)
Outlook 9? (?.?)
PowerPoint 97 (8.0)
PowerPoint 97 (8.0)
-
PowerPoint 97 (8.0)
-
Access 97 (8.0)
-
Access 97 (8.0)
Photo Editor 3.0
Photo Editor 3.0
Photo Editor 3.0
?
-
-
Publisher 98
?
-
-
Small Business Financial Manager 98 (3.0)
?
-
-
-
Developer Tools and SDK
Office 2000
Standard
Small Business *
Professional
Premium
Developer
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Access
Access
Access
FrontPage
FrontPage
PhotoDraw
PhotoDraw
Small Business Tools
Developer Tools and SDK
Office XP
Standard
Professional
Professional with FrontPage *
Professional Special Edition
Developer
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Access
Access
Access
Access
FrontPage
FrontPage
FrontPage
Publisher
Developer Tools and SDK
SharePoint Team Services
Office 2003
Basic*
Student and Teacher Edition
Standard
Small Business
Professional Edition
Enterprise Edition**
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook with Business Contact Manager
Outlook with Business Contact Manager
Outlook with Business Contact Manager
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Access
Access
InfoPath
OneNote 2003 was not included in any of the Office 2003 editions. FrontPage 2003, Visio 2003 and Project 2003 were also sold separately.
Office 2007
Home Basic*
Home and Student
Standard
Small Business
Professional
Professional Plus
Enterprise
Ultimate
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Word
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
Excel
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook + Business Contact Manager
Outlook + Business Contact Manager
Outlook
Outlook
Outlook + Business Contact Manager
Accounting Express
Accounting Express
Accounting Express
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
Access
Access
Access
Access
InfoPath
InfoPath
InfoPath
Groove
Groove
OneNote
OneNote
OneNote
Communicator
Communicator
Communicator
Enterprise Content Manager
Enterprise Content Manager
Enterprise Content Manager
Electronic Forms
Electronic Forms
Electronic Forms
Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities
Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities
Information Rights Management and Policy Capabilities
Notes:
* Available only in OEM installs (typically in new computers)
** Indicates availability only through volume licensing.
Mac versions
Office for Mac folder
Package Name
Applications and comments
Release Date
Office 1
Word 3, etc.
1990
Office 2
Word 4, etc.
1992
Office 3
Word 5, Excel 4, PowerPoint 3, etc.
1993
Office 4.2
Word 6, Excel 5, PowerPoint 4, etc.
1994
Office 4.2.1
Word 6, Excel 5, PowerPoint 4, etc. (first release designed for the PPC, final release for 68K)
1994
Office 98 (8.0)
Word/Excel/PowerPoint 98
March 15, 1998
Office 2001 (9.0)
Word/Excel/PowerPoint and Entourage 2001 (final release for Mac OS 9)
October 11, 2000
Office (10.0/X)
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Entourage X (first release for Mac OS X, latest update 10.1.9)
November 19, 2001
Office 2004 (11.0)
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Entourage 2004 (latest update 11.5.5)
February 12, 2004
Office 2008 (12.0)
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Entourage 2008 (the first release that runs natively on both PPC and Intel without the use of the Rosetta emulation layer, latest update 12.1.9)
January 15, 2008
References
^ Hoover, J. Nicholas (2009-03-02). “Microsoft Opens Office 14 Kimono, Slightly”. InformationWeek. http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215600338. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
^ Microsoft to skip “unlucky” Office 13
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Windows
95 97 2000 XP 2003 2007 2010 (upcoming)
Mac OS
98 2001 X 2004 2008 2011 (upcoming)
Applications
Desktop
Access Communicator Entourage Excel Excel Viewer Groove InfoPath InterConnect OneNote Outlook (Outlook Connector Add-ins) PowerPoint PowerPoint Viewer Project Publisher SharePoint Designer Snapshot Viewer for Access Visio Word Word Viewer
Server
Communications Server Forms Server Groove Server PerformancePoint Server Project Server (Project Portfolio Server) Office SharePoint Server (Excel Services InfoPath Forms Services)
Online
Live Meeting Office Live Office Online Office Web Apps Outlook Web Access
Mobile
Office Mobile
Office tools
Clip Organizer Graph Equation Editor Picture Manager WordArt
Discontinued
Accounting Binder Data Analyzer Document Imaging Document Scanning FrontPage Liquid Motion Mail Office Assistants PhotoDraw Photo Editor Schedule+ Vizact Web Components
Related
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Technologies
Information Bridge Framework Object Linking and Embedding Office Open XML Office XML formats Smart tags Visual Basic for Applications Clippy
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