Microsoft Word (or simply Word) is a graphical word processing program, developed by Microsoft,

where users can type with. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents. Similar to other
word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents. Microsoft Word or MS-WORD (often
called Word) is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by
the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents.

Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.

HISTORY OF MICROSOFT MS-WORD

The first version of Microsoft MS-Word was developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Birdie, former
Xerox programmers hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981. Both programmers worked on Xerox
Bravo, the first WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)MS-Word processor. The first MS-Word
version, MS-Word 1.0, was released in October 1983for Xenia and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very
similar versions that were not very successful.

The first Windows version was released in 1989, with a slightly improved interface. When Windows 3.0
was released in 1990, MS-Word became a huge commercial success. MS-Word for Windows 1.0 was
followed by MS-Word 2.0 in 1991 and MS-Word 6.0 in 1993. Then it was renamed to MS-Word 95 and
MS-Word 97, MS-Word 2000 and MS- Word for Office XP (to follow Windows commercial names). With
the release of MS- Word 2003, the numbering was again year-based. Since then, MS-Word2007, MS-
Word 2010, and most recently, MS-Word 2013 have been released for Windows.

 The first version of MS-Word for Windows was released in 1989 at a price of US$495, but was not
very popular as Windows users still comprised a minority of the market.
 Windows 3.0 debuted, followed shortly afterwards by WinMS-Word 1.1 which was updated for the
new OS (WinMS-Word 1.0 had been designed for Windows 2.x and could not operate in protected
mode on 286 and up PCs). The failure of MS-WordPerfect to produce a Windows version proved a
fatal mistake.
 WinMS-Word 2.0 was released which had further improvements and finally solidified MS-Word's
marketplace dominance.
 WinMS-Word 3.0 came out in 1992 and was designed for the newly released Windows 3.1, also
requiring a 386-based PC for the first time.
 MS-WORD97 o MS-Word 97 had the same general operating performance as later versions such as
MS-Word2000. This was the first copy of MS-Word featuring the Office Assistant, "Clippit", which
was an animated helper used in all Office programs. This was a takeover from the earlier launched
concept in Microsoft Bob. MS- Word 97 introduced the macro programming language Visual Basic
for Applications (VBA) which remains in use in MS-Word 2013.
 MS-WORD 98 and MS-Word 98 for the Macintosh gained many features of MS-Word 97, and was
bundled with the Macintosh Office 98 package. Document compatibility reached parity with Office
97 and MS-Word on the Mac became a viable business alternative to its Windows counterpart.
Unfortunately, MS-Word on the Mac in this and later releases also became vulnerable to future
 macro viruses that could compromise MS-Word (and Excel) documents, leading to the only situation
where viruses could be cross-platform.
 MS-Word 2001 was also sold as an individual product. The Macintosh version, MS-Word X, released
in 2001, was the first version to run natively on (and required) Mac OS X.
 MS-Word 2002 was bundled with Office XP and was released in 2001. It had many of the same
features as MS-Word 2000, but had a major new feature called the 'Task Panes', which gave quicker
information and control to a lot of features that were before only available in modal dialog boxes.
One of the key advertising strategies for the software was the removal of the Office Assistant in
favor of a new help system, although it was simply disabled by default.
 MS-WORD 2003, the Office programs, including MS-Word, were rebranded to emphasize the unity
of the Office suite, so that Microsoft MS-Word officially became Microsoft Office MS-Word.
 MS-WORD 2004, Microsoft released patches through the years to eliminate most known macro
vulnerabilities from this version. While Apple released Pages and the open source community
created Neo Office, MS-Word remains the most widely used MS-Word processor on the Macintosh.
 MS-WORD2007  The release includes numerous changes, including a new XML-based file format, a
redesigned interface, an integrated equation editor and bibliographic management. Additionally, an
XML data bag was introduced, accessible via the object model and file format, called Custom XML -
this can be used in conjunction with a new feature called Content Controls to implement structured
documents. It also has contextual tabs, which are functionality specific only to the object with focus,
and many other features like Live Preview (which enables you to view the document without making
any permanent changes), Mini Toolbar, Super-tooltips, Quick Access toolbar, SmartArt, etc.
 MS-Word 2007 uses a new file format called docx.MS-Word 2000-2003 users on Windows systems
can install a free add-on called the "Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack" to be able to open, edit,
and save the new MS-Word 2007 files. Alternatively, MS-Word 2007 can save to the old doc format
of MS-Word 97-2003.
 MS-WORD2008 MS-Word 2008 was released on January 15, 2008. It includes some new features
from MS-Word 2007, such as a ribbon-like feature that can be used to select page layouts and insert
custom diagrams and images. MS-Word 2008 also features native support for the new Office Open
XML format, although the old doc format can be set as a default.
 MS-WORD2013. The release of MS-Word 2013 has brought MS-Word a cleaner look and this version
focuses further on Cloud Computing with documents being saved automatically to OneDrive
(previously Skydrive). If enabled, documents and settings roam with the user. Other notable
features are a new read mode which allows for horizontal scrolling of pages in columns, a bookmark
to find where the user left off reading their document and opening PDF documents in MS-Word just
like MS-Word content. The version released for the Windows 8 operating system is modified for use
with a touchscreen and on tablets. It is the first version of MS-Word to not run on Windows XP or
Windows Vista.