MS Word Note 1 08 - 06 - 2024
MS Word Note 1 08 - 06 - 2024
Brief History
Microsoft word was released in 1983 as Multi-Tool Word. Its first version
was based on the framework of Bravo which was world's first graphical
writing program.
Microsoft renamed Multi Tool Word to Microsoft Word, and then in
October 1983, Microsoft released its first version for the IBM PC.
In 1985, Microsoft ported it to the Macintosh which was different from its
DOS-based counterpart, i.e. Macintosh offered various major interface
changes.
In 1989, Microsoft released a new version of Word for its Windows
operating systems. It was the Microsoft Word who introduced the concept
of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), i.e. it allowed to create and
display bold and italics text.
In 2014, Microsoft developed the source code for Microsoft Word for
Windows 11.