Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is a set of programs to help with productivity. Such programs included in current Windows suites:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft InfoPath
• Microsoft Office Communicator
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft Sharepoint Workspace
• Microsoft Visio (Not sold in any Suite)
• Microsoft Project (Not sold in any Suite)
• Microsoft Sharepoint Designer (Free)
• Microsoft Office Picture Manager

Programs Included in Office 2011 for Mac

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
• Microsoft AutoUpdate
• Microsoft Document Connection
• Microsoft Communicator 2011
• Microsoft Messenger for Mac

There are also programs that have been discontinued as part of Microsoft Office:

• Microsoft FrontPage
• Microsoft Binder
• Microsoft Mail
• Microsoft Photdraw 2000
• Microsoft Photo Editor
• Microsoft Schedule Plus
• Microsoft Vizact
• Microsoft Entourage

Office was first introduced on the Apple Macintosh. The current versions are Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows, which was released on June 15, 2010 and Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac OS X, which was released on October 26, 2010. There are many editions for each major version of Microsoft Office.