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This is a history of Microsoft Office and its versions. This table only includes final releases and not pre-release software such as Microsoft Office 2000.^[1]

• 1Office versions

Office versions[edit]

Microsoft Office 95[edit]

Microsoft Office 97[edit]

Microsoft Office 2000[edit]

Microsoft Office 2000 Personal was an additional SKU, solely designed for the Japanese market, that included Word 2000, Excel 2000 and Outlook 2000.^[18] This compilation would later become widespread as Microsoft Office 2003 Basic.

Microsoft Office XP[edit]

Microsoft Office 2003[edit]

Microsoft Office 2007[edit]

¹ Office Customization Tool is used to customize the installation of Office 2007 by creating a Windows Installer patch file (.MSP) and replacing the Custom Installation Wizard and Custom Deployment Wizard included in earlier versions of the Office Resource Kit that created a Windows Installer Transform (.MST).^[22]

Microsoft Office 2010[edit]

Microsoft Office 2013[edit]

Remarks

Microsoft Office 2016[edit]

As with previous versions, Office 2016 is made available in several distinct editions aimed towards different markets. All traditional editions of Microsoft Office 2016 contain Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote and are licensed for use on one computer.^[47][48]

Five traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Windows:

• Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only.^[47]
• Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.^[47]
• Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook and Publisher.^[49]
• Professional: This retail suite includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher and Access.^[47]
• Professional Plus: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, Access and Skype for Business.^[49]

Three traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Mac:

• Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only.^[48]
• Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.^[48]
• Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications and Outlook.^[49]

Mac versions[edit]

Office 98

Notes[edit]

1. ^Can be upgraded to Outlook 98 via coupon or download

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