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Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is a series of suites of productivity programs by Microsoft. They are made to run on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems, but can also be run on Linux through the use of programs such as CrossOver Office and/or WINE.

Table of contents
1 Common programs included
2 Other programs sometimes included
3 Versions
4 Competitors
5 See also
6 External links

Common programs included

Other programs sometimes included

Beginning with the 1997 edition, Microsoft Agent (in 2000 and up) and a similar actor technology (in 97) have been used to provide the Office Assistant, sometimes dubbed "Clippy" or "Clippit", an interactive help tool.

Versions

Major Microsoft Windows versions

There have been variants of the later versions such as Small Business Edition, Professional Edition and Developer Edition with slightly different collections of applications.

Apple Macintosh versions

Competitors

See also

External links