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Microsoft releases 'Multi-Tool Word'
Basic Word-processing in plain text - save, edit and print documents -
Program re-named Microsoft Word
Later in the year in 1983, Word is re-designed to be run on PC's under MS-DOS. Subsequent years see improvements and adaptions so that Word can be used on Macintosh. One of first programs to rely on mouse use rather than keyboard. In 1987 a version is released that works across all platforms and incorporates rich-text format (RTF) -
Word 1.1 released
Word 1.1 is part of Office 1.0 -
Word 2.0 released
Word 2.0 is part of the Office 3.0 suite -
Microsoft Word version 6.0 released
The program is part of Office 4.0 and now has a rich interface allowing for extensive formatting -
Word 95 released
Word 95 is part of Office 95 - ushering in a change of naming to align with the release year -
Word 97 released
Word 97 is part of Office 97. Features extensive toolbars on all sides of screen, grammar and spell-checking. First appearance of 'Clippit' - a little paperclip that would pop up on the screen and help you -
Word 98 for Macintosh released
Program was part of Macintosh Office 98 -
Word 2000 released
Word 2000 is part of Office 2000. Interface is further refined for easier use -
Word 2003 released
Word 2003 is part of Office 2003 which was one of the most-used versions of Office. Word takes on the official office branding and is now 'Microsoft Office Word' -
Word 2007 released
Word 2007 is part of Office 2007. The program becomes more sophisticated with more editing and formatting tools available including the Ribbon Interface. It uses the file format docx, and documents can be saved to be compatible with Word 97 - 2003 doc files -
Word 2013 released
Word 2013 is part of Office 2013 and incorporates aspects of Cloud Computing with documents being saved to OneDrive -
Word 2016 released
Word 2016 is part of Office 2016/Office 360 and is the newest version to date. It features new options for sharing and working collaboratively in real time and intelligent technology