Office

Updated: 03/10/2024 by Computer Hope

The term office may refer to any of the following:

1. In general, an office is a name given to a location or room where someone works or business takes place. A typical computer-related office may also be filled with cubicles where each of the employee works.

What is RTO?

RTO (return to office) is an acronym used when a company wants a worker who is working at home to start working from the office again.

Microsoft Office

2. Microsoft Office is a software suite developed and published by Microsoft. It is widely used in business and educational environments to create, view, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

What is included in Microsoft Office?

The software included in Microsoft Office depends on the type of Office suite being purchased. The basic or standard Office suite includes the following.

The more advanced or professional Office suite includes the software above and some or all of the following.

History of Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office was introduced to the market by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at a computer trade show in Las Vegas. The first official release of Office was for the Macintosh computer, named Microsoft Office for Mac, and was released on August 1, 1989.

About a year later, on November 19, 1990, Microsoft released Office for Windows computers, named Microsoft Office for Windows.

Note

Office was featured as a top term of 1990.

Microsoft Office in the cloud

The last version of Office designed specifically for use on a computer was Office 2013. After that version, Microsoft pushed Office to the cloud to keep up with the growing cloud computing movement. Microsoft re-branded Office for the cloud as Microsoft Office 365 and provides access through a fee-based annual subscription. The yearly fee marked another change for Microsoft Office, previously available for a one-time cost.

Users who purchase Office 365 can access and use the Office suite on the Internet, any computer, and any location. Files created in Office 365 can also be shared with other users of Office 365.

For those users who prefer to have software installed on their computer, Microsoft allows Office 365 subscribers to download and install the Office suite on up to 5 computers. Users can enjoy the full range of Office suite programs directly on their computer and still use the cloud version of Office 365 at any time.

Is there a free version of Office?

Yes. Microsoft offers a free version of Office to students and teachers. Also, those who don't need all features of an Office program running on their computer can access the online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook through their Microsoft account.

How do I access the free online versions of Office?

To access these free online versions of Office programs, follow the steps below.

  1. Visit the Microsoft 365 website.
  2. Click the Sign in button and use your Microsoft account to log into the site. You can also create a new account if you don't already have an account.
  3. Once signed in, you'll be shown the main Microsoft 365 free account page with all Office programs shown on the left bar of the screen.

3. With software, an office program is used in an office environment. Office programs can include a word processor, spreadsheet program, e-mail, and presentation program.

Business terms, Clippy, Computer acronyms, Cubicle, iWork, Job, LibreOffice, Office 365, Office Online, OpenOffice, Presentation program, Software suite, Software terms, SOHO, Spreadsheet, StarOffice, Task pane, Virtual office, Word processor, Word processor terms