Each generation of Microsoft Office has multiple versions, and each version selects different components according to the actual needs of users.
word
Microsoft Word is a word processing software. It is considered as the main program of Office. It occupies a dominant position in the word processing software market. Its proprietary DOC format is regarded as an industry standard, although its latest version Word 12.0/2007 also supports XML-based formats. Word is also suitable for some versions of Microsoft Works. Suitable for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Its main competitors are Writer, StarOffice, Corel WordPerfect and Apple Pages.
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Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program [a software program that performs numerical and budgetary operations]. Excel has a variety of built-in functions, which can classify, sort and even draw charts for a large number of data. Like Microsoft Word, it dominates the market. At first, it was the dominant competitor of Lotus 1-2-3, but in the end, it sold much more than it and sold faster, so it became the actual standard. Suitable for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Its main competitors are Calc, StarOffice and Corel Quattro Pro.
view
Microsoft Outlook-is a personal information management program and email communication software. Take over Microsoft mail in Office 97. But it is different from Outlook Express. It includes an email client, a calendar, a task manager and an address book. The main competitors of its email program are Mozilla Thunderbird and Eudora. Its main competitors in personal information management programs are Mozilla and Lotus Organizer. Only suitable for Windows platform; Most Pocket PC handheld computers also contain a version. Its corresponding program in Macintosh is Microsoft Entourage.
powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint is an office program developed by Microsoft to show presentations and slides. You can edit words and pictures to provide information effectively and clearly.
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft FrontPage, or FP for short, is a software for designing, making, publishing and managing web pages. Because of its good usability, FrontPage is considered as an excellent tool for beginners of web pages. But its function can't meet higher requirements, so most high-end users use Adobe Dreamweaver as a substitute. Its main competitor is Adobe Dreamweaver.
Edit other Microsoft Office components and network services in this section.
In addition to the above most commonly used components, Microsoft Office has the following other components and network services.
Microsoft Office Acce
Microsoft Office Access (formerly Microsoft Access) is a relational database management system released by Microsoft. It combines the characteristics of Microsoft Jet database engine and graphical user interface, and is a member of Microsoft Office 2007. Asset can access data in Access/Jet, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or any ODBC-compatible database. Skilled software designers and data analysts use it to develop application software, while some unskilled programmers and "advanced users" of non-programmers can use it to develop simple application software. Although it supports some object-oriented (OO) technologies, it has not become a complete object-oriented development tool. In fact, Access is also the name of another communication program of Microsoft, which wants to compete with ProComm and other similar programs. But afterwards, Microsoft confirmed that it was a failed plan and suspended it. A few years later, they renamed the name database software.
Microsoft binder
Microsoft binder-combines multiple files into one file. Binder is a large-scale failure for Microsoft, and its application is not extensive. Therefore, new versions of Office usually do not include it.
Microsoft entourage
Microsoft Entourage- Personal information management program and communication software for Macintosh only. (similar to Outlook).
Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual PC is a virtual machine software, which can simulate x86 computer on Mac OS and Microsoft Windows operating system, and install and run the operating system in it. It was originally developed by Connectix, and it changed from running only on Mac OS to running across platforms. At present, this software has been acquired by Microsoft and renamed as Microsoft Virtual Personal Computer, and has been used in Microsoft training courses, such as MCSE simulation training course. At the end of 2005, Microsoft launched the 2004 version of Microsoft Virtual PC for Windows, and announced that virtual PC became free software on July 12, 2006. Coincidentally, its main competitor VMWare also announced that VMWare Server 1.0 became free software in the same year. Microsoft announced that the latest version of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 supports Windows Vista. Microsoft Visual PC 2007 has just finished RC testing, and the official version has been released, which is divided into 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Users can download it themselves in Microsoft official website.
Microsoft Office Publisher
Microsoft Office Publisher is a desktop publishing application software released by Microsoft Corporation. It is often considered as an entry-level desktop publishing application, which can provide more powerful page element control function than Microsoft Word, but slightly inferior to professional page layout software, such as Adobe's InDesign and QuarkXPress. Compared with other desktop publishing software, Publisher has always been unpopular with high-end business print shops. It can only be used in Windows, and a considerable number of systems in the industry are running Apple's MAC OS X. The positioning of Publisher in entry-level application software has caused many problems, such as the lack of corresponding fonts and embedded objects on the service provider's computer (although Publisher provides tools to compress related files into self-published applications). Many high-end functions, such as transparency, object shadow, slugs, path text, embedded PDF output, etc. , either not fully implemented or not implemented at all. However, some recent versions have been greatly improved, and they began to pay attention to color separation and correctly handle color output. Publisher 2007 also includes a long-awaited feature, which can output a commercial publishing quality PDF format with embedded fonts, and can be downloaded as an option from the Microsoft website. Publisher is included in the high-end version of Microsoft Office. This reflects Microsoft's positioning of Publisher. Compared with those heavyweight products, it is easy to use and moderately priced. Its target users are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises without professionals to produce marketing materials and other documents. Most substitutes for Publisher, except Adobe PageMaker, do not provide the function of importing Publisher. However, Publisher can export to EMF (Enhanced Metafile) format, which is also supported by other software.
Windows Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer, formerly known as Microsoft Internet Explorer, abbreviated as MSIE (commonly known as Internet Explorer, abbreviated as IE), is a web browser launched by Microsoft Corporation. Although it has lost some market share since 2004, Internet Explorer is still the most widely used web browser. In April 2005, its market share was about 85%. However, it is reported that its market share is 78%. Internet Explorer is an indispensable part of Microsoft's new Windows operating system. On the old operating system, it was independent and free. Starting with Windows 95 OSR2, it is the default browser for all new versions of Windows operating systems. However, the major updates between 2004 and 2005 only apply to Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP 1. Initially, Microsoft planned to release Internet Explorer 7 together with the next version of Windows operating system, instead of releasing IE7 separately, but Microsoft later announced that it would provide a beta version of Internet Explorer 7 (Beta 1) to Windows XP SP2 users in the summer of 2005. In 2003, Microsoft announced that it would not continue to develop Internet Explorer for Mac for Macintosh computers. Support for Macintosh computer Internet Explorer also ended in 2005, and downloading was stopped in 2006.
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Visio is a flowchart and vector drawing software running under Windows operating system, and it is a part of Microsoft Office software. Visio is a product of Microsoft after it acquired the company of the same name in 2000. Its competitors are Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia FreeHand and CorelDraw. In addition, VISIO is part of Microsoft Office software. However, it is usually sold separately and is not bundled in the Microsoft Office suite.
Microsoft MapPoint
Microsoft MapPoint is a unique technical and software work created by Microsoft for many years, which allows users to watch, edit and integrate maps. MapPoint is aimed at business users because it contains advanced functions, such as integrating with Microsoft Office and displaying trends and data on maps created by Microsoft Excel. MapPoint technology is used for: end-user software: MapPoint (for business users in North America and Western Europe) AutoRoute (for home and business users in Western Europe) and Microsoft Streets and Trips (for general home users in North America). Encarta encyclopedia's web-based service: MapPoint Web service Microsoft Map Website Virtual Earth Virtual Globe Service based on MSN Microsoft MapPoint is updated once a year. The latest version is MapPoint 2006. The software supports three platforms: PDA, smart phone and Windows. Microsoft Office Picture Manager is a basic picture management software and a component of Microsoft Office 2003 (similar to Picasa of Google or a basic version of Photoshop Elements of Adobe).
Microsoft PhotoDraw
Microsoft PhotoDraw is an easy-to-use program that uniquely provides photo or graphic editing and examples to help Microsoft Office and small business users create photos or graphics with a customized appearance in PowerPoint, Word, Publisher and the Web. Especially for business users, PhotoDraw reduces the steps required to complete photo or graphic tasks. PhotoDraw includes professional design templates, preset default settings and automatic correction function. Users can easily create custom graphics without graphic training or reference to complicated manuals. Users can use PhotoDraw to combine, use and customize any of the following graphic elements: clip art, shapes, photos or graphics (including scanned photos or graphics and photos or graphics downloaded from digital cameras), images in text and other graphics programs, and charts drawn by users. Its competitors are Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.
Microsoft photo editor
Photo editing/contour graphics software in the old version and XP version of Microsoft photo editor-Office. It was temporarily supplemented by Microsoft Photo in the advanced version of Office 2000.
Microsoft project
Microsoft Project (or MSP) is a project management software program developed and sold by Microsoft. The purpose of software design is to assist the project manager to make plans, allocate resources for tasks, track progress, manage budget and analyze workload. The first version of Microsoft Project is Microsoft Project for Windows 95, which was published in 1995. Subsequent versions were released in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006 respectively. This application can generate a critical path schedule-although third-party ProChain and Spherical Angle also provide critical link correlation software. Schedule can be resource standard, and critical chain can be visualized in Gantt chart. In addition, Project can identify different categories of users. These different types of users have different levels of access to projects, overviews and other materials. Custom objects such as calendars, viewing styles, tables, filters, and fields are shared with all users in the enterprise domain.
Microsoft mail
Microsoft mail-mail client (included in the old version of Office and later replaced by Microsoft Outlook).
Microsoft Outlook Expre
Microsoft Outlook Express (OE for short) is an e-mail client produced by Microsoft Corporation and a newsgroup client based on NNTP protocol. Microsoft bundled the software with the operating system and Internet Explorer web browser. At the same time, it provides free software download for Apple's "classic" Macintosh computer (Microsoft does not provide the new version of Mac OS X software, and Microsoft's corresponding software on OS X is Microsoft Entourage, which is a part of Microsoft Office suite, a proprietary commercial software).
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft OneNote enables you to capture, organize, and reuse notes on a laptop, desktop, or Tablet PC. It provides you with a place to store all your notes and allows you to handle them freely. OneNote 2003 can also help you get information in many ways, and then organize and use it as needed. This is a new program in Office 2003.
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 is the next version of Frontpage 2003, but this version is definitely not a simple improved version of Frontpage 2003. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is a brand-new Web2.0 product. Used to create and customize Microsoft SharePoint websites based on SharePoint technology, and generate applications that support workflow. Office SharePoint Designer 2007 provides various professional tools. With these tools, users can generate interactive solutions, design customized SharePoint websites, and maintain website performance by using reporting and hosting rights on the SharePoint platform without writing code.
Microsoft Infopath
Microsoft Infopath is an application for developing XML-based forms for users. It was first released at the end of 2003 as part of the Microsoft Office 2003 software package. The main function of InfoPath is to create and check XML documents by supporting custom XML configuration files. It can connect to external systems by using XML Web services through MSXML and SOAP toolkit, and the back-end and middle-tier systems can be set to communicate by using Web service standards such as SOAP, UDDI and WSDL. In addition, because the InfoPath file is based on XML, it can call data binding from external database resources to form control elements instead of InfoPath itself. Here is an example of using InfoPath: users use InfoPath to fill out forms offline in their notebooks. InfoPath can check the legality of some fields in the form, and users can attach digital signatures. Then, the user can connect to the server, submit the form (in XML) and wait for the approval of the superior. When users connect to the server, the form template can be updated automatically. Real-time communication software. Microsoft office online- web site. Included in all versions of Microsoft Office 2007. Microsoft office update- web site. Patch finding and installation services for Office2000, XP, 2003 and 2007. Communicator 2005 Communicator 2005 is an integrated communication client that supports information workers to communicate in real time. As the recommended client of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Communicator 2005 integrates Microsoft Office System application and enterprise telephone infrastructure. Developer Tools- Development Tools (included in the development version only) Office Assistant Office Assistant is a feature of Microsoft Office since Office97, but it has been cancelled in Office 2007. This function is the entrance to the program help system that provides different search functions. The system is based on Bayesian algorithm in Office97-2002(Windows version) and 98-2004(Macintosh version). Office assistant was originally designed and developed by computer science interns from the University of Waterloo.