Microsoft Office

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity software developed by Microsoft, including programs for word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel), presentations (PowerPoint), and email (Outlook).

It dominates workplace computing and has become nearly synonymous with office work itself: Every job listing requires Microsoft Office proficiency.

Often shortened to just Office: I need to install Office on my new laptop.

applications

Excel

Microsoft's data-crunching application

  • PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
  • OutlookMicrosoft email application
  • OneNoteMicrosoft's note-taking application

Access · SharePoint · OneDrive · Stream

spreadsheet

Excel

Microsoft's data-crunching application

worksheet · pivot tables · macros · charts · functions · filter · sort · range · gridlines · autofill

presentations

PowerPoint

Microsoft's presentation application

slide show · templates · speaker notes · presenter view · charts · multimedia · handouts · embedded video · bullet points · recording

documents

word processing

Digital text manipulation

styles · headers · footers · footnotes · endnotes · comments · markup · spell check · mail merge · table of contents

collaboration

SharePoint

Microsoft's workplace file platform

file sharing · comments · mentions · screen sharing · video conferencing · chat · shared calendars · OneDrive · multi-user · remote work

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

administration · compliance · productivity suite · workplace · corporate · small business · IT management · integration · training · certification

Categories
Opposites
software licensing model

Microsoft OfficeLibreOffice

Free office suite

OpenOffice · free software · open-source software · freeware

platform ecosystem

Microsoft OfficeGoogle Docs

Web-based text editor

Pages · Keynote · Numbers · Google Sheets · Google Slides

software philosophy

Microsoft Officevim

Lively spirited force

nano · Markdown · LaTeX · pen and paper · typewriter

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G