Description of Microsoft Office

Versions

• As of 2009, there are five versions of Microsoft Office for Microsoft Windows and seven versions for Mac OS X. New versions are typically released once every two to four years.
  
  

Size

• Each version of Microsoft Office requires anywhere from 60 megabytes to 1,500 megabytes (1.5 gigabytes) of hard drive space.
  
  

Function

• Microsoft Office allows users to create and maintain databases, create and edit typewritten documents, design websites, design electronic presentations, create spreadsheets and perform a number of other similar tasks.
  
  

Features

• Each edition of Microsoft Office has a different set of programs, but these programs typically include Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Microsoft Word.
  
  

Fun Facts

• Each version of Microsoft Office released before 2002 actually includes a set of hidden features such as animations, flight simulators, pinball games and/or hidden messages.