Editing Microsoft Word (section)

== Versions and platforms ==

===Word for Windows===
[[File:MS Word 2007.png|thumb|right|Microsoft Word for Windows (2007)]]
Word for Windows is available stand-alone or as part of the Microsoft Office suite. Word contains rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities and is the most widely used word processing program on the market. Word files are commonly used as the format for sending text documents via e-mail because almost every user with a computer can read a Word document by using the Word application, a Word viewer or a word processor that imports the Word format (see [[Microsoft Word Viewer]]).

Word 6 for [[Windows NT]] was the first 32-bit version of the product,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Daniel |title=Microsoft Office for Windows NT |url=http://www.danielsays.com/ss-gallery-winnt2k-ms-office-nt.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127063342/http://www.danielsays.com/ss-gallery-winnt2k-ms-office-nt.html |archive-date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=May 15, 2015 |website=DanielSays.com – Daniel's Legacy Computer Collections}}</ref> released with Microsoft Office for Windows NT around the same time as [[Microsoft Windows 95|Windows 95]]. It was a straightforward port of Word 6.0. Starting with Word 95, each release of Word was named after the year of its release, instead of its version number.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ericson |first=Richard |date=October 11, 2006 |title=Final Review: The Lowdown on Office 2007 |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9003994/Final_Review_The_Lowdown_on_Office_2007?taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629200448/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9003994/Final_Review_The_Lowdown_on_Office_2007?taxonomyId=18&pageNumber=2 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |work=Computerworld}}</ref>

Word 2007 introduced a redesigned user interface that emphasized the most common controls, dividing them into tabs, and adding specific options depending on the context, such as selecting an image or editing a table.<ref name="office2007ui2">{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Scott |date=December 11, 2006 |title=An introduction to the Microsoft Office 2007 ribbon interface |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/an-introduction-to-the-microsoft-office-2007-ribbon-interface/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214213953/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/an-introduction-to-the-microsoft-office-2007-ribbon-interface/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |website=TechRepublic}}</ref> This user interface, called Ribbon, was included in Excel, PowerPoint and Access 2007, and would be later introduced to other Office applications with [[Microsoft Office 2010|Office 2010]] and Windows applications such as Paint and WordPad with [[Windows 7]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shultz |first=Greg |date=February 25, 2009 |title=Be ready for new and improved applets in Windows 7 |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/be-ready-for-new-and-improved-applets-in-windows-7/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214213955/https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/be-ready-for-new-and-improved-applets-in-windows-7/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |website=TechRepublic}}</ref>

The redesigned interface also includes a toolbar that appears when selecting text, with options for formatting included.<ref name="office2007ui">{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Scott |date=January 26, 2007 |title=Explore what is new and different in Microsoft Word 2007 |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/explore-what-is-new-and-different-in-microsoft-word-2007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214213955/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/explore-what-is-new-and-different-in-microsoft-word-2007/ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |website=TechRepublic}}</ref>

Word 2007 also included the option to save documents as [[Adobe Acrobat]] or XPS files,<ref name="office2007ui" /> and upload Word documents like blog posts on services such as WordPress.

Word 2010 allows the customization of the Ribbon,<ref name="pcmag_office2010">{{cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |date=May 11, 2010 |title=Microsoft Office 2010 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362921,00.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429174848/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362921,00.asp |archive-date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |work=PC Magazine}}</ref> adds a Backstage view for file management,<ref name="pcmag_backstage">{{cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |date=May 11, 2010 |title=Microsoft Office 2010: Office 2010's Backstage View |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362923,00.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202043605/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362923,00.asp |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |work=PC Magazine}}</ref> has improved document navigation, allows creation and embedding of screenshots,<ref name="pcmag_word2010">{{cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |date=May 11, 2010 |title=Microsoft Office 2010: Lots of Graphics Options |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362924,00.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424202035/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362924,00.asp |archive-date=April 24, 2010 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |work=PC Magazine}}</ref> and integrates with online services such as Microsoft [[OneDrive]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Introduction to Word Web App |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/introduction-to-word-web-app-HA010378341.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129062236/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/introduction-to-word-web-app-HA010378341.aspx |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

Word 2019 added a dictation function.

Word 2021 added co-authoring, a visual refresh on the start experience and tabs, automatic cloud saving, dark mode, line focus, an updated draw tab, and support for ODF 1.3.

===Word for Mac===
{{see also|Microsoft Office#Mac versions|label 1=Microsoft Office § Mac versions}}[[File:Word for Mac screenshot.png|thumb|Word for Mac running on [[macOS Ventura]] (13.2)]]The Mac was introduced on January 24, 1984, and Microsoft introduced Word 1.0 for Mac a year later, on January 18, 1985. The DOS, Mac, and Windows versions are quite different from each other. Only the Mac version was [[WYSIWYG]] and used a graphical user interface, far ahead of the other platforms. Each platform restarted its version numbering at "1.0".<ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft Word 1.x (Mac) |url=https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-word/1x-mac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222235427/https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-word/1x-mac |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |publisher=[[WinWorld]]}}</ref> There was no version 2 on the Mac, but version 3 came out on January 31, 1987, as described above. Word 4.0 came out on November 6, 1990, and added automatic linking with Excel, the ability to flow text around graphics, and a WYSIWYG page view editing mode. Word 5.1 for Mac, released in 1992 ran on the original 68000 CPU and was the last to be specifically designed as a Macintosh application. The later Word 6 was a Windows port and poorly received. Word 5.1 continued to run well until the last [[classic Mac OS]]. Many people continue to run Word 5.1 to this day under an emulated Mac classic system for some of its excellent features, such as document generation and renumbering, or to access their old files.

[[File:Microsoft Word for Mac 2011.png|thumb|Microsoft Word 2011 running on OS X]]
In 1997, Microsoft formed the [[Macintosh Business Unit]] as an independent group within Microsoft focused on writing software for the classic Mac OS. Its first version of Word, Word 98, was released with Office 98 Macintosh Edition. Document compatibility reached parity with Word 97,<ref name="ugeek_97" /> and it included features from Word 97 for Windows, including spell and grammar checking with squiggles.<ref name="appleinsider_history">{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Prince |date=November 12, 2007 |title=Road to Mac Office 2008: an introduction (Page 3) |url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/road_to_mac_office_2008_an_introduction.html&page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707153946/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/road_to_mac_office_2008_an_introduction.html%26page%3D3 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=AppleInsider}}</ref> Users could choose the menus and keyboard shortcuts to be similar to either Word 97 for Windows or Word 5 for Mac.

Word 2001, released in 2000, added a few new features, including the [[clipboard manager|Office Clipboard]], which allowed users to copy and paste multiple items.<ref name="atpm">{{cite web |last=Tetrault |first=Gregory |date=January 2001 |title=Review: Microsoft Office 2001 |url=http://www.atpm.com/7.01/office.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120035246/http://atpm.com/7.01/office.shtml |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=ATPM: About This Particular Macintosh}}</ref> It was the last version to run on the classic Mac OS and, on [[MacOS|Mac OS X]], it could only run within the [[Classic Environment]]. Word X, released in 2001, was the first version to run natively on, and to require, Mac OS X,<ref name="appleinsider_history" /> and introduced non-contiguous text selection.<ref name="macworld_wordx">{{cite news |last=Negrino |first=Tom |date=February 1, 2002 |title=Review: Microsoft Office v. X |url=http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/407306/review/microsoft_office_overall_rating.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818084538/http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/407306/review/microsoft_office_overall_rating.html |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=MacWorld}}</ref>

Word 2004 was released in May 2004. It included a new Notebook Layout view for taking notes either by typing or by voice.<ref name="macworld_2004">{{cite news |last1=Lunsford |first1=Kelly |last2=Michaels |first2=Philip |last3=Snell |first3=Jason |date=March 3, 2004 |title=Office 2004: First Look |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/29728/2004/03/office2004firstlook.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625001248/http://www.macworld.com/article/29728/2004/03/office2004firstlook.html |archive-date=June 25, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=MacWorld}}</ref> Other features, such as tracking changes, were made more similar with Office for Windows.<ref name="macnn_2004">{{cite web |last=Friedberg |first=Steve |date=May 25, 2004 |title=Review: Microsoft Office |url=http://www.macnn.com/reviews/microsoft-office.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405220059/http://www.macnn.com/reviews/microsoft-office.html |archive-date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=MacNN}}</ref>

Word 2008, released on January 15, 2008, included a Ribbon-like feature, called the Elements Gallery, that can be used to select page layouts and insert custom diagrams and images. It also included a new view focused on publishing layout, integrated bibliography management,<ref name="appleinsider_word2008_1">{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Prince |date=November 14, 2007 |title=Road to Mac Office 2008: Word '08 vs Pages 3.0 |url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/14/road_to_mac_office_2008_word_08_vs_pages_3_0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206164346/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/14/road_to_mac_office_2008_word_08_vs_pages_3_0.html |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=AppleInsider}}</ref> and native support for the new Office Open XML format. It was the first version to run natively on Intel-based Macs.<ref name="appleinsider_2008">{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Prince |date=November 12, 2007 |title=Road to Mac Office 2008: an introduction (Page 4) |url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/road_to_mac_office_2008_an_introduction.html&page=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707153958/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/road_to_mac_office_2008_an_introduction.html%26page%3D4 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=AppleInsider}}</ref>

Word 2011, released in October 2010, replaced the Elements Gallery in favor of a Ribbon user interface that is much more similar to Office for Windows,<ref name="appleinsider_ribbon">{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Prince |date=March 29, 2010 |title=New Office 11 for Mac sports dense ribbons of buttons |url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/29/new_office_11_for_mac_sports_dense_ribbons_of_buttons.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124085400/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/29/new_office_11_for_mac_sports_dense_ribbons_of_buttons.html |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=AppleInsider}}</ref> and includes a full-screen mode that allows users to focus on reading and writing documents, and support for [[Office Web Apps]].<ref name="appleinsider_2011_2">{{cite news |last=Dilger |first=Daniel Eran |date=October 25, 2010 |title=Review: Microsoft's Office 2011 for Mac (Page 2) |url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/25/review_microsofts_office_2011_for_mac.html&page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028082955/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/25/review_microsofts_office_2011_for_mac.html%26page%3D2 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |work=Apple Insider}}</ref>

Word 2021 added real-time co-authoring, automatic cloud saving, dark mode, immersive reader enhancements, line focus, a visual refresh, the ability to save pictures in SVG format, and a new Sketched style outline.

Word 2024, released on September 16, 2024, included Word session recovery, support for ODF 1.4, new theme and color palette and ability for easier collaboration. Even though collaboration features were also available in Microsoft Word 2021 as part of post release update, they were not available in Word LTSC 2021 or Word LTSC 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2024 |title=Differences between Word 2021 and Word 2024 |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-word-2024-for-windows-and-mac-9fe36ecd-820b-4f42-a9a2-0861f7615954 |website=Microsoft}}</ref>

=== Write for Atari ST ===
{{See also|History of Microsoft Word#Write for Atari ST}}[[File:MS Write on Atari ST.png|thumb|Microsoft Word on Atari ST was titled Microsoft Write.]]
Microsoft Write for the [[Atari ST]] is the Atari version of Microsoft Word 1.05 released for the Apple Macintosh while sharing the same name as the [[Microsoft Write]] program included in Windows during the 80s and early 90s.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Friedland |first=Nat |date=March 1987 |title=Today's Atari Corp.: A close up look inside |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n11/ataricorp.html |access-date=January 13, 2014 |magazine=[[Antic (magazine)|Antic]] |volume=5 |number=11}}</ref> While the program was announced in 1986, various delays caused the program to arrive in 1988.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chadwick |first=Ian |date=Summer 1988 |title=Feature Review: Microsoft Write – Was it worth the wait? |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv3n1/microsoftwrite.html |access-date=January 13, 2014 |magazine=[[STart Magazine|STart]] |volume=3 |number=1}}</ref>  Microsoft Write for Atari ST and Microsoft Word for Windows would both make their debut at the 1988 [[COMDEX]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia alongside their respective booths.<ref>{{cite web |title=New From Atari (Special Issue Number Two, 1988, pages 14) |url=https://archive.org/details/startissue03winter1986/STart%20Issue%2009%20%28Special%20Issue%20%201988%29/page/n13/mode/2up |website=STart}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COMDEX '88: The Computer Dealers Exposition (Summer 1988, Volume 3, Number 1, pages 8 - 13, 77 - 83) |url=https://archive.org/details/ST_Log_Magazine_Issue_23/page/n7/mode/2up |website=ST Log}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Looking Back At 10 Years Of Microsoft 365 Making History (January 11, 2023) |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/stories/looking-back-ten-years-microsoft-365 |website=Microsoft}}</ref>

Like the Mac version, the Atari version features [[WYSIWYG]] form (via [[Graphics Device Operating System|GDOS]]) and used a graphical user interface (via [[Graphics Environment Manager|GEM]]).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n5/NewSTWordProcessors.html|title=New ST Word Processing Entries Microsoft Write|website=Antic}}</ref>

Microsoft Write was one of the first Atari word processors that utilizes the GDOS ([[Graphics Device Operating System]]) part of GEM ([[Graphics Environment Manager]]) allowing the word processor to display and print graphic fonts & styles making it a multifont word processor for the Atari ST (a 2nd disk drive was required to run both Microsoft Write and GDOS).  Microsoft Write was packaged with GDOS 1.1 and the drivers for the Atari XMM804 dot matrix printer along with 3rd party printers like [[Epson]] FX-80 and [[Star Micronics]] NB-15 on 4 diskettes (3½ inch format).<ref>{{cite web |title=MICROSOFT WRITE: Was It Worth The Wait? (Summer 1988, Volume 3, Number 1, pages 36 - 38) |url=https://archive.org/details/startissue03winter1986/STart%20Issue%2012%20%28Summer%201988%29/page/n35/mode/2up |website=STart}}</ref>

Accompanying the retail packaging was a 206-page slip-cased [[User guide|user's manual]] that was divided into 3 sections: Learning Write, Using Write and Write Reference.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.atarimania.com/st/files/microsoft_write_microsoft_manual.pdf|title=Microsoft Write A word-processing program for all MEGA and ST computers User's Manual|website=Atarimania}}</ref>  In addition, Microsoft Write also featured a "Help Screen" tool to help a user explore the advanced features of the word processor that earned high praise for its form and presentation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/startv3n1/microsoftwrite.html|title=FEATURE REVIEW MICROSOFT WRITE Was It Worth The Wait?|website=STart}}</ref>

=== Write for Macintosh ===
In October 1987, Microsoft released Microsoft Write for Macintosh. Write is a version of Microsoft Word with limited features that Microsoft hoped would replace aging [[MacWrite]] in the Macintosh word processor market. Write was priced well below Word, though at the time MacWrite was included with new Macintoshes. Write is best described as Word locked in "Short Menus" mode, and as such it used the same file format so that users could exchange files with absolutely no conversion necessary.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Flynn |first=Laurie |date=October 26, 1987 |title=Microsoft Pursues Mac Write With Low-End Word Processor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_z4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45 |access-date=January 13, 2014 |magazine=[[InfoWorld]] |publisher=InfoWorld Media Group |page=45 |volume=9 |issn=0199-6649 |number=43}}</ref> Write did not sell well and was discontinued before the [[System 7]] era. Microsoft Write was part of a short-lived trend for "lightweight" Macintosh word processors initiated by the introduction of the [[Macintosh Portable]] and early [[PowerBook]] systems. Others included [[LetterPerfect]] and [[Nisus Writer|Nisus Compact]].

=== Word on mobile platforms ===
[[File:Pocket Word on HPC.png|thumb|Microsoft Pocket Word running on [[Handheld PC|Handheld PC 2000]]]]
The first mobile versions of Word were released with [[Windows CE]] in 1996 on [[Handheld PC]]s<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-10-09 |title=First Handheld PCs Based on Microsoft's H/PC Pro Edition Software Expected in Stores Later This Year |url=https://news.microsoft.com/1998/10/09/first-handheld-pcs-based-on-microsofts-hpc-pro-edition-software-expected-in-stores-later-this-year/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Stories |language=en-US}}</ref> and later also on [[Pocket PC]]s.[[File:Word for Android.png|thumb|230x230px|[[Microsoft 365]] version of Microsoft Word running on [[Android 13]]]]
The modern Word Mobile<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/word-mobile/9WZDNCRFJB9S?hl=en-us&gl=us |title=Word Mobile |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329233135/https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/word-mobile/9WZDNCRFJB9S?hl=en-us&gl=us |url-status=live }}</ref> supports basic formatting, such as bolding, changing font size, and changing colors (from red, yellow, or green). It can add comments, but can't edit documents with tracked changes. It can't open password-protected documents; change the typeface, text alignment, or style (normal, heading 1); insert responsive checkboxes; insert pictures; or undo.<ref name="TechHive">{{cite web|last1=Ralph|first1=Nate|title=Office for Windows Phone 8: Your handy starter guide|url=http://www.techhive.com/article/2025977/office-for-windows-phone-8-your-handy-starter-guide.html|website=TechHive|access-date=August 30, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015060254/http://www.techhive.com/article/2025977/office-for-windows-phone-8-your-handy-starter-guide.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Engadget">{{cite web|last1=Wollman|first1=Dana|title=Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone hands-on|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/06/14/microsoft-office-mobile-for-iphone-hands-on/|website=Engadget|date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102756/http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/14/microsoft-office-mobile-for-iphone-hands-on/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|last1=Pogue|first1=David|title=Microsoft Adds Office for iPhone. Yawn.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/technology/personaltech/microsoft-office-for-the-iphone-is-here-yawn.html|work=The New York Times|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2014|archive-date=July 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722005603/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/technology/personaltech/microsoft-office-for-the-iphone-is-here-yawn.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mashirenko |first=Vladislav |date=July 3, 2023 |title=How to insert a checkbox in Word {{!}} Tab-TV |url=https://www.tab-tv.com/how-to-insert-a-checkbox-in-word/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704155725/https://www.tab-tv.com/how-to-insert-a-checkbox-in-word/ |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.tab-tv.com}}</ref>

Word Mobile is neither able to display nor insert [[footnote]]s, [[endnote]]s, [[page footer]]s, [[page break]]s, certain [[Indentation (typesetting)|indentation]] of lists, and certain [[font]]s while working on a document, but retains them if the original document has them.<ref name="Unsupported Word Mobile features" /> Word Mobile can insert lists, but doesn't allow to set custom bullet symbols and customize list numbering. In addition to the features of the 2013 version, the 2007 version on Windows Mobile also has the ability to save documents in the [[Rich Text Format]] and open legacy PSW (Pocket Word).<ref name="Unsupported Word Mobile features">[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/unsupportedword.mspx Unsupported Features in Word Mobile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314233206/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/pocketpc/unsupportedword.mspx |date=March 14, 2009 }}. Microsoft. Retrieved September 21, 2007.</ref> Furthermore, it includes a [[spell checker]], [[word count]] tool, and a "Find and Replace" command. In 2015, Word Mobile became available for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile on [[Windows Store]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Koenigsbauer|first1=Kirk|last2=Microsoft 365|first2=Corporate Vice President for|date=July 29, 2015|title=Office Mobile apps for Windows 10 are here!|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2015/07/29/office-mobile-apps-for-windows-10-are-here/|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=Microsoft 365 Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712164949/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2015/07/29/office-mobile-apps-for-windows-10-are-here/|url-status=live}}</ref> Support for the [[Windows 10 Mobile]] version ended on January 12, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office Apps for Windows 10 Mobile: End of Support for Windows Phones |url=http://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/office-apps-for-windows-10-mobile-end-of-support-for-windows/ba-p/1050049 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329233135/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/office-apps-for-windows-10-mobile-end-of-support-for-windows/ba-p/1050049 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>

Word for [[iOS]] was released on March 27, 2014<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Andrew |date=March 27, 2014 |title=Microsoft brings Office to iPad, makes iPhone version free to all |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/microsoft-brings-word-excel-and-powerpoint-to-the-ipad-today/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307183411/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/microsoft-brings-word-excel-and-powerpoint-to-the-ipad-today/ |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=27 January 2023 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> and for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] was released on January 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lardinois |first1=Frederic |date=January 29, 2015 |title=Microsoft's Office For Android Tablets Comes Out Of Preview |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/29/microsofts-office-for-android-tablets-comes-out-of-preview/?guccounter=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307183412/https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/29/microsofts-office-for-android-tablets-comes-out-of-preview/?guccounter=1 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

===Word for the web===
{{Further|Microsoft Office#Office on the web}}
Word for the web is a free lightweight version of Microsoft Word available as part of Office on the web, which also includes web versions of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Word for the web lacks some Ribbon tabs, such as Design and Mailings. Mailings allows users to print envelopes and labels and manage mail merge [[printing]] of Word documents.<ref name="pcworld.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2872072/office-online-vs-office-365-what-s-free-what-s-not-and-what-you-really-need.html |title=Office Online vs. Office 365: What's free, what's not, and what you really need |last=Bradley |first=Tony |date=February 2, 2015 |website=[[PC World]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724204611/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2872072/office-online-vs-office-365-what-s-free-what-s-not-and-what-you-really-need.html |archive-date=July 24, 2017  |access-date=July 16, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="pcworld.com3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3226384/microsoft-office-online-review-office-alternative.html |title=Microsoft Office Online review: Work with your favorite Office formats for free |website=[[PC World]] |date=September 28, 2017 |last=Ansaldo |first=Michael |access-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704092800/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3226384/microsoft-office-online-review-office-alternative.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Word for the web is not able to edit certain objects, such as: equations, shapes, text boxes or drawings, but a placeholder may be present in the document. Certain advanced features like table sorting or columns will not be displayed but are preserved as they were in the document. Other views available in the Word desktop app (Outline, Draft, Web Layout, and Full-Screen Reading) are not available, nor are side-by-side viewing, split windows, and the ruler.<ref name="osupport-word">{{Cite web |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-document-in-the-browser-and-in-Word-3e863ce3-e82c-4211-8f97-5b33c36c55f8 |title=Differences between using a document in the browser and in Word |website=Office Support |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=November 1, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030828/https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Differences-between-using-a-document-in-the-browser-and-in-Word-3e863ce3-e82c-4211-8f97-5b33c36c55f8 |archive-date=November 7, 2017  }}</ref>