Editing Microsoft Word (section)

===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.