| The escalating competition and advanced IT technologies have made software developers pay special attention to efficiency and proficiency of all work processes. Consequently, there have been invented different applications to optimize businesses' work.
Word Document is one of the most widely used document formats. It is a word processing programme that allows users to create office documents, such as CV, letters, fax cover sheets, reports, legal documents, brochures, instruction manuals and so on. It is an effective instrument for students, business people and even individuals.
The Word format was developed by Microsoft. It was introduced to the market under the name Multi-Tool Word. The first version was released in 1983. Since its release, there have appeared several other versions, including of the latest addition that appeared in 2008. The next version of Word is scheduled to come to the market in the coming 2010. It will include a great many new features typical of other applications in the Office 2010.
Although Word is a constituent of the Microsoft Office system, it is also sold as a standalone application and included in Microsoft Works Suite. Starting from the 2003 version, the branding was altered to emphasise Word's identity as a constituent within the Office Suite. The company renamed Microsoft Word into Microsoft Office Word.
The application allows users to type, format and edit text to be printed out or viewed electronically.
Microsoft Word is a low-priced word processing programme. Word offers unlimited tools and features, and a lot of users are familiar and widely deploy Microsoft toolbars.
The word processing application provides tools to format fonts, add page numbers and clipart, and create tables and headers.
Word's file formats are denoted either by a. doc or. docx file extension. The newer ".docx" extension stands for the Office Open XML international standard for Office documents and is deployed by Word 2007 for Windows, Word 2008 for the Macintosh. |
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