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1. Oct 29, 2018 To check which version of Microsoft Office you’re using on Windows, open an Office application like Word or Excel, and then click the “File” menu at the top left corner of the window. Click the “Account” option in the sidebar menu.
2. If you have Windows, open a Word document, choose File from the top left corner, and then click either Account or Help on the left nav bar. You’ll see your Office version and information under Product information, on the right side of the window. If you don’t see FileAccount or FileHelp, you might be using an older version of Office.

This document describes how you can determine the version of Office you have installed on your computer. These instructions assume you already have an Outlook profile/account configured. If you do not have Outlook configured, you can substitute Outlook with any of the other Office applications in the steps below.

Important: To get the latest features/updates, it is recommended that you install the Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus/Subscription/enterprise version of Office/Outlook. The Professional Plus/2016/2019/Volume License version is only receiving security updates.

• Note - Windows 7 End of Support and Office 365 ProPlus
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    As announced previously, Windows 7 will be out of support after January 14, 2020. Because Office 365 is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, customers are required to stay current as per the servicing and system requirements for the product or service. This includes using Office 365 ProPlus on a Windows operating system that is currently in support.

    Using Office 365 ProPlus on older, unsupported operating systems may cause performance and reliability issues over time. If your organization is using Office 365 ProPlus on devices running Windows 7, we strongly recommend your organization move those devices to Windows 10.

    [How does this impact me?]

    Even though Windows 7 will no longer be supported after January 2020, we understand Office 365 customers may need more time in their migration to a supported operating system. Through January 2023, Microsoft will provide security updates for Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 7. But, during that time, as long as the device is still running Windows 7, Office 365 ProPlus won’t receive any new features updates.

    [What should I do to prepare for this change?]

    We recommend that organizations migrate to Windows 10 or a supported operating system before the end of support date on January 14, 2020 in order to continue receiving new feature updates to Office 365 ProPlus. Make sure to discuss this process with your local IT staff before making changes to your system.

    We’ll be providing more information by January about how to get security updates for Office 365 ProPlus on devices running Windows 7 after support for Windows 7 ends.

    Note: This information also applies to Office 365 Business which is included in business plans such as M365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium, and to desktop versions of Project and Visio.

    For more information, please see this support article and this FAQ.

Select your operating system:

Windows OS

1. Start Outlook/Word or any other Microsoft Office application.
2. On the File menu, click Office Account or Account.
3. Under Product Information, you'll see the general version of Office installed on your computer.
   
   This version was downloaded/installed from your Office
   365 subscription - you must have an active Office 365
   ProPlus license/subscription to run this version.

   
   This version was downloaded/installed from Campus Software Library (CSL).
4. For complete version, click About Outlook/Word. A new window will appear. The top will display the build information and if the client is 32- or 64-bit.
5. Click left arrow to return to Outlook/Word.

Mac OS

1. Start Outlook/Word or any other Microsoft Office application.
2. From the Outlook menu on the Apple menu bar, select About Outlook.
3. You will be presented with the 'About Outlook/Word' screen:
   
   This version was downloaded/installed from your Office 365
   subscription - you must have an active Office 365 ProPlus
   license/subscription to run this version.

   
   This version was downloaded/installed from Campus Software
   Library (CSL).
4. Click red X to return to Outlook/Word.

See Also:

Microsoft Word is 27 years old. According to Wikipedia, Microsoft Word was released upon an unsuspecting public on 25 October 1983.

It's now up to version 14. Not that there have been 14 versions. There were early numbering inconsistencies (versions 1, 2 and then 6 in the 1980s and 1990s). More recently, it seems that Microsoft is a superstitious place: it skipped from 12 (Word 2007) to 14 (Word 2010).

Word versions come in pairs.

• Word 97 represented a big change. Word 2000 consolidated on that change and Word 2000 was reliable, solid and widely used.
• Word 2002 represented a big change. Word 2003 fixed many of those problems and again became a much-used, reliable version.
• Word 2007 gave us the biggest change in the user interface since the invention of the toolbar and the mouse. It's a big jump from Word 2003.
• Word 2010 builds on Word 2007, fixes a lot of bugs, and introduces a few new features.

  Word 2010 makes lots of tiny refinements to the user interface. For my money, it's a generally more pleasant experience than Word 2007.

  If you're using Word 2007 and you can move to Word 2010, my general advice is: do.

Select your version to see articles that apply to your version of Word. Not sure? Find out what version of Word you have.

Word 2010

Word 2010: The milder, slightly better-behaved younger sister of Word 2007. Still can't find anything. Just have to put up with it. But it is better than 2007. Really.

Word 2007

Word 2007: The new kid on the block. Makes me feel disorganized. Can't find anything. Glamour does not outweigh substance. Word 2007 and I were never going to be friends.

Word 2003

Word 2003: Many people think this will turn out to have been the last really good version of Word. There was a massive two-year public beta test (known as Word 2002), and Word 2003 was really solid. It's still the version I turn to when I have a choice.

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Word 2002

Word 2002: The Fisher-Price version. Big UI changes compared with Word 2000. And buggy. Very buggy.

Word 2000

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Word 2000: Solid, dependable, reliable. Like an old pair of runners. Much loved, but past its use-by date.