A comparison of Microsoft Office across desktop and mobile computing platforms, including comparative screenshots. Presented at ACGNJ's "Window Pains" meeting 5/20/2016.

2. “THE INDUSTRY STANDARD”
• MICROSOFT OFFICE IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR “PRODUCTIVITY” APPLICATIONS:
• WORD PROCESSING (WORD)
• SPREADSHEETS (EXCEL)
• SLIDESHOWS (POWERPOINT)
• SIMPLIFIED “DESKTOP” PUBLISHING (PUBLISHER)
• ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION (SHAREPOINT, YAMMER, DELVE, SKYPE FOR BUSINESS)
• NOTETAKING (ONENOTE)
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3. EVOLVING WORK ENVIRONMENT
1995
• Windows runs atop DOS
• Software is installed on application server or local hard drive, from server or
local media
• Users have one computer
2005
• “There is no DOS”
• Software is installed from local media or publisher’s Web site
• Users have portable computers and high-speed Internet access
• Handheld PDAs mostly run limited-feature MSOffice-compatible apps
2015
• Software is installed from the network (either corporate or publisher)
• Users have multiple devices: notebooks, tablets, smartphones
• Users need to access and work on their documents at any time, on any device
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4. TYPES OF INSTALLATION
• LOCAL – LOADED ONTO THE LOCAL HARD DRIVE
• SERVER – LOADED ONTO A CORPORATE SERVER, ACCESSED VIA MAPPED NETWORK DRIVE
• MOBILE – INSTALLED ON A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET
• ONLINE – ACCESSED THROUGH A WEB PAGE
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5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF LICENSES
• PER USER
• USER CAN RUN THE SOFTWARE AT ANY TIME, ON ONE OR MORE COMPATIBLE DEVICES THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
WITH THE PUBLISHER (PER LICENSE RESTRICTIONS)
• PER SEAT / PER DEVICE
• A SEPARATE LICENSE IS NEEDED FOR EACH COMPUTER, TABLET, SMARTPHONE, AND PDA ON WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS
LOADED
• MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A PER-SERVER/UNLIMITED SEAT OR CONCURRENT-USER
LICENSE
• MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 REQUIRES VOLUME LICENSING AGREEMENTS FOR ADVANCED LICENSING TYPES
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6. AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS
WORD
EXCEL
POWER POINT
OUTLOOK
EXCHANGE
SWAY
PUBLISHER
ACCESS
ONE NOTE
SKYPE AND SKYPE/BUSINESS
YAMMER
DELVE
MAIL
ONE DRIVE
CALENDAR
PEOPLE
POWER BI
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7. APPLICATIONS BY ACCESS TYPE
ALL ACCESS TYPES
WORD
EXCEL
POWER POINT
ONE DRIVE
OUTLOOK
ONE NOTE
SKYPE (ONLY IN 365)
COMPUTER ONLY
PUBLISHER (PC, NON-ENTERPRISE ONLY)
ACCESS (PC ONLY)
CALENDAR
PEOPLE
SWAY
COMPUTER AND ONLINE
MICROSOFT OFFICE MOBILE (WINDOWS PHONE)
DELVE (ENTERPRISE ONLY)
MOBILE ONLY
ENTERPRISE ONLY
POWER BI (BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE)
YAMMER
DELVE
COMPLIANCE TOOLS
CORPORATE SECURITY TOOLS
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS
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8. PLATFORM LIMITATIONS
• APPLICATIONS MAY HAVE LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY DUE TO THE PROCESSOR AND/OR OPERATING SYSTEM
OF THE CLIENT DEVICE
• ACCESS AND PUBLISHER ONLY RUN ON (NON-RT) WINDOWS INSTALLATIONS
• FORMATTING MAY NOT APPEAR, OR MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY COMPOSED, WHEN A
DOCUMENT IS VIEWED ON A MOBILE DEVICE (SMARTPHONE OR TABLET)
• FORMATTING OPTIONS, LAYOUT OPTIONS, AND LOGIC MAY BE LIMITED WHEN WORKING ON A MOBILE DEVICE OR
THROUGH A WEB INTERFACE
• SOME APPLICATIONS REQUIRE ENTERPRISE-LEVEL SUPPORT
• E.G., SHAREPOINT SERVERS, EXCHANGE SERVERS, ETC.
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9. MOBILE APPS
LOCALLY-INSTALLED APPLICATIONS
• WORD
• EXCEL
• POWER POINT
• ONE NOTE
• SKYPE AND SKYPE FOR BUSINESS
• ONE DRIVE
• OFFICE LENS (DOCUMENT SCANNER)
• YAMMER (SECURE ENTERPRISE CHAT)
• MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 ADMINISTRATION (FOR ADMINISTRATORS)
PLATFORMS
• WINDOWS RT
• WINDOWS PHONE
• SURFACE RT
• ANDROID
• PHONE
• TABLET
• IOS
• IPHONE AND IPOD
• IPAD
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10. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• PC: OFFICE 2016 VERSIONS OF WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ONENOTE, OUTLOOK, PUBLISHER, AND ACCESS: WINDOWS 7 OR LATER
REQUIRED.
• MAC: OFFICE 2016 VERSIONS OF WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND OUTLOOK: REQUIRES MAC OS X 10.10.
• WINDOWS TABLET: OFFICE 2016 VERSIONS OF WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ONENOTE, OUTLOOK, PUBLISHER, AND ACCESS:
WINDOWS 8 OR HIGHER REQUIRED. OFFICE MOBILE APPLICATIONS (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND ONENOTE) REQUIRE
WINDOWS 10. WINDOWS RT DEVICES CAN ONLY RUN MICROSOFT OFFICE MOBILE.
• WINDOWS PHONE: OFFICE MOBILE APPLICATIONS (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, ONENOTE, OUTLOOK MAIL, AND OUTLOOK
CALENDAR) REQUIRE WINDOWS 10. EARLIER VERSIONS OF WINDOWS PHONE RUN MICROSOFT OFFICE MOBILE.
• IOS: OFFICE FOR IPAD® AND IPHONE® REQUIRES IOS 8.0 OR HIGHER. OFFICE FOR IPAD PRO® REQUIRES IOS 9.0 OR HIGHER.
• ANDROID: OFFICE FOR ANDROID™ CAN BE INSTALLED ON TABLETS AND PHONES THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: RUNNING
ANDROID KITKAT 4.4 OR LATER VERSION AND HAVE AN ARM-BASED OR INTEL X86 PROCESSOR.
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11. MS APPS FOR ANDROID AND IOS
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12. MOBILE APPS FOR ALL OFFICE VERSIONS
Earlier version,
currently
available for
Windows phone
and Android
Available for most
mobile operating
systems
Individual apps supersede “Office Mobile”
and have improved functionality. Available
for iOS 8 and up, Android KitKat (4.4.4) and up,
Windows Phone 10
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13. COMPARATIVE SCREEN SHOTS
• DESKTOP
• TABLET
• PHONE
PRESENTATION IS SIMILAR ACROSS OPERATING SYSTEMS (WINDOWS/MAC, IOS/ANDROID/WINDOWS RT)
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