{"id":6380,"date":"2024-07-17T19:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=6380"},"modified":"2024-09-02T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:54:44","slug":"history-of-microsoft-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/history-of-microsoft-word","title":{"rendered":"The history and timeline of Microsoft Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">There\u2019s a good chance that you\u2019ve encountered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/word?ocid=cmmq5bavlct\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Word<\/a> if you\u2019ve used a computer for work, school, or in your leisure activities. But do you really know the story of this popular and indispensable word processing software? 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